Ivy Ames, fortysomething mother of two, loses her high-flying job (to downsizing) and her husband (to their neighbor) in the same day. To pay for her daughter's private schooling, she starts a new business helping wealthy Manhattanites get their résumé-toting youngsters into the best kindergartens. Soon media moguls, mob bosses, and others call on Ivy. But nothing beats the lesbian couple that believes their adopted African-American disabled son is the "triple crown of diversity."