> But waitlists of > 1 year are the norm (at least for all the parents I've talked with). It takes 1 year for a batch of similarly aged kids to age into the ne

> But waitlists of > 1 year are the norm (at least for all the parents I've talked with). It takes 1 year for a batch of similarly aged kids to age into the next classroom. >1 year sounds like math to me, especially under the selection bias of adults only talking about this hassle when commiserating. > Look, the US is the only country that has this issue. The US stinks at domestically developing young talent vs its relative ability to attract skilled adults from across the world, raised to adulthood on the dime of other other countries' infrastructure. The US demographics pyramid relies on and will increasingly rely on immigration. Right or wrong, it's a feature not a bug. I didn't realize how hostile some locales were to children until I left NYC (which stinks for kids in many ways) to NJ (which excels for them, a complement to NYC, attracting families in the process). Ever seen an entire city glow at your dog but glower at your kids?