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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In the early ES years there weren’t a ton of things in the middle of the day/before the end of the work day. We used aftercare, and came early to things like BTS when needed. It actually got to be more of a pain when the kids got older and started extracurriculars like sports/dance. Our kids hit that age during Covid, and with WFH flexibility we made it happen. We often remark on how thankful we are for the work flexibility we now have, because pre-Covid getting a kid to sports or dance by 5 pm wouldn’t have been possible. [/quote]

Our experience exactly. Pre-COVID neither of us worked from home (dual feds). Older kid was in kindergarten in spring 2020, younger was in daycare. Neither did activities seriously until fall 2021 when things had reopened, and by then, our workplaces had moved to hybrid schedules. So now we stagger our days so one parent is always working at home on the days the kids have activities, while the other goes into the office.

We also use after care, even if we only use it from 3:30-4:30 because of an activity for which we need to pick up at 4:30.

We rarely both attend a function at the same time unless that is required because we have two kids (one parent per kid). Everything is staggered. Anything that occurs at school before 5 pm is a presumptive "no" from us unless it's really important like a major presentation or performance. The teachers are still offering Zoom options for conferences which is fantastic for the parent in the office - easy to hop on and then go back to work. At our school, most families do not seem to have stay at home parents, so there really isn't a ton of stuff happening during the school day anyway. Back to school night is at 7 pm, science night and international night are at 7 pm, anything for which they seriously want parent attendance is at 7 pm.[/quote]

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