Late for Aftercare PU

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I don't get the animosity to OP. I get that she should be immensely grateful to the aftercare teacher who covered her mistake and it sounds like she is. I don't get why the issue of 7:15 came up to the school rather than 6:20. If the teacher had to sign out the child what business is it of the school's if she arrived at 6:21 or 7:15? Are they paying the aftercare teacher for that time? It seems excessively punitive and unwarranted. If the aftercare teacher expected to be remunerated that's one thing and it should be between the teacher and parent, but the child was signed out at 6:20 and that's the end of story from the aftercare provider's perspective.

The aftercare provider builds fee schedules to both discourage late pickup and to compensate for staff being held late to cover. There was no cost to aftercare after 6:20. If a friend/acquaintance/whatever is willing to watch your child and expects $60/hr that should be discussed up front. It sounds like the OP was led to believe that it wasn't a big deal for her neighbor to watch her child (and frankly it likely wasn't). If I watched a neighbor's child due to unforeseen circumstances I wouldn't dream of asking for compensation. If I expected it I wouldn't even offer to take the child in without stating that up front.

the worst of it is the aftercare provider is going to pocket that late fee when at a minimum at least $55 should go directly to the aftercare teacher.

^^^^^ OP here and THIS was my point of view. Thank you!!!! Yeesh. I should have known better. And I don't mind if aftercare reads this as I have no problem expressing myself. I'm always kind and respectful. I have nothing to hide. I'm OK with them knowing how I feel or I wouldn't have posted.

OP should pay $75 to the aftercare, at least, $55 to the teacher, and stop complaining.

"at least $55 to the teacher" -- no comma

[Anonymous]

it's less than one of those camera tickets (which is another situation that feels super unfair when you always drive the speed limit and just one time wasn't paying attention). Just complain to your spouse and friends, pay ,and move on.

As for who should get it - that is in the contract with the employee and not your discretion. Same with speeding tickets - at least 1/2 goes to private company and not city which is annoying for sure but nothing you can do about it.

[Anonymous]

Personally I'm unclear why OP didn't get a call until 6:20, if aftercare ended at 6.

[Anonymous]

Was the aftercare person still on the clock (getting paid) while she was at home with OP's son? If so, he was still at aftercare, just in a different location. OP should pay the fee to the aftercare program. It's not OP's call/concern how the org and the employee divvy the fee; that is something the employee knows about and agreed to.

If the aftercare person had clocked out, she is a babysitter and should be compensated as such. OP owes the fee to the aftercare only until they left.

Regardless, huge thank yous to the person who helped OP out.

[Anonymous]

To the OP: pay the fee, get the GC for the caregiver, and then be done with it. And certainly don't beat yourself up. We all have those days. It happens.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:To the OP: pay the fee, get the GC for the caregiver, and then be done with it. And certainly don't beat yourself up. We all have those days. It happens.

yep - it's the cost of life in a busy working family. build an extra 100 into your budget for things like this. you're doing it right.

[Anonymous]

OP, our aftercare bills us but the money goes to the provider who stays late with the kid. I would assume that is what is going on here since the teacher who took your child home told them what time you came to pick your child up. There was no reason for her to reveal that information unless she was going to get paid.

[Anonymous]

I was late once to pick up my DD -- it was the Tuesday after a Monday holiday and I spaced that it was my day to pick up. Still no excuse. The after care director was kind enough to call me because she noticed my DD hadn't been picked up, and it was only about 20 minutes before the 6 pm pickup deadline. I raced to the school but still got there 10 or so minutes late. I apologized to the director (and my daughter) profusely, paid my late fine without complaint, and wrote the director a lengthy note of apology and thanks, promising that I would never be late again. I am still mortified at making my DD worry about where I was.