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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Are those vests really needed?![/quote]

Are the kids in an area where there are also kids who aren't in the program? If so, I'd say yes.[/quote]

Yes: the kids wear the vests when they are outside and mixed in with non-aftercare kids.  [/quote]

I am not sure why this is a big deal.  CLS kids at Murch were always using shirts or vests in specific colors (bright orange? green? i am not sure anymore) when they were using the playground at Murch (before the move). The playground was open to everybody and was also used by kids in the other aftercare program. for supervisors was obviously easier to supervise the kids when they were wearing a sort of uniform in a crowded playground. it seems reasonable to me and as a parent I would  think it is safer.  [/quote]

One comment from another Murch parent.  I HATED picking up kids from Language (CLS) vs XDay at Murch.  XDay folks all know who I was, knew who my kids friends were and would let me pick them up and take them.  Because, surprise kids often forget they are going home with you for playdate or you are their ride to something.  CLS would refuse to release kids to me even when the kids told them who I was, even when I picked them up every week,  they kept "losing" the authorization.  While I appreciate the safety approach - it was overdone to the point of paranoia.  [/quote]

another Murch parent and thank you for giving me a reason not to try Xday. frankly the idea that you can show up at an aftercare and take with you a few 4 year olds without a clear authorization from the parents "because they know who you are" is crazy.  my experience with CLS at Murch has been very different than yours. all teachers know who I am and where my child is when I pick her up. I had no problem having my child picked up by a friend for a playdate, all I had to do was  sending an email to the director in the morning saying "my child will be picked up by XYZ today with my permission, thanks".  really no big deal, this looks to me just common sense, some kids are just 4 or 5. a few years ago at Murch a child was picked up by an out of state parent with mental problems and no custody and was missing for days. the fact that a small child is released to the parents or somebody with clear permission seems no brainer to me.  I prefer having to send an email when my child has a playdate than showing up and finding out that my child was picked up by a stranger[/quote]

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