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Our 3 year old has a late birthday so we missed the cut off for PK3 last year.  I really wanted a full-time program so I toured a bunch of private schools and found one that we love (but it's a horrid commute and super expensive).  We're in the PK3 lottery this year and I've been really impressed with the upper grades in many schools but super underwhelmed by the early childhood education programs.  A lot of the DCPS/Charter PK programs feel a lot more like a daycare and less like a good early childhood education program.  One difference for example, is having various stations set up in the room so kids can do different activities, dramatic play or building or sensory.   Those seemed standard at a lot of good preschools I visited last year but the HRCS/DCPS preschools didn't really have that hands on feel.

I admit that one difference is that on our tours I'm not really getting the opportunity to speak with the teachers so I'm just getting a super brief snippet of the day, but the same could be true for the preschools I visited last year.  I'm starting to wonder if HRCS/DCPS preschools just don't "get" early childhood education (but seem great at the older years).

I realize its not worth super stressing over since our chances of getting into anything are super slim, and I "would" just stay where we are except that the maxim is that you gotta get your kid into the PK3 program or your chances are screwed in the later years.

Thoughts from BTDT parents of older kids? [/quote]

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