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Anonymous

02/11/2014 21:17 Subject: School drop off/pick up for working parents

We do staggered schedules. I am at the office 8-4 and DH 9:30-6 most days. (Its pretty flexible-we don't clock in, but we put in a lot more hours at night and on weekends.) DH handles bus pick up for older DC then has some alone time with younger DC before dropping him off at daycare at 9 am. Older goes to an aftercare program at the younger's daycare. Then I can pick up both at 4:15. (Office, school, daycare, and home are all within 2 miles apart.)

Anonymous

02/11/2014 19:38 Subject: School drop off/pick up for working parents

My mom (in another state) has done the before care drop offs before for an hourly fee before going to her job. She never thought about doing it, but people asked around at her church and she figured it would be a nice way to help out a younger family and make some extra cash. So you might be able to find someone outside of the traditional child care realm.

Anonymous

02/07/2014 12:21 Subject: School drop off/pick up for working parents

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, I pay $1000 a month for a woman to put my kids on the bus each day, and meet them at the bus stop.

I've also looked at an after school karate camp that would be $1000 a month, but they don't offer mornings.

The answer to your question is, you have to hire child care, school hours are indeed not sufficient to hold down a full time job.

Never mind teacher work days, snow days, spring break, etc.

Where did you find said woman? I heard there is a place or a service/company that has people who do just this.
anyone know? I wish i had known bc DC got into an excellent charter schoool but i couldn't figure out the logistics so i was forced to give up her spot.

I'm in VA and found her through the FCPS child care site.

Anonymous

02/07/2014 11:43 Subject: School drop off/pick up for working parents

Anonymous wrote:OP, I pay $1000 a month for a woman to put my kids on the bus each day, and meet them at the bus stop.

I've also looked at an after school karate camp that would be $1000 a month, but they don't offer mornings.

The answer to your question is, you have to hire child care, school hours are indeed not sufficient to hold down a full time job.

Never mind teacher work days, snow days, spring break, etc.

Where did you find said woman? I heard there is a place or a service/company that has people who do just this.
anyone know? I wish i had known bc DC got into an excellent charter schoool but i couldn't figure out the logistics so i was forced to give up her spot.

Anonymous

02/07/2014 11:38 Subject: School drop off/pick up for working parents

We did the staggered schedules for a whole and it was insane. Then we tried the before and after care programs and were really underwhelmed. Tried to find a part-time nanny and even at $20/hour couldn't find someone that it would work for. Now happily with an au pair and it works great.

Anonymous

02/07/2014 11:34 Subject: School drop off/pick up for working parents

http://www.afterschoolalliance.org/aboutUs.cfm

http://www.darylwhicker.com/whats-your-child-or-teen-doing-between-3pm-and-6pm/

http://www.nccap.net/3pm-6pm-campaign

http://www.lcsc.edu/cda/Symposium/Hubof%20The%20Effects%20of%20After%20School%20Programs%20on%20Delinquency%202013.pdf

OK, I clicked around on a couple of those sites. I see them talking about after school needs and making general statements about after school risks. I don't see a link to a study that substantiates, for example, that most teen pregnancies occur in that time frame. The last link didn't work at all. Do you have anything more specific?

Anonymous

02/07/2014 11:28 Subject: School drop off/pick up for working parents

OP, I pay $1000 a month for a woman to put my kids on the bus each day, and meet them at the bus stop.

I've also looked at an after school karate camp that would be $1000 a month, but they don't offer mornings.

The answer to your question is, you have to hire child care, school hours are indeed not sufficient to hold down a full time job.

Never mind teacher work days, snow days, spring break, etc.

Anonymous

02/07/2014 11:17 Subject: School drop off/pick up for working parents

Where on Gods green earth do sports begin at 4:45 and who in the hell would DO them? Nuts!!

Anonymous

02/07/2014 10:22 Subject: Re:School drop off/pick up for working parents

Anonymous wrote:19:50 What happens after 4th grade? They become a latchkey kid or something?

After 5th, but yes, they do come home alone, as there is no aftercare in middle school. Of course, he can always attend afterschool activities if they are at his school or within walking distance.

Anonymous

02/06/2014 16:09 Subject: School drop off/pick up for working parents

Anonymous wrote:It can be a challenge. We have aftercare/before care in the school building. They open at 6:30 am, and they close at 6:30 pm. The school day is 9:15 - 3: 30.

Same exact times here - maybe we are at the same school. Even though we rarely use before care - I still pay for both before/after because that entitles you to use the service on certain holidays/professional days when schools are closed and aftercare is open (without additional charge).

Anonymous

02/06/2014 13:54 Subject: School drop off/pick up for working parents

It can be a challenge. We have aftercare/before care in the school building. They open at 6:30 am, and they close at 6:30 pm. The school day is 9:15 - 3: 30.

Anonymous

02/06/2014 13:35 Subject: School drop off/pick up for working parents

Now that were further into the school year, I'm wondering if anyone's come up with good pickup and drop off solutions. I hadn't thought about au pairs before this thread, for instance, so I'm curious what other work around people have found.

Anonymous

09/25/2013 18:33 Subject: School drop off/pick up for working parents

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wonder this all the time. My niece goes to high school from 7:30-2:30, which is ridiculously early to get to school and to get home.

But a high schooler doesn't need her mommy walking her into the school or picking her up. Take the bus or walk or get a ride from a friend.

No

But it is easy to get pregnant btw. 2:30 and 5 pm.

Anonymous

09/25/2013 17:43 Subject: School drop off/pick up for working parents

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wonder this all the time. My niece goes to high school from 7:30-2:30, which is ridiculously early to get to school and to get home.

Most teen pregnancies, alcohol and drug use occur between 3 and 6pm.

{You know, I've dug into this factoid a number of times and never found a source for it. Do you know where it comes from?}

The drop off is early enough that one of the parents can manage it but the pickup requires some coordination with other families. It requires some horsetrading with logistics for other activities so no one feels like they are being taken advantage of.
As some point out, having money for an au pair that drives or just have the Mom cut back or eliminate her paid work so she can do it. Money makes a lot of things easier and this is one of them.