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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am fairly happy with my setup during the school year but summers are hard!  Aftercare at camp is extra expensive and also basically warehousing kids with no supervision, so it isn’t an affordable or quality option.  [/quote]

I agree with this. The school year is fine. I only do a little aftercare because they don’t love it but they don’t mind going 1-2 days a week and I can start my day early.

But the summer….My kids like camp but it’s very tiring. I attempted one day of aftercare the first year and it sounded miserable (at a $$$ camp). So I leave at 2:45 to do camp pick up and work at night. I am looking at this as an investment in having an interesting and meaningful career when my kids are grown. I think all the time about my beautiful and brilliant daughter and if this is what I’d want for her and the answer is yes if she wants it. [/quote]

Agree with this. Aftercare, camps etc are not a monolith. Some are better than others. Some kids enjoy them more than others.[/quote]

Right and if you’re sending your kid to a public with a 9 or 10 rating chances are the aftercare is not awful.

If you cannot afford to be zoned for a good school then chances are you need to be working anyway.

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That's where you are confused. Schools with 9 and 10 GS ratings are generally rich. Which means lots of SAHMs and nannies -- so after care is an after thought for us leftovers[/quote]

I have friends with kids at multiple such schools and the aftercare is insane. 2 sports or activities a day and the kids can suggest any club they want and the school will do it. [/quote]

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