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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Fine. I still want someone to address my questions at 11:10. I don't get why OP or any other parent just assumed they could easily get free childcare starting at age 3. This is not standard anywhere in this country. I am well aware that we got very very lucky (and we are therefore very very grateful), but we were in no way "counting" on getting a spot at any decent school. So I truly would like to know why others were as though it is not common knowledge that there are very few spots to go around. [/quote]

I dont' think anyone is assuming they could get free childcare. Its more that...some people do get it and some people don't and its either a matter of luck and/or where you live, so it seems random and thus to some people, unfair.  headstart was a much better model, frankly, for divvying up scare resources. [b]At least there you have a baseline for why some people get a slot and others dont. [/b][/quote]

Ah, but that's a false assumption.  The resources are not that scarce.  Everyone DOES get a slot.  This has been stated many times before, but I'll state it again.  Everyone gets a slot.  There are ALWAYS schools (both DCPS and some charters) that will have open slots.  They may not be your first (or second or third) choice.  They may not be conveniently between your home and your office, and they might not have a cute name like "Huckleberry Cheesecake" but they will be free, safe, available, and have an actual school curriculum.

It's simply not true to state that some people get it and others do not.  Everybody gets it.[/quote]

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