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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wow, these suggestions are awful. Half of these schools don’t even offer PK3! In your situation, here are some DCPS schools I’d submit a post lottery app to:
- Military Road ELC
- Truesdell
- Whittier
- Takoma
- Burroughs
- Bunker Hill
- Dorothy Height
All of these are within 2 miles of the hospital, and close to bus/metro.

I’m less familiar with charters, but Appletree CH, Lee (Brookland), Meridian PCS, Sela, Bethune, Shining Stars, maybe Creative Minds?[/quote]

There is SO much terrible advice on this thread. Why on EARTH would someone who is leaving the city before his kid hits 1st grade pay a huge premium and accept a longer commute to live in ward 3 for the schools??? There are a ton of schools with fabulous early elementary programs, starting in PK3, that are much closer to hospitals. [/quote]

+1000000. OP, the poster above nailed it. Please ignore anyone on this thread or on Reddit (which has an unreasonable number of "everything east of the park sucks!" posters) who says you need to live in Ward 3. That makes no sense if you're leaving in 3 years. Assuming that you are working at a hospital near/around WHC/Children's, the above poster is spot-on. I'd only add that you should also consider applying to community-based preKs as well - these are privately-owned preKs that nevertheless offer free spots to DC residents for PK3/4. I've heard great things about Communikids, Barbara Chambers, and Easter Seals in those areas.[/quote]

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