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[quote=Anonymous]First of all, you're actually lucky that you have an October boy.  It's better for him to be older in the class than younger, IMO.  Much more likely to be issues related to him being younger than older.  I very rarely hear people complain that their child is the oldest in the class (apart from people who regret redshirting).

Second of all, do you like your neighborhood and living in DC in general?  If so, there's no rush to move.  Daycare and childcare options in DC are actually pretty good -- you have to go pretty far out in Fairfax and MoCo to get cheaper options than in DC, and for the older kids, daycare actually appears to be cheaper in DC than in MoCo from what I'v heard.  You can do a nanny share for a while (easier to set up in the denser neighborhoods), and then move into a daycare/preschool when the time comes.  The one caveat to this is facilities -- DC being a city means that the daycare/preschool facilities can be quite cramped compared to the burbs.  But if you look around you'll find something acceptable, if this is one of your priorities.

So IF you like living in DC then there's no need to rush out right now.  If you don't  lottery into a school you find acceptable at 3, you can do daycare "preschool" or a dedicated preschool, and lottery again for PK3 and K.  At that point, you can decide if you want to move.

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