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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Publicly funded school starts a year later in the US, but most middle class parents have their children in preschool starting at age 2-3.  (I think you guys call this nursery).  The city of DC has publicly funded preschool, which starts at age 3 in many parts of the city.  In the far northwest neighborhoods that you are looking in, public preschool starts at age 4, but there are not enough spots for all residents , due to school overcrowding, so many families in those neighborhoods send kids to private preschools. Starting at age 5, every child is guaranteed a spot in their assigned local school, so after age 5, it isn't the crazy scramble that you have in London. If you'd like a publicly funded preschool spot for your child before age 5, you have to enter a lottery.  That will be a little reminiscent of home.

In Bethesda, which is in a different state, and therefore a different education authority, publicly funded education begins at 5, and again, every child get a slot in their local school.  Most parents in Bethesda would send their kids to a private preschool, starting at age 3.

Religious schools don't get public money in the US, due to the separation of church and state.

[b]Parents are also more involved in education here.  There are active Parent Teacher Associations, and they provide a lot of extras for the schools: book sales, afterschool programs in some cases, weekend funfairs etc[/b].[/quote]

This is so true. OP, this could really be great for you. If you aren't working, this is a great way to meet lots of people.[/quote]

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