Anonymous wrote:OP here - because of the commute, I now have to consider schools that I'm not thrilled about (Perry Street, Shining Stars) but are convenient. Luckily, it's only for PreK3.

Perry Street only admits Maryland residents.

Good for you for doing a trial-run. We love one mile from the charter school our kids attend (in the opposite direction of our commutes). It takes 10 minutes on a good day to get there and park. (We bike sometimes, but it's uphill, so that takes about 15 minutes.) Then we have to walk them in. Drop off takes forever.

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Anonymous wrote:What about walking if it's just a mile. In a stroller, you'd be there in 20min and it would be nicer than the car.

Who pushes their 3 year old in a stroller?

I do. We walk to daycare with my 1yo in the stroller, then my 3yo hops in for the walk to school. Seems silly not to let her ride when it's so much faster that way.

haha, my 4 year old rides in the stroller. or it would take a bazillion years to get anywhere. city life.

People whose child is in the 0th height percentile

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Anonymous wrote:What about walking if it's just a mile. In a stroller, you'd be there in 20min and it would be nicer than the car.

Who pushes their 3 year old in a stroller?

People who need to go 1 mile+ in under an hour.... oh look a stick! Oh a dog! Hey a squashed pumpkin, let me poke it with aforementioned stick. Wow look you can see the moon! Oh I can’t see it from there. Look a big rock!

This was totally my kid in PK3, who started at 2 (Sept. bday). Such a lollygagger. We only had a couple of blocks to walk, but that could take 5-10 min in the beginning given all the distractions. I'd definitely consider a stroller if you have more than a few blocks to walk and have an easily distracted kid.

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Anonymous wrote:What about walking if it's just a mile. In a stroller, you'd be there in 20min and it would be nicer than the car.

Who pushes their 3 year old in a stroller?

People who need to go 1 mile+ in under an hour.... oh look a stick! Oh a dog! Hey a squashed pumpkin, let me poke it with aforementioned stick. Wow look you can see the moon! Oh I can’t see it from there. Look a big rock!

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Anonymous wrote:What about walking if it's just a mile. In a stroller, you'd be there in 20min and it would be nicer than the car.

Who pushes their 3 year old in a stroller?

I do. We walk to daycare with my 1yo in the stroller, then my 3yo hops in for the walk to school. Seems silly not to let her ride when it's so much faster that way.

This is why we bike most mornings, unless it’s rainy or very cold. Much nicer commute.

Anonymous wrote:What about walking if it's just a mile. In a stroller, you'd be there in 20min and it would be nicer than the car.

Who pushes their 3 year old in a stroller?

Anonymous wrote:What about walking if it's just a mile. In a stroller, you'd be there in 20min and it would be nicer than the car.

I have to drop my baby off at daycare in the opposite direction, so walking is not a real possibility.

What about walking if it's just a mile. In a stroller, you'd be there in 20min and it would be nicer than the car.

OP here - because of the commute, I now have to consider schools that I'm not thrilled about (Perry Street, Shining Stars) but are convenient. Luckily, it's only for PreK3.

Good move, OP. I'd also recommend test runs on Wed., since this is the heaviest traffic day, IMHO.

And (if applicable) check the commute to work. We found that some places that were farther on a map, were actually much easier because (a) there will minimal traffic and/or (b) getting to work was easier. We are at a school near a metro stop, and even though it doesn't make seem to make sense on a map (I drive away from my office to get to the school), being so close to the metro (on the same line that my office is on) makes the morning a lot faster than it seems.

..and it took 20 minutes to drive 1 mile! Now I need to reorder my list. Parents, don't underestimate DC traffic - rush hour is a BEAST - especially if you have to go anywhere near NY Avenue.