Day care has nothing to do with zoning as far as I'm aware. Its where you live.
There are private schools that aren't religious. Independant schools.
Also, I choose the school based on the school. Not so much the public/private aspect. I choose to live in smaller country towns for the smaller public schools, but for high school I'd prefer private if I can. I will likely be sending DD away to board in another town (no high school here) & I'm looking at the public as well as private for her. (There are hostels over here because a lot of kids have to go away for school, but can't afford boarding fee's plus private schooling.)
Ask around & read about the schools. Its the only way to know what they're like.
We will be sending dd public until at least the middle if primary school. As much as the reputation of the private school we are contemplating is great, so is the public school. In fact, for the earliest years, public is better. So we will use that school until she is a bit older and we can work out whether it will continue to be enough or whether the extra investment is needed.
Base your decision in what feels right to you. If you don't want the religious influence, look at the other options available to you... Don't just think public v private. Look at their merits
Clover, day care can be a factor. ESP family day care. If a child has to attend care before and after school due to parents working, the location of their carer can be taken into account as a carer can't be at three schools at once for drop off and pick up. Some child care centres also differ drop and collect at certain schools. I know if dd goes to fdc with my friends little boy, it will make it easier for us to get her I to the school we want to use as the day carer can't be at two schools several km apart at the same time to collect them.
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