Managing spots for kinders

[mickyc]

Suzie- problem with the kinder program in Manitoba is that it is all day every 2nd day on a 6 day cycle. So usually one week school Monday, Wednesday and Friday, next week school Tuesday and Thursday. Throw in a day off and it messes the whole system up as days off get bumped a day. It's way too complicated IMO.

Some months the kinder only go to school minimal days (8 to 10 days), it's really not worth the hassle taking 2 kids for the one spot

[Suzie_Homemaker]

Suzie- problem with the kinder program in Manitoba is that it is all day every 2nd day on a 6 day cycle. So usually one week school Monday, Wednesday and Friday, next week school Tuesday and Thursday. Throw in a day off and it messes the whole system up as days off get bumped a day. It's way too complicated IMO.

Some months the kinder only go to school minimal days (8 to 10 days), it's really not worth the hassle taking 2 kids for the one spot

Oh, I was not understanding that it rotates. That would be hard. I think I would not bother with Kinders and leave for someone else to figure out.

[superfun]

Oh, I was not understanding that it rotates. That would be hard. I think I would not bother with Kinders and leave for someone else to figure out.

There's more money to be made by taking 2 kinders. Although we can be licensed for 8 kids, only 5 spots are for younger kids. That leaves 3 school age spots. If she doesn't take kinders, she'll only make money on before and after school care, instead of a full day pay.

[Suzie_Homemaker]

There's more money to be made by taking 2 kinders. Although we can be licensed for 8 kids, only 5 spots are for younger kids. That leaves 3 school age spots. If she doesn't take kinders, she'll only make money on before and after school care, instead of a full day pay.

Sometimes rules make it so hard.

What about offering two kinders spaces sharing space on opposites with clear understanding that when school closed, only the child who normally attend on that day may come?

Child A is school on Mon, Wed, Fri, Tue, Th, that mean in daycare Tue, Th, Mon, Wed, Fri
Child B is school on Tue, Th, Mon, Wed, Fri, that mean in daycare Mon, Wed, Fri, Tue, Th

If school closed on Tue of first week, then the spot belong Child A who would normally be in daycare if school was open. If school close Wed of of first week, that mean the spot belong to Child B who would normally be in daycare.

Only get care on the days that care is contacted - no option to attend for extra day if school closed. (Unless other spaces open from vacancy or child on vacation with family/off sick). i.e. additional day care subject availability.

Would that work?