Anonymous wrote:I just don't see how leaving a kid of any age at a jump place from 11am to 11pm is good practice? regardless of how old they are. These kids are 10-15 yrs old.

Lady, stop. There is no "childcare" being provided here.

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Anonymous wrote:Why doesn't the place just institute a kids must be accompanied by an adult policy? I agree, they are taking advantage.

You aren't the business owner, so that's not your concern.

At this point the venue is operating an aftercare center. There are lots of rules the Jump venue has to follow.

Anonymous wrote:Why doesn't the place just institute a kids must be accompanied by an adult policy? I agree, they are taking advantage.

You aren't the business owner, so that's not your concern.

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Anonymous wrote:Is it within walking distance to a school? How are the kids getting there?

Parent's drop them off, apparently they work nights and pick them up at closing time-11pm.

You live a privileged life. Parents have to work. For low income parents that means nights and weekends. The kids are old enough to stay home alone, but instead their parents are providing a social and exercise activity. MYOB

It is not ideal, but it does not seem horrible. so you would rather havd the kids play video games? Be on the streets? Be in playgrounds where people like you will complain they are too old because your 2 year old wants to go on the slide?

The place could easily fix this by limiting consecutive hours ( you have to sign up by the hour), requiring an adult to be there, or simply kicking the kids out if they are truly misbehaving.

If you have young kids, look for hours that have age limits.

Why doesn't the place just institute a kids must be accompanied by an adult policy? I agree, they are taking advantage.

Teens don't need childcare. I've been leaving my child to "fend for herself" since she was 12. At 14, she makes her own plans with friends. I know where she is, but the rest is up to her. I wouldn't leave her at a jump place because she's an introvert and would be overloaded, and also because it's a dangerous activity.

If she spends 5 hours at the mall, I don't think of the store staff as her babysitters. She's on her own. They have to learn to navigate the world without a parent. If she's not independent before she's 18, I have done a shitty job as a parent.

I think OP is looking at this through the eyes of a parent with younger kids. This isn't "child care." It's recreation. Did you and your friends go places at that age? The mall? An arcade?

OP. many people do this with all types if rec centers. They can't afford after school care and dump,ore teens where they can. It is better than having them idle at home where they can get into more trouble

If you are concerned about daycare look into the unlicensed places where nannies and house cleaners dump their babies and tots so that they can provide much better care for the wealthier kids

Finally give a care for Chinese restaurant workers whose babies are sent to China for daycare and returned when school aged

You seem to lead a sheltered life and need to look beyond your class

At least they're being active. Kids that age don't need formal childcare anyway, just some way to occupy their time. Seems fine to me. If another customer in a venue is behaving in a way that detracts from your experience, deal with that. Otherwise, it's no one's business why someone else is at a public location.

As far as I am aware, there's no after school care offered at middle schools, so that's not an option, and the parents may not want the kids at home for whatever reason. It's an imperfect solution, sure. If the kids are getting in your or your kids way and being disruptive, you need to complain to management. Otherwise, worry about yourself.

I just don't see how leaving a kid of any age at a jump place from 11am to 11pm is good practice? regardless of how old they are. These kids are 10-15 yrs old.

Anonymous wrote:Is it within walking distance to a school? How are the kids getting there?

Parent's drop them off, apparently they work nights and pick them up at closing time-11pm.

1. I don't think that pre-teen and young teen boys really need formal childcare to start with
2. Isn't them spending full days doing active things like playing dodgeball and trampoline preferable to them sitting on their butts, not doing much of anything
3. It's the trampoline place's problem that their staff is unable or unwilling to enforce rules regarding conduct. It's up to them to set the tone and make sure guests behave appropriately

Even if for a hyper kid, I wouldn't do this, as I think they need some down-time in a quiet space at some point.
I think these may be parents who are not seeing their way out of their situation, whatever it is.
Sad.