Here's the scoop: I WOH 2-3 days per week. I can be somewhat flexible, but not crazy flexible. We are going to homeschool for K and possibly grade 1. At the moment, I am inventing a forest school drop-off program that should be ready for dd's grade one year. It's not ready yet, though. The forest school would be for K and grade 1 students.
In past years, the grandparents have done child care, but they would like to switch to a more school-type schedule. I am trying to figure out what dd should do 3 mornings a week when I am working.
I now have 2 main options and I need to choose between them:
1. A school that is a 30 minute drive away in traffic operates a homelearners program 2 days a week. You do not need to attend. The days it is on are my days off, so dd would be in other recreation center classes the mornings that I work. It offers a $500 subsidy for all homelearners. The program will likely remain open for at least 3 more years, so this would work for us in the future if we decided to continue homeschooling.
2. Another school that is a 20 minute drive away in better traffic. It is an unschooling school and you can attend as much or as little as you like, but you do attend. It is open the days I work, and it does not offer a subsidy. We need to attend some of the time. The program will close (in its current form) at the end of the year. Few 5-year-olds attend and it is a little less supervised than I would like. However, dd would have a consistent place and group to go to and they would be supportive of our path.
What would you choose?
In past years, the grandparents have done child care, but they would like to switch to a more school-type schedule. I am trying to figure out what dd should do 3 mornings a week when I am working.
I now have 2 main options and I need to choose between them:
1. A school that is a 30 minute drive away in traffic operates a homelearners program 2 days a week. You do not need to attend. The days it is on are my days off, so dd would be in other recreation center classes the mornings that I work. It offers a $500 subsidy for all homelearners. The program will likely remain open for at least 3 more years, so this would work for us in the future if we decided to continue homeschooling.
2. Another school that is a 20 minute drive away in better traffic. It is an unschooling school and you can attend as much or as little as you like, but you do attend. It is open the days I work, and it does not offer a subsidy. We need to attend some of the time. The program will close (in its current form) at the end of the year. Few 5-year-olds attend and it is a little less supervised than I would like. However, dd would have a consistent place and group to go to and they would be supportive of our path.
What would you choose?
