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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Your kid is THREE. I can tell you with great certainty that what is actually going to impact him is your intense anxiety and achievement focus.

Meanwhile I can tell you that about the only factor that I think actually matters for elementary school selection is location. A neighborhood school that kids can walk to will make it easier to make friends and will reduce time stress on the family. [/quote]

This times X100.

What you forgot to think about is independence and social/community life. Starting in 3rd grade it's typical for kids to start walking by themselves to school with friends, and some even begin to self-dismiss. Having 20 other parents that live walking distance to you is important for "village" aspect - playdates, emergencies if you can't make the pick up, etc. [/quote]

OP here again. Thank you for the info on self-dismissal age; that's new to me and helpful information to have. I agree that the village aspect is important. It seems like it would be great for making more parent friends (something another insightful commenter flagged as important), helping my son become more socially integrated more quickly, and fostering independence when he gets old enough for self-dismissal.

Even if we were to lottery in to a school with a longer commute, we'd be willing to move IB in the next couple of years to make that happen (finances allowing). Our focus right now is trying to get him in somewhere worth staying from PK4 to 5th. We're currently receiving the childcare subsidy for his daycare, but I've been nervous about recertification and how the current admin and DC's budget concerns might affect the subsidy program. We're hoping to get him into a public ES for PK4 so we don't have to worry about subsidy availability. [/quote]

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