Blue Skies for Children Hours
My son is supposed to start attending Blue Skies in July, and my hope was that they would be back at regular hours by then. I’ve reached out to the staff directly to ask and they indicated there’s no plan of when they’ll go back to regular hours. I wanted to ask if there are any current parents who have heard rumblings of when or whether they’ll ever go back to their regular hours? I will not be able to send him there if he has to be picked up by 4:30, so not sure if I need to find alternative care. Thank you for any information.
Apr 12, 2022
Parent Replies
Current BlueSkies parent here. My understanding is that staffing is the issue. The demand for extended hours (beyond the current 8:30-4:30, which honestly, I feel very fortunate to have) is there, from what I can infer from other parents. Since the factors that contribute to the staffing challenge - pandemic, low pay in ECE in general, BS4C's year-round schedule - which includes fewer days off than other childcares- are unlikely to be resolved by July, and the stakes sound pretty high, I would line up an alternate plan if I were you.
Thank you, that’s very helpful, although very saddening since I was looking forward to him attending there.