School Admissions

Preferred school day ends at 2.15, our caregiver leaves at 2. Pay the admission fee anyway?

plum_badminton_6945

Son is 5, starting class 1 next year. We've found a school we both like and the admission fee is due by the end of next week. The catch is the afternoon: our caregiver's day ends a quarter of an hour before school does, I'm with patients till 6 most days and my partner's site visits don't move. Before we pay, I want to know if after-school care is workable. What do people do for that gap? Daycares that collect from school? A school-run activity period? A second person? I'd love to hear what's working for you, and also what fell apart ❤️

2 comments

  • amber_badminton_210

    Does the school itself run anything after 2.15? Some do, some don't, and it changes the whole plan ❤️

    • plum_badminton_6945

      They mentioned an activity period till 4 on some days, but I didn't get a clear answer on which days or whether it runs every week. Going to ask again before Friday.

    • willow_balcony_6065

      Replying to @plum_badminton_6945

      Also ask whether it runs during exam weeks and the short holidays. Our daughter is only 3 so we're not there yet, but a cousin's plan fell apart in exactly those weeks.

    • mint_kettle_7504

      Replying to @willow_balcony_6065

      this. ours ran in term only. for holidays we used a daycare that takes school kids for the afternoon

  • jade_trail_1282

    A daycare near my daughter's school does exactly this, I see them walk six kids over at 2.30 like a little parade 😂 Ask the daycares nearby, not the school.

    • plum_badminton_6945

      That's useful, I didn't know daycares did the collection themselves. Do you know what they do if school runs late, or there's an early dismissal nobody told them about?

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