What do You all do With Those DCK's When They turn School Aged?

[daycare]

So what do you do when you have siblings and one is sa and the other is prek or k?

Keep one and not the other?

Makes no sence to me.:confused:

yes... I only take kids 20months to 5 years of age as long as they are NOT enrolled in school.

I have plenty of families that have younger and or older kids in a different Childcare because they love my program and they really want their child here and they dont meet my age requirements or limits...

I don't understand why you think its wrong. You choose to offer a differnt service than some of us. We don't do SA care. YOu do. Parents know this from dayone

[Greenplasticwateringcans]

yes... I only take kids 20months to 5 years of age as long as they are NOT enrolled in school.

I have plenty of families that have younger and or older kids in a different Childcare because they love my program and they really want their child here and they dont meet my age requirements or limits...

I don't understand why you think its wrong. You choose to offer a differnt service than some of us. We don't do SA care. YOu do. Parents know this from dayone

Exactly this. Parents know my service does not include permanent school age care.

[Crazy8]

I cant fathom having to tell the parents that their kids have to go to someone else because the kids are too old to stay here.

I thought that's what running a daycare was all about, careing for your kids until such time that they are old enough to stay home or parents move on.

really??? I don't see too many "daycares" that take older children, even the centers - there are separate aftercare programs for that - we have PAL, YMCA, school run programs, etc. that are all options for parents who just need an hour or two before or after school. I run a daycare for young children, most leave even for a year of preschool before kindy. My program isn't suited for older kids at all.

[Meyou]

The kids that age out here go into other home daycares or school based afterschool programs. I keep ones that go to the same school as my dd but since all the kids walk if they don't live close they go elsewhere. I've been lucky enough to have 3 of my favorites go to a friend's dayhome in another school district. She happens to do only SA care and I happened to have 3 favorites that live in her school district. I still get to see them frequently.

[Blackcat31]

So what do you do when you have siblings and one is sa and the other is prek or k?

Keep one and not the other?

Makes no sence to me.:confused:

Absolutely. I currently have 4 families who have older children that do not attend my program. I don't see what is so odd about that. It is the same concept as having one kid in elementary school and one in middle or high school. Two or more drop offs, two or more places of attendance.....what is weird about that?

Parents all completely understand that mixing older ones with younger ones isn't always ideal....I mean they live with it at home every day so they know....

I have never ever had a parent not understand or be upset that their kids aren't together at daycare.

By the time a kid reaches school age, they have a completely different set of needs than the younger under SA kids do. I actually think most my parents appreciate the fact that their kids go different places. I think it probably cuts down on squabbling at home since their kids didn't spend all day together.

IMO, another downfall of having an older SA kid who has a sib at daycare is the older one wants to "parent" the little one. Either because they want to or the parents tell them to keep an eye out for "little sis/bro"....... I HATE that! It robs the little one of an opportunity to be independent and it makes the older ones feel responsible when it isn't their job.