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[quote=Anonymous]For many years I worked in aftercare at a preschool (with 3-4 year olds) and I also subbed during the day often. I remember a couple of situations of a child who was dropped off early (7-730) then not picked up until 6. Our school did have a 1.5 hours nap time and sometimes the kids would nap, sometimes not. Regardless, there were days that these kids would be okay, but other days there would be meltdowns. With one child in particular, I was the only aftercare staff who could calm him down. He was a sweetheart but I think he just got tired and overwhelmed throughout the day....the meltdowns were not constrained to just aftercare. Finally (after me spending a lot of time one-on-one with this child, which started to affect ratios) my boss suggested to the parents they get an afternoon babysitter to pick the child up at the end of school (3pm) and stay at home with him until the parents arrived from work. They went with this option and the child's temperament improved. He was great to be around during the day too. I remember a similar situation with another child, and the afternoon nanny worked out well there too.

That said, adjusting to full time school is a big deal! We always had a lot of cranky kids those first couple of months until everyone started to mature and adjust. [/quote]

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