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Moms with kids in daycare and in school . ..

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What are your childcare arrangements?  DS1 starts Kindergarten this fall.  I really don't want to do before and aftercare - I know I didn't like being in school any longer than I had to and I work 8 hours so he'd be at school 9 or 10 hours a day!  That is a LONG day!  Daycare I can justify as it's naps, play, and a little learning. 

 So I'm thinking DD and DS2 will go to daycare.  I may send DS to before care and then look for a sitter to pick him up from school and watch him at home.

 What do all of you do and how many hours are your kids at school?

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  • gracie__rgracie__r member

    ODD went to after school care and loved it.  She liked being able to stay with her new friends.  Next year both girls will go, and DS will be in the daycare.  Eventually we might try to find an at home provider in the district so they can bus to her house after school, but right now, the after school care works really well for us.

     

    You had said you can justify daycare as naps, play, and a little learning.  Well after school care won't change that much. Kindergarten is more learning, after school care is mainly play, so in the end I think it evens out. 

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  • preggersin2011preggersin2011 member
    around in my area K is usually a half day program. The day care that LO is in now is in our school district and will do before/after the half day K program. One spot drop off and pick up
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  • Raspberry807Raspberry807 member
    This fall DD will be in 2nd and DS will be in K... Their preschool does before/after care, so I will drop them off there at 7:45, they'll finish breakfast and play with their friends, the teachers will walk them a block to the elementary, then pick them up after school at 3:15 and walk them back.  Then they do their homework, have a snack and play with their friends until I will pick them up at 4:45.
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  • shouldbworkinshouldbworkin

    My ILs get DS off the bus and watch him at home.  If they couldn't do it, I've always thought I would get a sitter to be there in the afternoon, too.  But, honestly, DS begs to go to after care.  The kids that I know that go have a great time.  Fortunately, for us, school gets out at 4 pm so it's pretty easy to pick up your kids w/in an hour after school gets out if you can do a flex schedule. 

    Can your KGer get dropped off at your LO's daycare in the PM? It would be nice to have one pick up for you too. 

    DS1 age 7, DD age 5 and DS2 born 4/3/12
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  • MammaBear81MammaBear81 member

    We had an au pair.  DS1 is in 1st grade, DS2 and DD1 do to part time preschool in the mornings, and DD2 and DS3 stay home.  This arrangement works well for us because we leave early in the morning for work (I leave at 7am) and most of the kids aren't even awake yet.  DS1 doesn't get on the school bus until 8:30 and the preschoolers don't get dropped off until 9am.  I don't have to worry about before/after care, school 1/2 days, holidays, snow days or when the kids are sick and can't go to school, my au pair is always there to cover.

    I say "had" because DH was unemployed for 9 months and my mom took place of our au pair a few months ago, but we will be going back to the au pair as soon as we have the funds to do so.

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