This article describes the author's experience when visiting her grandson's kindergarten classroom. The author is a parent, and at one time was a kindergarten teacher, program director, supervisor of student teachers, and consultant, so she's been involved for well over 40 years with a vast number of children as they have had their very special first school experiences. Sections include: Looking at Kindergartners' Gross Motor Development; Examining Cognitive Development; and Facilitating Young Children's Social and Emotional Development. This article concludes with a section giving advice on how to make kindergarten the very best for young people.