Teachers: what do you do with your kids on staff work days?

[psychmom]

I'm hoping to be teaching in the fall and I'm wondering what to do with DS on days that are student holidays but staff development/work days.

I was planning on enrolling him in the after school program at his school but I'm pretty sure they don't some on school holidays and we don't have family we can leave him with. Should I look into a after school program at a daycare instead?

[dowagercountess]

I am lucky in that I can bring her with me, get a student to babysit her in my room.

[EmilieMadison]

Our school's before/after school program offers full day care on non-holiday day's off.
Your ticker may be outdated; how old is he? Does he go to school or daycare?

[hopecounts]

I babysat for a lot of teachers during in service days when I was in HS and College.
See if you can find a reliable and trustworthy babysitter.

[nsl]

This is definitely one perk of daycare. Mine are either there or with a sitter when I have inservices over the summer or on days they have off.

[candreco]

Our district's before and after school care is open all day on teacher work days.

[psychmom]

Apr 27, 2015 20:48:15 GMT -5 EmilieMadison said:

Our school's before/after school program offers full day care on non-holiday day's off.
Your ticker may be outdated; how old is he? Does he go to school or daycare?

He'll be in kinder in the fall.

[psychmom]

I'll have to double check with our after school program to see if they are open or not.

[erbear]

My school offers an extended care program on faculty days so we usually send them there. Sometimes, a grandmom comes up.

[tamarindy]

Every school and district is different, but those teachers with kids bring them in on "teacher work days." These days are mainly spent working in your room, with a possible faculty meeting. I have seen kiddos at the faculty meeting just hanging out with their ipads.

[kcandbrae]

I bring him, but he's 10. He sits in my room and reads or watches a movie during any type of staff development.

[irishbride2]

Ours has "camp" that parents can pay for on staff days but staff kids go for free.

[suzubell]

I leave them with my regular sitter or get one of my high school kids to babysit.

[livinitup]

Well, you do what any working mom/parent does when the school has a development day - you go to work and little one goes to care. Great if you can bring him/her to work. But otherwise, pay for a one-day program like the YMCA - they often work off of the school calendar and provide programing for holidays and development day - you can pay for 1 or more days. Or use a neighborhood babysitter, friend - or take the day off from work, or hubby/partner takes the day off. You have lots of options.

[amberlyrose]

When my mom was the school librarian, all the kids came to the library and we were put to work shelving books and stuff. She'd put on a movie around lunch time and take everyone out to the playground. When we got older and my mom started teaching, we'd babysit for my mom's co-workers in their classrooms or somewhere on school grounds.

[CloudBee]

I don't see how this is different than anyone else who has children and the school is closed.

Many districts or rec departments offer care in the form of special outings, camp, etc., on such days. If high school is out as well, then how about a teen sitter?

[hopecounts]

Apr 28, 2015 13:17:08 GMT -5 CloudBee said:

I don't see how this is different than anyone else who has children and the school is closed.

Many districts or rec departments offer care in the form of special outings, camp, etc., on such days. If high school is out as well, then how about a teen sitter?

Teachers aren't allowed to take off on development days, which people in other jobs might be able to do and trade off with their spouse if all else fails depending on their leave time of course. 

[hocus2]

I'm not a teacher but out Y has mini-camps for most school closures. You don't have to be a member to use them.

[hopecounts]

Apr 28, 2015 14:43:09 GMT -5 @kar said:

Apr 28, 2015 13:28:43 GMT -5 hopecounts said:

Teachers aren't allowed to take off on development days, which people in other jobs might be able to do and trade off with their spouse if all else fails depending on their leave time of course. 

I know of no one who has any sort of regular professional job who could triage time off even with a spouse for all of the early dismissals, non-regular work school holidays and professional development days schools have. Most before/after schools/Y care/Boys and Girls club offer some kind of in service day care.

That's why I said if all else fails
Absolutely not as a regular thing but for one development day because care falls through at the last minute it can be possible for some jobs.

[balletofangels]

Most districts or community centers, etc. offer "camps" for days off. We are also lucky to have grandparents nearby.

However, it is very rare that we have full in-service days like the olden days. We have early dismissals and then she'll be able to go to the after school program. They do field trips on early dismissal days.