NearBase is the AI-powered preschool finder built for military families. Tell us where you're PCSing. We'll find schools that actually fit — with real waitlist times, military discounts, and insider knowledge no directory has.
No more Facebook groups, dead links, or outdated directories. NearBase gives you a ranked list with everything you need to decide.
Enter your duty station or zip code. NearBase maps every program within reach — including ones that don't show up on Google.
Ages, curriculum, hours, military discounts, special needs, sibling availability, deployment flexibility. Your Match Score updates in real time.
Ranked results with Match Scores, verified waitlist times from real military families, and AI-powered explanations for every recommendation.
Contact schools directly. Track waitlists. Get alerts when spots open. NearBase walks you through every step — from first search to first day.
A 3-year-old and an 18-month-old require completely different programs. NearBase is the only platform that treats them as two simultaneous searches — with a sibling filter that finds schools accepting both children at once.
NearBase families report waitlist times, director responsiveness, and tour experiences after every phone call. You see real, current data — not a profile last updated two years ago.
Free Montessori public charters, DCPS PK3 programs, Head Start, Early Head Start — NearBase surfaces every free and subsidized option. Apply to the My School DC lottery before your orders come through.
On-base Child Development Centers have 12-18 month waitlists. NearBase tells you this before you waste weeks on the wrong search. Urgency signals save families from missed windows.
When you contact a school on NearBase, we ask one simple question: "How did it go?" Your answer — waitlist time, director warmth, whether they knew about EFMP — flows back into the platform and helps the next military family who calls that same school.
The 40–60 hours you spend searching doesn't disappear. It pays forward to the family arriving six months after you.
Start your free search →If you don't have a web presence, they can't find you. NearBase builds your website, lists your school, and puts you in front of thousands of military families during PCS season.
One enrollment from NearBase covers years of your subscription. The website we build belongs to you — even if you ever leave.
Talk to Kelly → kelly@nearbase.net"I was PCSing to the Pentagon with a 3-year-old and an 18-month-old and had no idea where to start. NearBase gave me a ranked list of schools that took both kids, told me the CDC waitlist was already 14 months, and flagged two free Montessori programs I never would have found."
"As a former teacher, I knew what a good school looked like — but I had no way to find them in a new city on a 6-week timeline. NearBase was the first resource that actually understood what I was looking for."
"Finding the right preschool shouldn't depend on who you know. Every child deserves a great start — not just the ones whose families happen to stumble across the right school at the right moment."