Working Mom - New to DaycareBear

[Inspired by Reggio]

I am so sorry you are having a challenging time - I did not realize there were still schools in Ontario doing the half day thing - they were suppose to wean that option out by last school year in preparation for the full day everyday rolling out the options is now suppose to be full day only ... I would be complaining to your MPP and your school board as to why the full day is not available to you - because even if there is not the full day everyday the 'alternating' days is suppose to be the next option at the moment?

IME if you are stuck with 1/2 day as the only option - you might have better luck if you ask the school if he could switch to mornings as more providers would be able to work around the 9-11:30 drop off and pick up ... personally even if I was advertizing for a space I could not take a child to school for afternoons cause the rest of my group is napping from 12:30 - 3 and it would not be fair to them

I know that I have clients in care in the past who have opted not to enroll in JK or SK due to the half day thing - they were just not able to find anyone willing to help and I could not help them and well kindergarten is not 'compulsory' to attend and kids in 'daycare' tend to get the same exposure and experiences getting ready for 'social skills' needed to cope in a school setting ... so it was just easier to stay out and for me to focus on offering them a home schooled option of the kindergarten program so that when they left my program for school full time in Grade 1 they had mastered everything that was on the 'checklist' for completion of kindergarten.... are there childcare centres in Burlington that offer this option for working parents?