I have to just vent out my frustration here. I live in Arlington. I got on SEVEN wait lists the day after I found out I was pregnant last march. Not one single center I applied to will have an opening in April when I need it, so we're having to hire a nanny. Remind me to apply to preschool 2 years in advance! I really thought I'd done everything right. Signed up right away, called dutifully to find out where I was on the list, but still, no luck. A few places told me siblings were taking all the spots, but most just seemed to let people onto the waiting lists in weird orders and I found myself getting bumped further back instead of moving up.