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[quote=Anonymous]I *hate* the aftercare program at my kids' school.  We were lucky enough to have a relative (college age) who is available to stay with our kids at home after school this year, but next year, our kids will have to go back to the aftercare program at school.  It is like Lord of the Flies.  While they were there (for two years), DH and I alternated pickups, so we saw the place at different times, and it was always chaotic and unorganized, with hardly any supervision.  The workers were often on their phones or yelling/screaming at kids.  Kids mostly just ran around the gym or the blacktop.  They had tables set up for homework and coloring, and that's pretty much it.  We stayed because we had no other alternative, until my cousin's daughter became available to help out this year.  I looked up the program's violations online, and they have been cited numerous times for improper supervision and not having a low enough adult/child ratio.

I read here on DCUM about aftercare programs that people love and wish we could bring one of those higher quality programs to our school.  I've looked at the rates, and our school's program is only $100/month cheaper than Bar-T, so I don't understand the difference in quality.  I have met many other parents who hate the program but continue because they have no other options, and other parents who pulled their kids because it is so bad.  Our school is a Focus school, and I wonder if that has anything to do with it.

I plan on bringing it up with the PTA, but I'd love to get some perspective from other parents.  Does anyone have information about how aftercare programs are chosen?  For example, does one company "own" a certain cluster or area of the county?  Has anyone successfully gotten their child's school to change providers?[/quote]

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