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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What exactly are the “ safety concerns” OP?

well, the kids are wondering around and anyone can get through the front door -one ring the gaurd opens to everyone has an easy acess to kids- we cannot pretend that school shootings do not happen.

Perhaps they did “spare the children a moment to collect their belongings” — prior to and in the process of getting them ready to be picked up as scheduled.

again I arrived 15 minutes BEFORE

Were you expecting the teachers to wait until someone arrived for each kid to begin this process?  
yes the same if I were to pick my child at 5:00pm

“Poor kids”?  Really? In any case, If you can’t “physically accommodate their expectations “ — which, as far as I can tell, are about picking up your kid on time, then perhaps this particular program won’t work well for you.  And, yes, this is normal. The teachers probably are eager to leave.  Just like you, they have scheduled responsibilities and appointments.

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Well, as I am told the aftercare should run till 6:00 the teachers should not have any expectations to leave before 6. [/quote]

Right, they want to leave at 6. Not after you show up at and it takes a while for you to collect your kid's stuff and get him out of there. Actual 6. Because they are busy just like you.[/quote]

What are talking about grabbing little jacket, hat and backpack and walking him takes at most 2 minutes. When I pick my child early -I never wait more than 5 minutes, They do not have to dress my child and they are free to leave as soon my child is in my reach. I can dress my child  . They do it to  hurt my child and send me a message [/quote]

Then perhaps you can tell the teachers that you will arrive consistently by 5:45, and that you will dress your child yourself.  And then you need to do it — so that you and your child actually leave by 6. Keep in mind though, that this might be confusing for your child if the other remaining kids are getting ready to go home while your child is not. 
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what are you taking about? it is confusing for my child to sit in the winter coat indoors fore 15 minutes

Keep in mind too that if the group activity for all of the other kids involves getting ready to leave, your child will probably have to wait while this is happening, unless you’ve already come early to get him ready to leave yourself.  Keep in mind also that your “at most 2 minutes” might play out differently for teachers working with multiple kids. 
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what activity? putting the coat and a hat which most kids do on their own 
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- Really? How is it “confusing “ for your child — along with his classmates— to put on his coat, gather his things, and wait to be picked up?  It sounds like a routine, and one that might even make it easier for some kids and their parents. Again, you also have the option of getting there early enough, consistently, to handle these things yourself.

- And, yes, scheduling a set amount of time for the kids to put on their coats and getting their things together — transitioning from school to being picked up — actually is an activity. It supports the development of quite a few pro-social skills.

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