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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] My kids have been at both a large DCPS elementary and private. The public elementary, because it was so big, offered a ton of after school enrichment choices, foreign language, competitive sports, music lessons, etc. They picked what they wanted to do from this or didn’t, had it right after school, and were home with plenty of time for play for the rest of the day. The private, although it was larger for a private, was still smaller than the public and couldn’t offer as much. I will say that the public lunch was gross so we sometimes had to pack it, and it was nice not doing that at the private.[/quote]

Depends on where one lives, I suppose, and how wealthy a family might be.

Our FCPS ES has zero after school options, zero.  We could pay a local church, which has an “after school program” and will pickup kids using a church van from our ES, to send our kids there.  But we are not members of that church and their “program” is mostly supervised child care until parents finish work and pickup the kids (some kind of aftercare is essential for many families).  That FCPS ES cafeteria reportedly has been closed most of the year due to some issue, so hot lunch is not an option either at least this year, though allegedly the cafeteria will reopen next fall.  When it was open, the food was highly processed and not very nutritious.  (Also —- We both work, cannot afford a nanny, do not have a house large enough for a live in nanny, and cannot drive kids here and there after their school ends mid-afternoon due to work.)

By contrast, our private has good quality hot lunch (not brought in restaurant food).  Their optional after school activities are reasonably priced and include soccer, running, dance, chess, art, math club, science club, etc.  Kids get to play and learn with their friends.  One of us goes in early to work and handles the pickup from school, while the other parent handles breakfast and makes sure kids get to school safely.  It is a no-brainer to stay private for now.[/quote]

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