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How many of you offer school age summer care?
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ONLY for children who are past daycare kids AND still have siblings in care. -
Same as Blackcat.... only for current or past families
But I don't require a sibling currently in care.
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me to only take kids that have grown up here. I have taken in a few that were new before biggest mistake ever.Comment
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never offered it, never plan to. I find temporary or part time care to be about the most awful thing to do to myself and our routine here. By the time kids get used to things, they are off to school again. The exception I would make is if I knew this family very, very well and knew that the child could adjust happily and quickly to our set up. I haven't ever made that exception though.Comment
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Nope, no school agers at all.Comment
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never have and never will..... as someone else posted last week...least favorite age....yup SA... they don't mix well with my toddlers.....Comment
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This is the last summer I will be providing SA summer care, I have always only taken SA who have grown up with me. Currently have an 8 year old who can't wait for summer so he can come back, but after this year, I won't do it again. My home and program are geared towards the 5 and under set, and there just isn't enough to keep them engaged which leads to boredom, which leads to behavior problems.Comment
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Same here. This year I have a kinder that would be coming back for the summer. I fear he will be board and too much to entertian on top of the younger ones and have talked to his mother about enrolling him in the school summer program....they are much more active and have TONS more to offer him. I have another girl the same age that will be coming back but she is a little mother hen and will love playing wiht all the little one all summer long. It really depends on the kids.Comment
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I take SAs. I have only been open for two years so I haven't had the opportunity for my kids to go to school and come back. The SAs I do have are very good with the little kids and enjoy their time alone during nap. I'm actually very glad I have an SA coming for spring break shortly and am looking forward to summer!Celebrate! :
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The only school agers that I will have are my daughter and my nephew (paying). Other than that I don't like to have school agers. All they ever want to do here is watch tv all day or play with our game consoles, which I do not allow. When we do watch tv it's either a Disney or pixar movie (on Fridays) or sprout channel in the mornings and they don't like the programs because they are for younger children. Everything they play with turns into a gun, sword or bomb and they are not nice to my toys. It takes me almost 3 weeks to get them to follow my rules and then they Are gone in just another 3-6 weeks anyway
. I think that if I did take school agers again it would be on a case by case basis and even then just 1.
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Welcome back MarinaVanessa!The only school agers that I will have are my daughter and my nephew (paying). Other than that I don't like to have school agers. All they ever want to do here is watch tv all day or play with our game consoles, which I do not allow. When we do watch tv it's either a Disney or pixar movie (on Fridays) or sprout channel in the mornings and they don't like the programs because they are for younger children. Everything they play with turns into a gun, sword or bomb and they are not nice to my toys. It takes me almost 3 weeks to get them to follow my rules and then they Are gone in just another 3-6 weeks anyway. I think that if I did take school agers again it would be on a case by case basis and even then just 1.Comment
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If SA'ers are here, they nap. If they complain, it is their ticket outta here. LOL!! There are so many programs in our area for school agers but for some reason it seems as though parents do what is easiest and one drop off spot is what is easiest. But I still make them nap/rest and if they really fuss about it I just tell them to tell their mom. LOL!!Comment
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