ESF Kindergarten 是否好難入

I want to send my now 1.5 yrs son to ESF Tsing Yi for K1 in 2008/09 (He is catergory 2). Its website says application period is coming Oct.

Can parents whose kids are accepted by ESF kindergarten share with me:

- any better chance if I send the application earlier than announced?
- if there is no interview, how ESF assesses each application cos the form requires quite basic details only?
- is competition very keen?
- what strengths do your kids have so that they can be admitted?

Sincere thanks in advance for your sharing.