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[quote=Anonymous]HI everyone.  Will be new to DC this year and a first time mom with a 2.5 year old and not sure if I totally understand all the options for childcare in the area, and what might be impacted by Covid 19.  I have done a fair bit of research but not actually getting much communication from the places I reach out to so hoping you can all just clarify for me a little bit about how it works.  And full time childcare is an absolute must.  No other options.

Obviously there are traditional center daycares, where you apply and hope to get a spot, and those might not even be open yet, and will have certain restrictions in place due to health guidelines, but likely exactly what that means will still vary from center to center I assume.  And some of the central centers give priority to federal government employees, right?  So would someone outside of the government ever have a shot at those?

And at 2.5, I would have the option of sending my child to a full time private pre-school I think, but are they likely to be restricted this year somehow?  Like normal school, do you need to register one time for fall start, or can someone join mid-year?  Do they take holidays like normal schools or provide year-round services?  Are these things standard or will they vary from pre-school to pre-school too?

Where i am from we also have private day homes (a mom opens up her home to 5 more kids and offers childcare).  They can be licensed or not, but its just one caregiver, maybe her own kids and a few more kids in her home (usually set up with all the standard play/learning material).  Is this a thing in DC?  Is there any way of finding ones in certain areas of the city?

I won't got into the nanny share questions I have as I will leave those to the nanny forum, but if I am missing any other options in DC, please let me know!

Thanks!  [/quote]

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