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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Would or did you move to DC so that you could get free preschool? We live in NOVA and are thinking about doing this for our soon to be 3 year old. Is a spot guaranteed? We'd love to have #2, but can't afford 2 daycare payments, so this is looking really appealing to us.[/quote]

I think it's an excellent idea to STAY in DC for the early childhood piece, when you are already there, and I always encourage our friends to consider doing this. You enter the lottery and probably your IB school is good for the early years, in many parts of the city.

I am not sure that it makes sense to move into DC when you already own a house (I assume?) in NOVA or MoCo and your kid is already 3. For one thing, the best schools have waiting lists for their PK3/4 and at some schools some IB parents get shut out until K. And the lottery is of course just a lottery, with no guarantees. If you are moving in at this stage you probably want to buy IB for Deal/Wilson which is expensive.

Unless... you just rent your house out and rent in DC for a few years, but seems a disruption just for a few years of childcare...

If you are renting now in NOVA I'd say yes, definitely do it, DC is more fun to hang out in anyway  :)

good luck!

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