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[quote=Anonymous]i don't think that OP's response was "stirring the pot," I think it was an attempt to make clear her concern.

I am a ward 3 parent.  I never tried for PK outside of our IB school other than for charters that looked interesting with my older DD.  My interest in that was in the school, not free pre-K.  My luck in the lottery was abysmal so we went with IB starting in K.

DCPS sets up a system that allows for OOB and limited PK 3 and 4.  As noted above, there is no preK 3 in Ward 3 at all.  This is a function of how the system works.  It is not merely free daycare, it is free quality early childhood education, which is a wonderful thing and so far has not been means tested except geographically (and Hyde is somewhat out of the mold).

The great ECE is a draw that gets parents to test the waters on schools they might otherwise pass by, it is the foot in the door to compete against charters and turn struggling schools around by enticing in the many engaged families that are moving to gentrifying areas of the city.  Also a good thing.

There are costs for all these good things.  I have not heard a rational argument for setting this up and somehow excluding families that are deemed not worthy because they have good elementary options as a matter of right.

And, contrary to popular belief, not all families residing in ward 3 are rich.  The cost of quality childcare is outrageous as is ward 3 housing.  Many families are on a tight budget exactly because they have invested their money in ensuring a quality education.  If the families have an equal right, are dc taxpayers, etc., why should they stand down from accessing available educational resources for their children consistent with the system that has been established?[/quote]

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