Thanks for all the tips on this from the various posts above – we’ll probably put ourselves on the wait list first thing Monday am – even if we didn’t end up living near (like La Jolla Scenic Dr), might make sense to have daycare as close to wife’s work as possible.
They take infants as young as 3 months. Probably wouldn’t want to start at 3 months – wife will take as much time as she can, and then I’ll follow that by taking as much time as I can (maybe even contemplating unpaid leave for a few months if I can work that out with my employer).
Now we just have to find/buy/move-in-to a house before the little one arrives![/quote]
Just thought I’d add that in CA, dads can also take “Paid Family Leave” so if you do take time off from work, you could get paid for it as well. Just google it and the CA site should pop up.
I think it’s all funded from CA SDI.
The school overcrowding issue is really strange to me. I think it’s only logical to give priority to people who can actually walk to the school or is right next to the school a higher placement since it seems like a no brainer for everyone. Having to drive 10 miles when you can walk across the street sounds like a pretty stupid way to do it.
