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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]alternatives to the Hill:
Palisades - there aren't a ton of houses in the 800k range, but there are some (including some that have been updated but not necessarily expanded). School will be either Key or Mann, both considered excellent.
Tenleytown
Brookland - charter schools most likely, but more house for your money compared to Hill, Palisades or Tenleytown

I'm not sure what your child care situation is now, but I found that when DC entered PK that our schedules had to shift again, as before and after care hours (and location close to home rather than work) weren't quite the same. That can also impact your commute. And think about if you can do the home-school-work and back loop all on public transportation or all in a car. It gets complicated (IMO) if you are need to combine car with public transportation or walking. All stuff to take into consideration. In our case, it means leaving work earlier, which actually shortened my evening commute.[/quote]

OP here: Thanks for the thoughtful reply. I have my child in the daycare in my office, so I trek into the city and back on Metro (that I drive to, then walk a few blocks) with a toddler every day. Another reason I want to ditch the commute! If we did not get a spot for pre school, I would just keep our current care, but look for an alternative if we also missed out on a pre-K spot the following year.

I have a flexible schedule and the ability to work from home several days a week, so I'm not too concerned about the shifting hours of before and aftercare. And if we didn't have to commute so far, my H could actually help with drop off/pick up which doesn't happen now since he's on the Hill and it would be silly to add the time to come to the daycare onto his already long commute. Especially when the daycare is in my building...which also means I gave up working from home since if I don't go to work my child doesn't go to daycare. I would love to have working from home back in my life as well.[/quote]

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