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[quote=Anonymous]OP here. Thanks for the continued advice.

I'm a little confused by those who think I'm paying $20K for the school? For one, the 3 day program doesn't cost near that even without the FA. Second, if we didn't get enough FA to make it affordable, then we're obviously going to have to turn it down. It's not like I suddenly will find an extra $800 a month lying around that could be going to rent... The absolute most we can afford for childcare per month is $1200. That means no savings and having a very tough time.  But because childcare is so expensive, that's what we pay right now and we make it work by living very carefully and within our means.  So if the FA we're offered doesn't allow us to pay that - INCLUDING what we'd be paying a 15 hour/wk sitter - then we obviously turn it down. So that's not the issue, the issue is just whether it's worth it logistically. I've been getting great answers on that, and thank you for them.

To those talking about the DC lottery, I'll be honest and say that I'm scared but have every intention of trying. I have a lot of friends where I live, and we're not in a good school district. I have seen many, MANY of them lose both the elementary lottery and the charter lottery two years in a row.  I have to admit that I am terrified of relying on a lottery when I have an admission.  And this coming year, either way I have to pay because my son isn't old enough for the preschool.  I will obviously do both the lottery and the charter lottery next year, when he is eligible, but wouldn't I take a bird in the hand while I've got it?  If I get into a good school, we can always leave if the logistics and money just aren't working out for us, right?

To the PP who said I was whining about not being able to find anything, I am thankful for your link and that was great. But if you look at my post, I was hardly whining. I said I had a coffee break (so a short time) and I searched around. I looked at craigslist, padmapper, rent, and homesdatabase. Obviously a more exhaustive search may have uncovered something I missed, but I was hardly whining and saying "ANYWHERE." I simply said that on my search, I didn't see anything less than that.  But I'll just admit upfront that I don't know anything about that school district. Not everyone has your level of knowledge and you shouldn't expect that.  I am quite educated for my background, and am trying to become moreso, but it's not a very fair judgment on your part. Thank you for sharing, but it would have been nice to have left it at that rather than just assuming I was whining. Not sure I know what that's about.[/quote]

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