WAHM declined aftercare

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Anonymous wrote:I think the private schools are getting a raw deal on this. Here is another perspective. Our children have always attended private. The extended day or aftercare has always been an additional fee, and it always has been dependent on space. I don't know if they have any requirements to meet. I can see how/why a school may not be able to accommodate all students since the staffing of extended day obviously is not done with teachers, except those who take it on as a second job. The school has to hire people to staff the program. And it makes sense that there is an additional fee because not everyone uses it so those who don't shouldn't have to subsidize it.

I don't know what to say about being declined because you work at home. Do you have any other options like a nanny share or an au pair share?

Um, we paid the aftercare fee, which we're now having to eat. Tuition insurance doesn't cover it when we pull the trigger to pull DC out.

Wait...I thought you said they denied you care??? If you registered, paid the fee and now pulled the child for some reason of your own then of course you shouldn't get your money back after you've already used part of the service. Or why would you pay the fee before being accepted? OP, you've got to be making this up for the thrill of the drama. I think your school is trying to send you a message if that's the case.

We registered, paid online, then got an email saying we weren't eligible. They're keeping the $250 application fee. Sorry, I wasn't clear on that. And yes, if we pull DC from school completely, we have to pay whatever the insurance requires.

This is BULLSHIT. You need to complain to the Director ASAP, and then you need to find the owners and complain to them. This is discrimination. Honestly you should take them to small claims court to get the $250 back because if they didn't state it up front, then they are stealing from you. COMPLAIN OP, it sounds like you are not going above the after care people's heads, you need to go to the top. GROW A SPINE.

A $250 application fee is peanuts compared to the cost of a part-time babysitter/nanny/au-pair or whatever care OP is going to need. Although I agree, she should get the fee back if none of the conditions were stated up front.

Well, yeah, but I'm sure there's also a monthly fee.

Was this a $250 to apply for aftercare of for the whole school? Either way, that's ridiculous and I'd make a HUGE public stink as well as considering a lawsuit.

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You’ll just have to pay a daycare center for aftercare. More expensive but that’s the option. I agree with the school on this FWIW.

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Anonymous wrote:You’ll just have to pay a daycare center for aftercare. More expensive but that’s the option. I agree with the school on this FWIW.

I do not agree with them keeping the money though

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I would raise a lot of hell.

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Anonymous wrote:You’ll just have to pay a daycare center for aftercare. More expensive but that’s the option. I agree with the school on this FWIW.

Can you explain your logic? Why is a parent who works from a home office ineligible for aftercare, but a parent who works somewhere else is not?

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Get up four hours earlier.

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Anonymous wrote:Get up four hours earlier.

This could be a reasonable and workable solution -- to begin the work day very early. Lunch time would then be right when the kids wake up and need breakfast.

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Assuming school lets out around 4 pm, they may reserve limited aftercare for parents traveling home

Even a 5 year old can entertain themselves for an hour; once they take bus home how much workday is left?

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Anonymous wrote:You’ll just have to pay a daycare center for aftercare. More expensive but that’s the option. I agree with the school on this FWIW.

Can you explain your logic? Why is a parent who works from a home office ineligible for aftercare, but a parent who works somewhere else is not?

It’s a completely different situation and setup. I’m not saying OP isn’t working, I’m just saying I think school-provided (ie, usually cheaper) limited aftercare spots, they should be reserved for the ones who WOH and have fewer options. Otherwise it would be way too easy for the kind of women who sell Rodman and Fields through IG to claim they’re “working from home” and need the cheap aftercare too.

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Anonymous wrote:You’ll just have to pay a daycare center for aftercare. More expensive but that’s the option. I agree with the school on this FWIW.

Why do you agree with the school? I'm an attorney who works from home. I have to be available for phone calls and meetings with coworkers and clients. I also need to do research and write documents the rest of the time. Ignore my kids for three hours per day is not acceptable. Why would it be different if I were doing the same things in my office?

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*ignoring

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Anonymous wrote:You’ll just have to pay a daycare center for aftercare. More expensive but that’s the option. I agree with the school on this FWIW.

Why do you agree with the school? I'm an attorney who works from home. I have to be available for phone calls and meetings with coworkers and clients. I also need to do research and write documents the rest of the time. Ignore my kids for three hours per day is not acceptable. Why would it be different if I were doing the same things in my office?

I am not saying you don’t require aftercare. I am saying schools are not obligated to accommodate your already very cushy work situation by giving you one of their very limited, cost effective spots that better serve wohp with fewer options and more constraints in terms of commute time, transportation, etc. They should be the priority for those spots and people like you can take any that are left or pay for a different aftercare program.

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Anonymous wrote:You’ll just have to pay a daycare center for aftercare. More expensive but that’s the option. I agree with the school on this FWIW.

Why do you agree with the school? I'm an attorney who works from home. I have to be available for phone calls and meetings with coworkers and clients. I also need to do research and write documents the rest of the time. Ignore my kids for three hours per day is not acceptable. Why would it be different if I were doing the same things in my office?

I am not saying you don’t require aftercare. I am saying schools are not obligated to accommodate your already very cushy work situation by giving you one of their very limited, cost effective spots that better serve wohp with fewer options and more constraints in terms of commute time, transportation, etc. They should be the priority for those spots and people like you can take any that are left or pay for a different aftercare program.

Did you miss the part where this is a private school? This isn’t some publicly funded program with limits forced by space, budget, etc. this is just a bunch of high handed jerks deciding who works “enough” for aftercare

If this is how the school handles customer service, you’re going to be disappointed again and again ion the long run. Sounds like it’s time to move on.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You’ll just have to pay a daycare center for aftercare. More expensive but that’s the option. I agree with the school on this FWIW.

Why do you agree with the school? I'm an attorney who works from home. I have to be available for phone calls and meetings with coworkers and clients. I also need to do research and write documents the rest of the time. Ignore my kids for three hours per day is not acceptable. Why would it be different if I were doing the same things in my office?

I am not saying you don’t require aftercare. I am saying schools are not obligated to accommodate your already very cushy work situation by giving you one of their very limited, cost effective spots that better serve wohp with fewer options and more constraints in terms of commute time, transportation, etc. They should be the priority for those spots and people like you can take any that are left or pay for a different aftercare program.

Did you miss the part where this is a private school? This isn’t some publicly funded program with limits forced by space, budget, etc. this is just a bunch of high handed jerks deciding who works “enough” for aftercare

If this is how the school handles customer service, you’re going to be disappointed again and again ion the long run. Sounds like it’s time to move on.

DP. Why should the fact it's private matter? There are a wide variety of private schools.

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Anonymous wrote:You’ll just have to pay a daycare center for aftercare. More expensive but that’s the option. I agree with the school on this FWIW.

Why do you agree with the school? I'm an attorney who works from home. I have to be available for phone calls and meetings with coworkers and clients. I also need to do research and write documents the rest of the time. Ignore my kids for three hours per day is not acceptable. Why would it be different if I were doing the same things in my office?

I am not saying you don’t require aftercare. I am saying schools are not obligated to accommodate your already very cushy work situation by giving you one of their very limited, cost effective spots that better serve wohp with fewer options and more constraints in terms of commute time, transportation, etc. They should be the priority for those spots and people like you can take any that are left or pay for a different aftercare program.

Did you miss the part where this is a private school? This isn’t some publicly funded program with limits forced by space, budget, etc. this is just a bunch of high handed jerks deciding who works “enough” for aftercare

If this is how the school handles customer service, you’re going to be disappointed again and again ion the long run. Sounds like it’s time to move on.

Well that’s the thing about a private- they run it how they want and you choosing to go there and pay tuition means you are agreeing to how they run things.