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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I daydream about this. Honestly, having kids in school is so much harder to keep up with than full time daycare. Right now I'm used to drop off at 7:30, pick up at 5:00, and no weather or holiday or teacher work closures. I see coworkers with elementary age kids and it's awful - they have to juggle their schedules so much. They have to account for before and after care, and all of the random holidays and closures.

Next year when my oldest is in Kindergarten, I will most likely ask for a reduced schedule so that I can be home before and after school starts. I do not think we can afford me quitting my job, but I could afford to cut back, and I think it would be worth the decrease in stress.

OP, go for it if you can afford it. I do not think you will be bored

Our daycare follows arlington public schools and when they shut down / are delayed so are we! Are you in dc or somewhere else where the school district isn’t nuts?
On top of that, kids are gross and geeky and every jan/feb it feels like everyone gets sick at least once and is out for a week. Has been a bit of a shitshow this winter - daycare was closed two fridays ago when there was a sprinkling of snow on the ground. [/quote]

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