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[quote=Anonymous]We did pk3 (2018-19) at a title I school and Pk 4 at our in bound WOTP school. Same curriculum. Different experiences. Which lead me to believe it is highly dependent on the teacher. And that’s a bit luck-of-the -draw. But I will say to you what I say to all my worrying friends. dCPS pays its teachers well, and a PK teacher is going to make a lot more there than at private. (They can get into the six figures with enough years in service and master’s degree) And that factor should not be overlooked.

The title I teacher we had had two masters degrees (early Ed and child psychology). She was truly the most insightful person I interacted in our early years. They did do a lot of academic things in class, but my kid always thought they were fun. There are ways to teach letters and writing and numbers, etc without sitting still or being lectured at. So keep that in mind. They also did lots of different kinds of playing.

In pk 4 at the in bound school we found the teacher to be a lot stricter with chit chat, sitting still, etc. they also deemphasized the academics more. I preferred the title I school’s approach more. But we’ve continued on in our inbound school and the other years have been wonderful.

I honestly think you can’t go wrong at most DCPS prek given the wage factor. Plus with the money you save you can get a good start on saving for college! As others have mentioned, I think that a bigger factor to consider is whether you plan to stay at the school long term. Try to choose where you will be happiest longest, but take what you get in the lottery with confidence that the prek at DCPS is generally pretty great.

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