APS Private Extended Day Options

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How old is the kid?

If you were really working from home and child was letting themselves in and not bothering you then kid could take bus home and wait for you.

That’s what us Gen X kids did from pretty young.

My DC does this (older elementary school). No problems.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How old is the kid?

If you were really working from home and child was letting themselves in and not bothering you then kid could take bus home and wait for you.

That’s what us Gen X kids did from pretty young.

My DC does this (older elementary school). No problems.

Yes, our DC is only 2nd grade. We might try 3rd when they are tall enough to be seen over a car hood.

[Anonymous]

My son is in MS now but when he attended APS McKinley elementary school, many schools guaranteed extended day if parents signed up before prior summer or some imposed deadline. And if there were new kids on wait list when school began, Mckinley (at least) tried to hire more staff to increase capacity.

It was easier for APS to plan for demand back in the day when most working parents could not work from home.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My son is in MS now but when he attended APS McKinley elementary school, many schools guaranteed extended day if parents signed up before prior summer or some imposed deadline. And if there were new kids on wait list when school began, Mckinley (at least) tried to hire more staff to increase capacity.

It was easier for APS to plan for demand back in the day when most working parents could not work from home.

There is no more guarantee, but that is what we had for our older kids, too and part of why we moved to Arlington

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our elementary school has after school enrichment classes most days. Could you sign up for those?

We have, but that is a very expensive way to get extended day, I’m not sure if it might be cheaper to get a nanny somehow.

Also, they are not every week of the year. They only go for like 10 weeks at a time three times a year.

All of your options are going to be more expensive than extended day. But that's what you have to do, right? You might just be able to patch together care between various options, likely including a babysitter of some sort.

[Anonymous]

You can go talk to those running extended day. Maybe someone else wants to drop out to save money because they've been DOGEd.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How old is the kid?

If you were really working from home and child was letting themselves in and not bothering you then kid could take bus home and wait for you.

That’s what us Gen X kids did from pretty young.

They absolutely could be home alone, and if we had bus service they would be. We are zoned as walkers but it’s a long 0.5 mile walk with lots of thoroughfare roads and of course school pickup traffic

Maybe ask on your neighborhood listserv if there is a parent who picks up (drive or walk) who would be willing to take your kid home?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You can go talk to those running extended day. Maybe someone else wants to drop out to save money because they've been DOGEd.

You’d be better off getting your fees reduced than giving up your spot. Some schools have waitlists that are very long.