To move kids school when they are happy?

[Bigfishylittlefishy]

Hi im a stay at home parent to my two children. They currently attend a "nice, MC" school, and they're both doing well and have nice friends.

The school has zero space in the before and after school clubs (my sons been on the waiting list for 2 years now) in years 1 and 3.

AIBU to move the children so that i can return to work? I have been offered a good opportunity but would require them in breakfast club. All the childminders are also full.

So aibu or selfish to consider moving them from a school where they are both doing well with friends?
The other school is situated in a deprived council estate so i am frightened.

I am well aware this comes across as snobby, hell i was born and raised on a council estate. Times seem to be different now. There has recently been another shooting and i am afraid of the unknown.

Other option is to keep them where they are but not work for many years to come :( my husband is out the doot early and returns home late.

Im feeling very conflicted. I dont need to work. We are not rich but we get by. Thanks.

Not sure if this is your area.
Try this site

It’s for childminders, mothers helps etc

Thankyou very much. I will look on that.

Yes it is true, two childminders who specifically do pick up and drop offs at their school. It is a small school on the outskirts of a city next to a farm.
The school down the road in the same area gets lots of CMs.

Are there any day nurseries that do after school and before school? Some of the ones in my area do. One goes all the way to twelve years old.

You say you wouldn't want to work full-time anyway while they are young. Any possibility of finding a school-hours-only job so you can pick up and drop off? (Not thick on the ground, I know.) Is the job you're looking at, the one that involves working before and after school, part-time?

My DD is 17 and in lower 6TH.

She picks up a little girl from school 3 days a week, walks her home,
gives her tea etc and sometimes gives the 2 other DC tea as well.

There were a lot of applicants for the job-can you do something like this?

Didnt even think about 6th formers. There are plenty here so certainly something to consider. The job was 3 full days. I will put a facebook post up. Thankyou.

Really not interested in a school job with children as that isn't me.

Leaving the thread now as i have had plenty of good advice and opinions.
Thanks once again.

long shot op, but when I was stuck, one of the mums approached me and said she'd been thinking about going into CM and was happy to do a pick up. Do you have a class message group or a friend or someone on the PTA that could ask around in case there's another parent that would like a bit of extra cash?

I know it's a little out there and desperate, but you might find someone that'll want to do it.

No, I wouldn't move my kids, but I'd leave no stone unturned trying to make the childcare work.

Have you talked to your school about the ASC/breakfast club shortage of spaces? Kick up a bit of a fuss, it's outrageous things are so full that you would have to turn down a hot job prospect.

also my friend put an advert in at a near university, and has had a couple of people studying childcare related subjects doing pick ups and drop offs.