Anyone use a college/grad student care for slightly older child who has outgrown nanny?

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Anonymous wrote:At that age...I know the SAHMs who don't believe in daycare or full-day preschool will freak out, but if he is high energy and likes other children's company and he's getting ready for K, why not look into aftercare options? Especially if he has friends in a program already?

We are definitely going to do after school programs in the fall, thank you. Was hoping for something during the summer after camp, but struggling. Frankly someone who would just play interesting games with him or go in the backyard to play soccer or something would be great. I would have loved such a job when I was younger, but those were simpler times. my job just doesn't let me do this right now.

There are all-day summer camps that run til 5 or 6 p.m. You need a college student to help you in the late evenings?

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Anonymous wrote:If there's one thing I've learned it's that all the people who want a "part-time college girl" to pick up their kids and provide part time care on THEIR schedule are naïve. It doesn't matter if you pay well, part time jobs are the hardest to fill and KEEP, you get tons of cancellations at the last minute for various reasons, and you get crappy applicants.

Yeah, I know part-time is very hard. That's why we thought a student might be more willing to do it. Maybe the high school idea pp suggested isn't a bad one, though the loss of two great hs kids in our neighborhood to family moves is why we're in this situation in the first place.

Are there any other types of folks who you have found are more reliable part time? Are we not thinking of something?

Out of all our friends, the only part time sitter that lasted was a teacher. She is done with work at 3 and picks up two elementary school kids. Everyone else, is included, have rotating doors of college students.

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Op: sounds like the prevailing view is that students are not the way to go. I don’t have the option of camps that run late at this point.

What about coaches? Has anyone gone that route? I have a wonderful swim coach he meets with 2x a week; maybe that could work for another couple of days....

Thanks to all who have contributed thoughts.

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Do you have room for an au pair?