Older Kids

[Baby Beluga]

Today I have:

5 year old DCB
6 year old DCB
5 year old DCG
2.5 year old DCB
6 year old - my own daughter
14 month old - my own son

Holy COW these older kids are NUTS. And LOUD. So very loud. I thought my niche was 3 - 5/6. Now, I'm not so sure ::

[Baby Beluga]

And of course we have grass seed that was planted over the bare spots (that the DCK's no doubt created....) so we can't go in the backyard for 2 weeks.

We're doing other movement activities, but nothing is a substitute for running amok outside

[storybookending]

I ran a school aged program for years. I will never go back.

[Blackcat31]

SA kids are awesome.

As long as they aren't here.


No, I really do think SA kids can be fun and enjoyable but not within the context of mixed ages.

They can be fun and enjoyable if you only have SA kids.

Hopefully, your day passes swiftly and they aren't too terribly behaved.

[JBWWCC]

With my licensing we have to have at least 2 school age kids. 1 of those is my own, so it's never rough for me. I was thinking about doing an all SA summer. Maybe I should reconsider? ::

[Blackcat31]

With my licensing we have to have at least 2 school age kids. 1 of those is my own, so it's never rough for me. I was thinking about doing an all SA summer. Maybe I should reconsider? ::

Your license says you have to have SA?

[TooManyKitties]

She’s in CA. I think she means, *no more than* two SA, which is how licensing works here.

[JBWWCC]

In California yes. With a small license I can have up to 8 children 2 of which have to be 6 years or older.

[JBWWCC]

She’s in CA. I think she means, *no more than* two SA, which is how licensing works here.

I can have all 8 school age children if I wanted to. It would bring absolutely zero business during the school year haha. But with a small license, I can have 8 children. 2 of which have to be 6 years or older.

[Blackcat31]

In California yes. With a small license I can have up to 8 children 2 of which have to be 6 years or older.

Oh, gottcha!
I thought you meant that you HAD to have SA kids and I was like but now I understand.

Thank you for clarifying.

[LK5kids]

Years ago when I was in Iowa doing FCC I could have 6 under school age and 5 school age. Before and after school for two hours I could just be by myself with that many.

Usually after school I had that many and in the summer my daughter helped. Had to be 14 yrs or older. Those school kids were soooo easy! They played great, were never loud, etc. I had a large yard that bordered the woods. They played outside so well and played quietly in my lunch area for the entire nap time.

I can't imagine it being that way now! Things have really changed!

[Baby Beluga]

6 year old DCB and my own DD are technically the only 2 AS kids. Everyone else starts K in August. Silly me figured that would make a difference ::

My own DD is of course the most work of them all. She riles the entire group up. When I make her leave the classroom, the other children are easy peasy.

[Mike]

6 year old DCB and my own DD are technically the only 2 AS kids. Everyone else starts K in August. Silly me figured that would make a difference ::

My own DD is of course the most work of them all. She riles the entire group up. When I make her leave the classroom, the other children are easy peasy.

Sounds like maybe your dd should be an assistant. Give her something to do.

[sharlan]

You can have all the SA kids you want!

Personally, I only want the ones I've raised. My grandkids and the 8 yo I've had for 6 years are fine.

[Baby Beluga]

At this point I think I will send my own DD to camp, and enroll all the SA's I can over the summers.

Kidding.

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