PK4 in the Hill

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abarem123 wrote:

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abarem123 wrote:OP here - thanks this is all super helpful. If I'm understanding the replies correctly, it sounds like we will very likely get a PK4 spot *somewhere* within a mile or so of where we would live (on the Hill). It doesn't have to be a PK spot at the IB elementary school - I am just most concerned about odds to get a spot at a school period. I'm hopeful from reading the comments that we'd land a spot somewhere (Miner, Appletree, JO Wilson, Peabody, etc.).

I agree with posters stating that we should move IB for where we'd like to be long-term. Are there any big differences between the elementary schools on the Hill? e.g., why would I want L-T vs. Maury vs. Brent vs. other options? Would the ohttps://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/forums/show/32.pagedds for getting my younger child a PK3 spot at L-T (inbound) be better than Maury (inbound)?

OP one question to consider is if aftercare is essential for you. For some of these schools, if you get in during the summer, aftercare will already be full at some schools. Others are able to scale up as necessary. If that's a deal breaker, it's worth researching which of your desired schools fall into which of those buckets.

Thank you, very good point. We would need aftercare. How does one go about researching which schools have better aftercare options for a summer move-in/enrollment vs. others?

Because L-T's aftercare is teacher-run and the school also has the very popular clubs options (which people use as a mix and match), aftercare has always been available to everyone who needs it. Before care too. However, individual clubs are first come first served (mostly) and do fill.