How difficult is it to get into CDS/other top NOVA privates?

[Anonymous]

In McLean, there are at least 3 good options for working parents. Two are near N Arlington. The 3rd is close to Tysons. All are Montessori:

Brooksfield School + its aftercare, 9 month + camp
Lewinsville Montessori is all-day & 12 month
Montessori School of McLean + its aftercare, 9 month + camp

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In McLean, there are at least 3 good options for working parents. Two are near N Arlington. The 3rd is close to Tysons. All are Montessori:

Brooksfield School + its aftercare, 9 month + camp
Lewinsville Montessori is all-day & 12 month
Montessori School of McLean + its aftercare, 9 month + camp

Same is true in Kensington/Silver Spring

Lots of full-day Montessori schools with aftercare. Non-Montessori preschools tend to be half-day programs or 9-2/3 which doesn't work for someone who works full time.

[Anonymous]

shaninamin wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The top tier preschools that feed elite privates are aligned with SAH mom schedules. They are not dual working parent friendly. Think 9am - 2pm coverage. Lots of holidays. No coverage over the summer. If both parents work, they will also need to spring for a nanny to handle pick up

We have been finding this, too, and it’s extremely frustrating and stuck in the 1950s. One school we toured chastised us for inquiring if they had extended day since four hours is apparently already ‘too long’ for the kids. Ok, cool, but some of us have to work. Frustrating that those schools are easy ins for the competitive kindergarten processes.

NP. This is my favorite part about CDS and similar schools. Daycare kids get so sick. When my kids hang out with other SAHM or nanny kids, they don’t get sick.