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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Don't be that parent.  Pay for afterschool care.[/quote]

I'd love to, but they won't take all kids.[/quote]

I could think of several reasons for this (complex medical needs that can't be safely met, for example), but one is age: just because a school has PK doesn't mean that the external aftercare contractor can/will take PK students.

Probably best to call the school office and ask about the procedures for emergency/one-off delays, including whether or not a child can be sent to aftercare based on a parent phone call alone (they often have to be pre-registered and "members" of the aftercare program, even if they only use it once per year).  But if this is a chronic conflict between (for example) parent getting out of work and being able to drive over to the school, and you have to get lucky with the traffic in order to pull into the parking lot 10 minutes after dismissal, then this just doesn't work, and it will not get any easier without a change of plans.

This is when you activate your personal village: talk with other parents/guardians, see if a little friend's mom can take your two kids over to the playground for that missing 10 minutes on those three days per week you're going to run late, be able to text a neighbor to rush up to the school or more than one friend to stop your kid on their way out the door and wait with them.  You can't get the school to do this for you: that extra 10 minutes is a favor that almost everyone could use, which is why it can't be available.[/quote]

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