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Nik,

One more thing.

My daughter went to preschool at Ohr Kodesh, a Conservative synagogue in Chevy Chase.

I belonged to Temple Sinai, a Reform congregation in D.C. when Becca came home. My Reform rabbi made the arrangement for Becca to be converted in the mikvah at Adas Israel. And Becca was named at Temple Sinai.

Temple Sinai has a great, accredited preschool. However, it was a part-day program. As a single, working Mom, that wasn't something I could use.

Ohr Kodesh actually had two separate preschools at the time. The one we used was OK Full Day. It was truly amazing. It promoted independence and self-reliance, which my daughter really needed to learn, and had a wide range of developmentally appropriate activities.

The other preschool was a part-day program. The two were run totally separately, with different directors. It was also said to be good, though I have no personal knowledge of it.

The woman who was director of the full-day program when Becca was there has now left. She married -- in a ceremony the class attended -- and now is raising a child. She was a graduate of the Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School, and encouraged me to consider it for Becca.

Sharon