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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Would or did you move to DC so that you could get free preschool? We live in NOVA and are thinking about doing this for our soon to be 3 year old. Is a spot guaranteed? We'd love to have #2, but can't afford 2 daycare payments, so this is looking really appealing to us.[/quote]

We did! Spots are not guaranteed, and we just entered the PK3 lottery for the fall, so not sure where (or if) we'll get in. But our list included multiple solid "safeties," so we're pretty confident that our DC will get in *somewhere.* Since DC would have been in daycare anyway (in a center downtown close to work, not close to home), we figured that giving the lottery a shot was worth it.

As far as taxes, etc., do the math of course, but if 2 daycare payments would be prohibitive, you're likely not in a high-enough income tax bracket that the difference would be that big of a difference.

And unless you have a huge house full of tons of furniture, I think moving would more annoying than expensive. You'd just need to rent a truck for one day. Or hire movers if you don't want to DIY, which would of course be more expensive.

Our rent is less expensive than when we were living in MD, but we went down a bedroom so that we could be in the neighborhood we wanted and as close as possible to transit. If you want to move into a place that's the same size/number of rooms, it will likely be more expensive or pretty far from a metro stop. But biking or taking the bus are still options. For us, it was worth moving and giving up some space for the commute improvement alone. So much easier!

If you do decide to go this route, do some research on the in boundary schools for the places you are considering renting. For PK, not all students get into schools that the are IB for, though most do. But you can take a look at how many IB students got in (or didn't) last year to weigh your chances. And there are very good ECE programs that DO admit all their IB kids, as well as some out of boundary kids, so just take a look at several options before you sign a lease. Good luck! [/quote]

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