The students came into the school system with various preparations, six of them had attended pre-school, which they found helpful, and two had never attended pre-school, and were not accustomed to playing with children their own age prior to attending elementary school.
Viðmælendur komu mis vel undirbúnir í grunnskólann, til dæmis höfðu sex þeirra verið í leikskóla áður sem þeim fannst hjálpa. Tveir fóru aldrei í leikskóla og voru ekki vanir því að leika við krakka á sama aldri áður en þeir fóru í grunnskóla.