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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP,

You could have phrased your post with less judgment, but I mostly agree with you. I'm a working Mom and my daughter started preschool last year. My husband and I adjusted our schedules so that we could both pick her up twice a week and my Mom/Dad picked her up on Fridays. It worked great until my Dad got sick. So we moved to aftercare.

On the one hand, I like it in warm weather because she got to go out and spend free time with her school friends. On the other, I didn't like that she spent 9 hours at school (we usually picked her up around 5:15). [b]And I really didn't like it when the weather was not good, so those 2 hours were spent indoors[/b].

This year she's in pre-K and we will not do after-care. I just don't like keeping her there so long and I don't want to pay for the luxury of her staying only an hour (the amount of time I'm comfortable with her staying in aftercare). I also don't like that the "quality" of care changes in aftercare. [/quote]

During bad weather, wouldn't those 2 hours be spent indoors with you?  Or would you just send her out in the rain/snow/freezing cold anyway?  You really have some misplaced mommy guilt if this is what upset you.[/quote]

No mommy-guilt and not sure why you had to phrase your comment in such a combative way. While I love her school, the side where aftercare is held looks a bit gloomy. And indoor play at school is usually spent watching a movie, doing an activity, etc. While great, my DD doesn't like those days in aftercare. She loves it when they get to go outside and play on the field and/or on the playground. [/quote]

But it doesn't answer the question which was, if you were at home with her, what would YOU do with her during bad weather that would be infinitely more exciting than aftercare?  [/quote]

Maybe nothing at all. Or maybe we'll stop at Chik-fil-A on the way home and she can play in that playroom a bit. Or maybe she'd rather be at home with her 3 siblings and could spend that time together as a family. She loves being home with her toys, hanging out with us. Is that a crime? Can you not picture your child having fun at home where they are relaxed vs. cooped up in a schoolroom? [/quote]

Unlike you, I can not only picture - but I have seen with my own eyes - my kid having fun in both instances.  Imagine it!  [/quote]

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