single mom RN moving to seattle/questions about city

[My Rose]

Hi,

I plan on moving to Seattle in the next year or so. Can anyone tell me what neighborhoods they recommend? I had Capitol Hill in mind. My child will be in the 4th grade and I want her in a good school. Also, as a single mother are there any part time nanny/ after school care/ or even night child care available (in case i'm only offered night shift).

I am a neonatal nurse. Is there any NICU nurses on this board that could tell me what hospitals are level III and which ones are lower acuity like level II?

I appreciate any info anyone is willing to share.

[seamel]

I probably wouldn't live on Capitol Hill with a 4th grader. Not a very safe area, in my experience. I would go for areas like Greenlake, Ballard, Wedgewood, Magnolia, Sandpoint, or Laurelhurst if you really want to live in a main part of Seattle. Areas like Shoreline or Bothell (a few miles north or south on I-5) have lower cost of living and more "neighborhood-like" or family oriented feels. For example in Greenlake, your neighbor could be another single mom, or a house full of wild college students. On the other hand, areas like that have less of this.

As for child care or nannies, I would contact the Seattle University, UW, and Seattle Pacific University colleges of nursing to see if they could send an email to all their students asking for what you're looking for. We got these emails quite frequently when I was in school.

As for the NICUs, I am not sure, but I would check Seattle Children's, UWMC, and Valley Medical.