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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is that true it started this year? [/quote]

Universal Pre-K (3 & 4) since 2009 in DC[/quote]

No, it's not yet universal.  From the MySchoolDC website regarding Pre-K 3 and 4:

"Families can apply to up to 12 schools on the My School DC application. However, there is no guarantee of a lottery match or waitlist offer."

Until recently, the were no Pre-K 3 options in Ward 3.  Now there are some through CBOs.

Ward 3 schools don't meet all the demand for Pre-K 4 spots either.[/quote]

While this is true, it is effectively universal because there are always PK spots available. They cannot guarantee your IB except in some circumstances and no one is guaranteed a spot in a specialty program like Montessori or immersion, but if you want a PK spot, you can find one. And as is appropriate, they are more plentiful in areas of town where income levels might make it hard to afford other childcare and where childcare options are more limited. Ward 3 parents could access PK in an adjacent Ward if they wanted to.

(My child attended PK in a Ward we don't live in, and not even one of the sought after charters -- we found a spot at a DCPS that had spots and it was a reasonable commute from our home and the quality was fantastic, so I speak from experience -- if you want free PK in DC, you can find it, and the quality is pretty universally high across the board).[/quote]

To pretend that everyone could manage to get their 3 year-old across town during rush hour, while trying to care for other kids and get to work, is ridiculous.  Glad it worked for you.

But the CBOs have greatly expanded spots, which is excellent.

Nonetheless, Pre-K is still [b] not universal [/b]in that 3 and 4 year-olds are not required to attend. [/quote]

Universal means available to all.  Which it is.  You mean mandatory which no it is not.  There are plenty of PK3 programs close to W3 with spots every year.  You just feel entitled to your IB school which you are not until K.[/quote]

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