Anonymous
Post 02/07/2025 18:13     Subject: Re:Single dad with 4 year old: Stay at SAECC or switch to DCPS?
OP I am the support group administrator We are located very close to The National Cathedral contact us at brascamp@hotmail.com . I am Preschool mom and art teacher .
I hope you both have s great weekend .
Anonymous
Post 02/07/2025 09:20     Subject: Re:Single dad with 4 year old: Stay at SAECC or switch to DCPS?
I love this thread. Great advice given. Wishing you all the best.
Anonymous
Post 02/06/2025 22:26     Subject: Single dad with 4 year old: Stay at SAECC or switch to DCPS?
You have posted on dcum before.

Yo -doctor to doctor- you need more childcare. It’s fine. But you need to fix the problem with more hours of reliable childcare. The other decisions are not that big in the end.
Anonymous
Post 02/06/2025 15:20     Subject: Single dad with 4 year old: Stay at SAECC or switch to DCPS?
Stay in SAECC for now, but you'll still have these issues starting in K.

You should really start to think about integrating an au pair or live-in nanny into your household.
Anonymous
Post 02/06/2025 12:40     Subject: Re:Single dad with 4 year old: Stay at SAECC or switch to DCPS?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I'm a solo mom with a just turned 4 year old. We are currently at SAECC too (so glad that's working out for you!!) and we are also inbound for Eaton. I did the lottery and am seeing what happens. I'm also concerned about covering the extra days that DCPS has off if we move to PreK4 at our inbound. My schedule is a little more flexible (FinReg) but my job still requires me to be in office, etc. and my babysitter is graduating AU this spring so that's another hurdle. Also, 70% of my daughters PreK3 class is likely leaving SAECC for inbound PreK 4's... so she would be with new kids next year either way. I'd probably run the lottery and see what you get. SAECC's Letter of Intent is due the same day as the lottery results come out. You can absolutely send her to SAECC for their summer camp next year - which would fix that piece of the puzzle.


Yeah I'm in the lottery we'll see what happens, have a feeling I'll probably keep her in SAECC. We should talk since we're in the same boat! Come say hi to the guy in scrubs if you see me lol or ask the 3D teachers they know me really well - one of them babysits for me!


Haha, I feel like I HAVE seen a guy in scrubs walking around from time to time. We are in 3B upstairs. I'll leave my contact info with 3D for you and we can swap solo parenting stories. Cheers!



I really hope you meet and fall in love.

- read too many romance novels
Anonymous
Post 02/06/2025 11:42     Subject: Single dad with 4 year old: Stay at SAECC or switch to DCPS?
Anonymous wrote:Hi we have s Parents Support group close to American University in case you needed .Let me know if you want to join us we moms and teachers in the area.


OP here, hi yes absolutely I'd love to join!!
Anonymous
Post 02/06/2025 09:51     Subject: Single dad with 4 year old: Stay at SAECC or switch to DCPS?
Hi we have s Parents Support group close to American University in case you needed .Let me know if you want to join us we moms and teachers in the area.
Anonymous
Post 02/04/2025 20:40     Subject: Re:Single dad with 4 year old: Stay at SAECC or switch to DCPS?
Eaton is an amazing school. PreK 4 is incredibly nurturing, structured and welcoming.
The aftercare program is great and there is no waitlist, any Eaton kid can enroll for any amount of before or after care.
Most people consider themselves very lucky to get a PK4 spot, I know we did.

You can call the school for a tour to check it out.

I have a Kindergartener and a 2nd grader, hope to meet you at Eaton one day.

Anonymous
Post 02/04/2025 13:48     Subject: Single dad with 4 year old: Stay at SAECC or switch to DCPS?
We are keeping our son at SAECC next year instead of switching to Janney because of the difficulty in finding summer camps for a 4 year old. It’s much easier when they’re 5!
Anonymous
Post 02/04/2025 07:29     Subject: Re:Single dad with 4 year old: Stay at SAECC or switch to DCPS?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I'm a solo mom with a just turned 4 year old. We are currently at SAECC too (so glad that's working out for you!!) and we are also inbound for Eaton. I did the lottery and am seeing what happens. I'm also concerned about covering the extra days that DCPS has off if we move to PreK4 at our inbound. My schedule is a little more flexible (FinReg) but my job still requires me to be in office, etc. and my babysitter is graduating AU this spring so that's another hurdle. Also, 70% of my daughters PreK3 class is likely leaving SAECC for inbound PreK 4's... so she would be with new kids next year either way. I'd probably run the lottery and see what you get. SAECC's Letter of Intent is due the same day as the lottery results come out. You can absolutely send her to SAECC for their summer camp next year - which would fix that piece of the puzzle.


Yeah I'm in the lottery we'll see what happens, have a feeling I'll probably keep her in SAECC. We should talk since we're in the same boat! Come say hi to the guy in scrubs if you see me lol or ask the 3D teachers they know me really well - one of them babysits for me!


Haha, I feel like I HAVE seen a guy in scrubs walking around from time to time. We are in 3B upstairs. I'll leave my contact info with 3D for you and we can swap solo parenting stories. Cheers!
Anonymous
Post 02/04/2025 00:14     Subject: Re:Single dad with 4 year old: Stay at SAECC or switch to DCPS?
Anonymous wrote:I'm a solo mom with a just turned 4 year old. We are currently at SAECC too (so glad that's working out for you!!) and we are also inbound for Eaton. I did the lottery and am seeing what happens. I'm also concerned about covering the extra days that DCPS has off if we move to PreK4 at our inbound. My schedule is a little more flexible (FinReg) but my job still requires me to be in office, etc. and my babysitter is graduating AU this spring so that's another hurdle. Also, 70% of my daughters PreK3 class is likely leaving SAECC for inbound PreK 4's... so she would be with new kids next year either way. I'd probably run the lottery and see what you get. SAECC's Letter of Intent is due the same day as the lottery results come out. You can absolutely send her to SAECC for their summer camp next year - which would fix that piece of the puzzle.


Yeah I'm in the lottery we'll see what happens, have a feeling I'll probably keep her in SAECC. We should talk since we're in the same boat! Come say hi to the guy in scrubs if you see me lol or ask the 3D teachers they know me really well - one of them babysits for me!
Anonymous
Post 02/03/2025 10:23     Subject: Single dad with 4 year old: Stay at SAECC or switch to DCPS?
Anonymous wrote:Have you considered a live-in nanny? Depending on where you're from, if you speak a language other than English, a nanny who speaks same language would be a benefit. (This was a game changer for my single-parent friend raising her daughter.)


Yes, it sounds like he cant get an official au pair, but I bet he can get a live -in nanny. I know another single mom whose life was really made possible by one.
Anonymous
Post 02/03/2025 09:22     Subject: Re:Single dad with 4 year old: Stay at SAECC or switch to DCPS?
I'm a solo mom with a just turned 4 year old. We are currently at SAECC too (so glad that's working out for you!!) and we are also inbound for Eaton. I did the lottery and am seeing what happens. I'm also concerned about covering the extra days that DCPS has off if we move to PreK4 at our inbound. My schedule is a little more flexible (FinReg) but my job still requires me to be in office, etc. and my babysitter is graduating AU this spring so that's another hurdle. Also, 70% of my daughters PreK3 class is likely leaving SAECC for inbound PreK 4's... so she would be with new kids next year either way. I'd probably run the lottery and see what you get. SAECC's Letter of Intent is due the same day as the lottery results come out. You can absolutely send her to SAECC for their summer camp next year - which would fix that piece of the puzzle.