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Truly though, how bad is SSMA for someone that otherwise struck out for pre-k 3?  Is it "pay for another year of daycare" bad or okay for a year or two while we try for something better?[/quote]

I live in Brookland and we have a lot of friends with kids at SSMA. We've heard positive things about the classroom experience for PK3 and PK4, so I wouldn't say it's "pay for another year of daycare" bad, especially if the location is convenient for your family.

That said, every parent we know at SSMA lotteried their kid for a new school this year, and one planned to send them to their neighborhood school rather than face another year of HVAC failures and communication issues. So it might not be "pay for more daycare" bad but it's worth taking a hard look at whether it's better than your DCPS. (Ignore that advice if your neighborhood school is hard to get into and you already struck out there.)[/quote]

Someone posted below this with a fairly accurate response as well, but as a current SSMA parent I would 100% say it is worth attending for prek3 - K vs staying at daycare another year. The primary classrooms are generally pretty great (from good to awesome). The questions ore surround the lower el and upper el classrooms. And as someone who had experience at one of the DCPS's in the area, I am also 100% happier the be at SSMA vs the neighborhood DCPS. YMMV, but when the choices are daycare or Brookland DCPS I would wholeheartedly endorse the primary classrooms at SSMA.

There is currently some positive momentum with the administration as well. Obviously HVAC issues and some stuff went down last year with the admin, but there seems to be progress being made. [/quote]

Would it be worth commuting for?  We're deciding between Bridges and SSMA likely.  Bridges is very convenient and SSMA is decidedly not, though doable, but we hope to get a spot at one of the other Montessori schools in the next few years.[/quote]

Haven't experienced Bridges, so can't say definitively - but there are definitely parents commuting to SSMA currently that are planning to stay. In general I would probably go for the shorter commute if all other things were equal. But if you're gung ho about Montessori (and will keep trying for other Montessori in the future), then I think that might tip the scales in SSMA's favor. Having Montessori experience early would help with the transition later for sure. [/quote]

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