What are your plans for childcare with hybrid model school?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We do not have flexible schedules. I'm hoping to send my kids to school like normal!

If they aren't there, they will be at some sort of day care or camp or co-op sitter like the majority of kids. Which is why they might as well just open schools! Going to school a couple days a week does very little to minimize risk in my opinion.

I’m curious- why do you think there will be day care or camp available? It’s hard enough to find aftercare in normal situations. I think it will be 10xs as hard to even find a spot.

This is not sustainable. They need to open schools for 4-5 days a week for all children. They need to stop with all these crazy unworkable options. They need to focus on real options for the fall. Rent space - there is plenty of it now.

DP here. In our area there are countless TKD/gymnastics/dance places that operate after school/summer/snow day camps. Many have been operating day care during the closure and I definitely see them adapting to the hybrid school model. They make way more money on childcare than their actual classes. I don’t see childcare being an issue at all where I am, other than cost.

Thanks but this is a DMV centered board and there are not countless TKD/gymnastics/dance opening like that during this closure.

My kids are in one all summer. Last I checked 22102 is the DMV.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We do not have flexible schedules. I'm hoping to send my kids to school like normal!

If they aren't there, they will be at some sort of day care or camp or co-op sitter like the majority of kids. Which is why they might as well just open schools! Going to school a couple days a week does very little to minimize risk in my opinion.

I’m curious- why do you think there will be day care or camp available? It’s hard enough to find aftercare in normal situations. I think it will be 10xs as hard to even find a spot.

This is not sustainable. They need to open schools for 4-5 days a week for all children. They need to stop with all these crazy unworkable options. They need to focus on real options for the fall. Rent space - there is plenty of it now.

DP here. In our area there are countless TKD/gymnastics/dance places that operate after school/summer/snow day camps. Many have been operating day care during the closure and I definitely see them adapting to the hybrid school model. They make way more money on childcare than their actual classes. I don’t see childcare being an issue at all where I am, other than cost.

Thanks but this is a DMV centered board and there are not countless TKD/gymnastics/dance opening like that during this closure.

My kids are in one all summer. Last I checked 22102 is the DMV.

1) Notice the bold (countless).

2)"Have been" is not summer time...one is past..the other is future.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We do not have flexible schedules. I'm hoping to send my kids to school like normal!

If they aren't there, they will be at some sort of day care or camp or co-op sitter like the majority of kids. Which is why they might as well just open schools! Going to school a couple days a week does very little to minimize risk in my opinion.

It’s not the fewer days itself that minimizes risk. It’s the fact that to have smaller class sizes to allow for more distancing, most schools can only accommodate a smaller number of students.

But then those same kids are in other random daycare settings with multiple kids on the off days.

Plus if the same teacher is teaching two different groups of ten kids, then the the school hasn't created true "pods" and the teacher could easily be the one to spread the virus to both groups of kids. I hope whatever schools do is grounded in the best evidence from other countries where schools have reopened. Sadly I worry that researchers aren't focused on collecting data on this and here people are going on what "feels" safer vs what we know from the evidence.

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Anonymous wrote:We do not have flexible schedules. I'm hoping to send my kids to school like normal!

If they aren't there, they will be at some sort of day care or camp or co-op sitter like the majority of kids. Which is why they might as well just open schools! Going to school a couple days a week does very little to minimize risk in my opinion.

I’m curious- why do you think there will be day care or camp available? It’s hard enough to find aftercare in normal situations. I think it will be 10xs as hard to even find a spot.

This is not sustainable. They need to open schools for 4-5 days a week for all children. They need to stop with all these crazy unworkable options. They need to focus on real options for the fall. Rent space - there is plenty of it now.

DP here. In our area there are countless TKD/gymnastics/dance places that operate after school/summer/snow day camps. Many have been operating day care during the closure and I definitely see them adapting to the hybrid school model. They make way more money on childcare than their actual classes. I don’t see childcare being an issue at all where I am, other than cost.

Thanks but this is a DMV centered board and there are not countless TKD/gymnastics/dance opening like that during this closure.

My kids are in one all summer. Last I checked 22102 is the DMV.

1) Notice the bold (countless).

2)"Have been" is not summer time...one is past..the other is future.

Huh?

Out place already announced that they will be accommodating the school year and anticipate being able to take more kids as long as we are in phase 3.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We’re thinking about continuing our 5-year-old in pre-K. It’s a full day program and he could just go on his off days.

This is what I'm doing but i have no idea what to do with my rising 3rd grader. Me and dh work 2 essential jobs with zero flexibility. This is horrible

I also have an essential job with very little flexibility. DH has flexibility but he has been in constant conflict with the children during DL. Not sure what I'm going to do. It's very difficult to focus at my job while worried about the drama on the home front.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We do not have flexible schedules. I'm hoping to send my kids to school like normal!

If they aren't there, they will be at some sort of day care or camp or co-op sitter like the majority of kids. Which is why they might as well just open schools! Going to school a couple days a week does very little to minimize risk in my opinion.

I’m curious- why do you think there will be day care or camp available? It’s hard enough to find aftercare in normal situations. I think it will be 10xs as hard to even find a spot.

This is not sustainable. They need to open schools for 4-5 days a week for all children. They need to stop with all these crazy unworkable options. They need to focus on real options for the fall. Rent space - there is plenty of it now.

DP here. In our area there are countless TKD/gymnastics/dance places that operate after school/summer/snow day camps. Many have been operating day care during the closure and I definitely see them adapting to the hybrid school model. They make way more money on childcare than their actual classes. I don’t see childcare being an issue at all where I am, other than cost.

Thanks but this is a DMV centered board and there are not countless TKD/gymnastics/dance opening like that during this closure.

My kids are in one all summer. Last I checked 22102 is the DMV.

1) Notice the bold (countless).

2)"Have been" is not summer time...one is past..the other is future.

Huh?

Out place already announced that they will be accommodating the school year and anticipate being able to take more kids as long as we are in phase 3.

Original PP here. They are all over fairfax and loudoun. Very common choices for aftercare, summer camp and snow days. I’m positive they will adapt. People will just have to find the money.

[Anonymous]

How will they keep the kids six feet apart?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How will they keep the kids six feet apart?

There is no current restriction to keep kids 6 feet apart. It is 10 to a room (at least in Virginia). By the time we are in school, unless there is some crazy set back, we should be in phase 3.

My kids are in camp right now and there are 4 "rooms" one of which is questionable. They are running 40 kids a day. This is a camp for K and up. Most of the time the kids are outside, though I think it will be rough with this pending rain.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:How will they keep the kids six feet apart?

There is no current restriction to keep kids 6 feet apart. It is 10 to a room (at least in Virginia). By the time we are in school, unless there is some crazy set back, we should be in phase 3.

My kids are in camp right now and there are 4 "rooms" one of which is questionable. They are running 40 kids a day. This is a camp for K and up. Most of the time the kids are outside, though I think it will be rough with this pending rain.

I didnt think anyone was indoors yet. Moco is only outdoors. They just cancel and refund for rain or do half day.

[Anonymous]

I'm not really sure how the school is going to expect us to handle distance learning work if the child is in daycare. unless the daycare is going to put the kid on the computer and supervise them doing their school work. (And if you're going to be doing two groups of kids coming in on alternate days You would need double the teachers if you're going to have zoom calls)

[Anonymous]

I am a mom of three elementary school children with a master's degree in education (but not a teacher). I am currently unemployed and I am wondering about ways I can start a business to help out other moms with childcare and/or DL needs this upcoming school year. Of course, whatever I come up with, has to accommodate me being there for my own children. We are in DC. Any ideas what services I can offer?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm not really sure how the school is going to expect us to handle distance learning work if the child is in daycare. unless the daycare is going to put the kid on the computer and supervise them doing their school work. (And if you're going to be doing two groups of kids coming in on alternate days You would need double the teachers if you're going to have zoom calls)

They are just going to be doing random worksheets four days a week. No zoom calls.

[Anonymous]

Our TKD place in VA is already offering camp (limited to 8 kids). I'm sure they will offer regular day camp if needed in the fall. However, it is really pricey.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How will they keep the kids six feet apart?

There is no current restriction to keep kids 6 feet apart. It is 10 to a room (at least in Virginia). By the time we are in school, unless there is some crazy set back, we should be in phase 3.

My kids are in camp right now and there are 4 "rooms" one of which is questionable. They are running 40 kids a day. This is a camp for K and up. Most of the time the kids are outside, though I think it will be rough with this pending rain.

I didnt think anyone was indoors yet. Moco is only outdoors. They just cancel and refund for rain or do half day.

This actually just became even less of an issue with Northams new released guidance on Phase 3.

Restrictions lifted on daycare and day camps.

Bet we'll be in Phase 3 by August if not sooner.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our TKD place in VA is already offering camp (limited to 8 kids). I'm sure they will offer regular day camp if needed in the fall. However, it is really pricey.

They will be allowed to operate at full capacity in P3, which is around the corner.