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[quote=Anonymous]A unique situation that I am wondering if anyone here has insight into:

I have DS going into pk3. I already have my lottery list submitted for him. Our IB is not an option (bunker hill) but we have listed Sela as what I believe will likely be a safety, along with Langley and garrison.

I just learned last night that my nanny's DD, just turned five, is going to come to live with us from her country (Guatemala) in the next month. Nanny's DD speaks no English and has had zero early childhood education. My nanny is paid through a payroll company so she will have no trouble proving residency for our address so my understanding is that her DD could enroll in Bunker Hill by right without even entering the lottery. However, I'm worried that her DD is unlikely to succeed at Bunker Hill. . Nanny knows nothing of the lottery but I'd like to see if there are schools that may be better educational opportunities than Bunker Hill for her.

Wondering a few things- any way to determine whether some of the charters would be a good fit for nanny's DD? Maybe I should be looking at immersion schools? She could certainly demonstrate Spanish dominant if we applied to any of the dcps.

It would of course be a lot easier if nanny's DD went to the same school as my DS, although I think the chances of arranging that are slim given the fact that there would be no sibling preference. Any suggestions on trying to maximize the likelihood of them ending up at the same school? The obvious answer is to send both to the IB but I'm not willing to do that.

Finally, anyone know of any services that would provide some English help or other socialization for nanny's DD in the 5 or so months between her arrival and next school year? My nanny takes DS to lots of story times and could bring her DD along as well of course but I'm think that her DD may need something more than what is appropriate for my English speaking 2 year old.[/quote]

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