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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I hated being a latch key kid at that age.  Three hours felt SO long.  I didn’t want my kids to suffer. I pay for SACC through 6th grade. [/quote]

In most jurisdictions in the DMV, middle school starts in 6th grade so afterschool care provided by the school isn't a real option.  You obviously live in Fairfax.  Some have an afterschool program but literally a handful of kids attend and it's not anything robust or real.[/quote]
Our middle school has after care but it's only used by kids with significant intellectual disabilities.  [/quote]

I doubt that. [/quote]

Why do you doubt it? I don’t doubt it at all. None of the middle schools here have after care, I’ve never heard of that. After care at the grade school my kids went to - very few 5th graders went. It was mainly k-3rd.

I do think a lot of people have one parent working at home and older kids occupy themselves better. My kids came home on their own in 3rd and 5th grade together, and then the next year 4th grader was home 45m-1 hour before her sister got off the bus. My husband worked nights and was home sleeping (so available for emergencies I guess) so it was a little different but it worked out just fine and went well [/quote]

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