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Anonymous wrote:Do they apply sunscreen? It’s HOT, and there’s no way the sunscreen I put on her at 7am is still working. Should I send some in with her? I have heard from multiple people that snack and lunch are short/quick. If I send in extra snack, will there be time when she could eat more during extended day snack time? I’m thinking of adding a protein to supplement the goldfish or whatever they will give.

A few words of advice from a veteran parent. My kids did extended day for years. It's convenient, reasonably-priced, well-supervised and your kid will probably have a blast. But make no mistake--it's mass babysitting. No one is going to sunscreen your kid, give your kid an extra snack, or cater to any other individual whims and desires (unless it's a documented allergy or the needs are spelled out in an IEP.) Embrace the chaos.

Well supervised may be an overstatement. A kid got bit by a dog at extended day at our school last year and ran to the bathroom with a bleeding face. The extended day staff didn't see it or notice and had no idea until another student told a staff member that a kid was bleeding in the bathroom. The kid needed stitches on her face. Supervised would mean that staff would at least notice the commotion, even if they didn’t see it directly. Well supervised would mean that staff would have stopped it from happening.

Dogs shouldn't be on school property at ALL. And tackling one is definitely outside their job description. The person at fault for that is the dog owner.

Who said anything about tackling a dog? How about just telling the parent holding the leash that the dog isn't permitted? Or telling the kids not to approach the leashed dog? Or at least being aware a dog and unknown adult are around the extended day kids that you are supposed to be watching? How about staff telling the dog owner not to leave until an incident report is taken, someone can ask about rabies vaccination, and get their contact information?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do they apply sunscreen? It’s HOT, and there’s no way the sunscreen I put on her at 7am is still working. Should I send some in with her? I have heard from multiple people that snack and lunch are short/quick. If I send in extra snack, will there be time when she could eat more during extended day snack time? I’m thinking of adding a protein to supplement the goldfish or whatever they will give.

A few words of advice from a veteran parent. My kids did extended day for years. It's convenient, reasonably-priced, well-supervised and your kid will probably have a blast. But make no mistake--it's mass babysitting. No one is going to sunscreen your kid, give your kid an extra snack, or cater to any other individual whims and desires (unless it's a documented allergy or the needs are spelled out in an IEP.) Embrace the chaos.

Well supervised may be an overstatement. A kid got bit by a dog at extended day at our school last year and ran to the bathroom with a bleeding face. The extended day staff didn't see it or notice and had no idea until another student told a staff member that a kid was bleeding in the bathroom. The kid needed stitches on her face. Supervised would mean that staff would at least notice the commotion, even if they didn’t see it directly. Well supervised would mean that staff would have stopped it from happening.

Dogs shouldn't be on school property at ALL. And tackling one is definitely outside their job description. The person at fault for that is the dog owner.

I put sunscreen on my kid every morning. I send them with more who knows if they put it on (they say they do). I have a hx of skin cancer so it is important to me.

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Anonymous wrote:Do they apply sunscreen? It’s HOT, and there’s no way the sunscreen I put on her at 7am is still working. Should I send some in with her? I have heard from multiple people that snack and lunch are short/quick. If I send in extra snack, will there be time when she could eat more during extended day snack time? I’m thinking of adding a protein to supplement the goldfish or whatever they will give.

A few words of advice from a veteran parent. My kids did extended day for years. It's convenient, reasonably-priced, well-supervised and your kid will probably have a blast. But make no mistake--it's mass babysitting. No one is going to sunscreen your kid, give your kid an extra snack, or cater to any other individual whims and desires (unless it's a documented allergy or the needs are spelled out in an IEP.) Embrace the chaos.

Well supervised may be an overstatement. A kid got bit by a dog at extended day at our school last year and ran to the bathroom with a bleeding face. The extended day staff didn't see it or notice and had no idea until another student told a staff member that a kid was bleeding in the bathroom. The kid needed stitches on her face. Supervised would mean that staff would at least notice the commotion, even if they didn’t see it directly. Well supervised would mean that staff would have stopped it from happening.

Anonymous wrote:Do they apply sunscreen? It’s HOT, and there’s no way the sunscreen I put on her at 7am is still working. Should I send some in with her? I have heard from multiple people that snack and lunch are short/quick. If I send in extra snack, will there be time when she could eat more during extended day snack time? I’m thinking of adding a protein to supplement the goldfish or whatever they will give.

A few words of advice from a veteran parent. My kids did extended day for years. It's convenient, reasonably-priced, well-supervised and your kid will probably have a blast. But make no mistake--it's mass babysitting. No one is going to sunscreen your kid, give your kid an extra snack, or cater to any other individual whims and desires (unless it's a documented allergy or the needs are spelled out in an IEP.) Embrace the chaos.

This is like a problem for 2 weeks. The sun is way down already by 3.

My kid wears a baseball hat on the playground and at extended day. No sunscreen. Kids usually have a choice of playground or indoor activities- you can tell your kid to stay indoors if you want to.

I'm not at an early start school, but in my experience, they don't immediately go outside, because the end of the school day is chaotic with bus riders and kids getting picked up. So they will spend a little time getting into the proper groups (bus, car line, walkers, ED). We're not supposed to pick up from extended day for at least 15-20 minutes after the school day ends because of this.

So I think you should think about it as 3 p.m. at the earliest, and not 2:40. (It's not a huge difference, but it feels differently to be to be talking about the 3 p.m. hour instead of the 2 p.m. hour). And I've never known them to stay outside the whole time.

I have an extremely fair child, so I understand the concern, but I honestly think it won't be an issue.

Extended day provides snacks. K students are kept separate from other grades and get more supervision. No sunscreen.

I’m pretty sure the kids got a snack at extended day. The kids should be wearing sleeves and long pants most of the year. It will be fine.

No one applies sunscreen except you. This isn’t day care anymore.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s 4pm. No, you don’t need sunscreen.

This is OP. Not at my daughter’s early-start school. It’s 2:40pm.

That's what I was going to post and no, they don't. But the kids can't stay outside the entire time. My kid's school lets one age block outside at a time...like K-2 and then 3-5. So they might be out there for :45.

Anonymous wrote:It’s 4pm. No, you don’t need sunscreen.

This is OP. Not at my daughter’s early-start school. It’s 2:40pm.

It’s 4pm. No, you don’t need sunscreen.

Do they apply sunscreen? It’s HOT, and there’s no way the sunscreen I put on her at 7am is still working. Should I send some in with her? I have heard from multiple people that snack and lunch are short/quick. If I send in extra snack, will there be time when she could eat more during extended day snack time? I’m thinking of adding a protein to supplement the goldfish or whatever they will give.