Originally Posted by Dabill:
LOL, I know older kids can be more difficult than the young ones! I only ask because there is a big need for school age care in my community. The public school had a program years ago but closed due to lack of funding, now there are no options. I think funding would still be a problem even with a family daycare type program since people don't want to pay as much for older kids..
A provider in my town did it, but she was finishing her Masters at the time, and liked having the school day to attend class and do homework. She also volunteered at the school during the day, IIRC. She quit once she graduated though.
I've always thought that in home day care would work for SA kids if those were the only kids the provider had, because you could really cater to that group. I do think the mix of littles and SA is a turn off for many (including me
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