If you don’t need the childcare, is the responsible thing to keep your young children out of school?
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Anonymous
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We are so lucky to have a former teacher as our nanny. We have enough outdoor space as well as indoor play areas. My rising kindergartener and preschooler are doing fine at home - learning at a fast pace and enjoying it.
I could send them both back to school but why? I feel like I should leave those spots for kids with parents who desperately need the childcare. Am I right? |
Anonymous
| School or daycare? |
Anonymous
School. Half day program for the youngest and full day for the kindergartener (until 2:45) |
Anonymous
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We pay for preschool whether we go or not. I work every other week. I send her in when I’m at home because they’ve had zero cases—they’re very careful—and she learns a ton there.
Judge all you want. |
Anonymous
| I pay for the spot even if we don’t use it in order to hold it. |
Anonymous
| Send them or don't, that's a personal decision. The way you're framing it as the "responsible thing" sounds like you are ready to judge other parents who send their kids who don't meet some arbitrary criteria in your head, and I can't really get on board with that. |
Anonymous
| Yes, I think it is the responsible thing to do. We’re doing the same with our rising first grader and 2 yr old who used to be in daycare even though we’re still paying full tuition for our first grader. I was laid off so I’m home and DH is living apart from us because of his work. For me, it just felt wrong to send my kids when I no longer need the childcare. |
Anonymous
| This is a personal decision. If your kids are well set up and happy at home, it makes sense to keep them there IMO. |
Anonymous
| This is a very individual decision. School is childcare but it isn't only childcare. If you had a young kid who really needed the interaction, or who was going to do online classes instead, I'd say send them. If you had a young kid who was fine at home, got adequate interaction in other ways, and/or doesn't really need to start school this year, I'd say keep them home. |
Anonymous
DP here. The criteria as I read it is “need the childcare”. Not that arbitrary, PP. |
Anonymous
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Did we send dd back after daycare reopened? Yes. Do I feel great about it? No.
Iwonder if we're taking a spot from someone who needs it more and I worry about increasing community transmission because we have greatly increased our number of contacts by sending her. Not worried much me/dh/dd getting it as anyone in the school community, or in the community the school community interacts with, getting it. Our employers have been flexible but that was predicated on an assumption that we would utilize our normal childcare when it became available again. So, we're using daycare. If I had other options (like a nanny) I wouldn't. |
Anonymous
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Don’t you all realize a nanny is way less safe? You have no clue what the nanny is doing at home and if she gets sick you’re screwed.
A well run preschool is safer and you have a backup if a teacher has to leave. |
Anonymous
DP. Arbitrary in that many of us view school as much more than just childcare, although it functions as childcare too. I agree - can't get on board with the judgment. |
Anonymous
Our nanny is live-in. We know exactly what she’s doing and she is completely isolating with us. |
Anonymous
That’s ridiculous! You have no idea what the teachers are doing either or the other parents and families. A nanny is way, way less exposure. |