You have a drs appt at drop off time

[cjt110]

Do you

A) take child with you and they are late for school;
B) organise for a friend to take them;
C) Rearrange your appointment.

I ask because on a few visits for early morning appts I see children sat in the waiting room - alone/with sibling at say 9am and the parents come out of the appt and off they go.

I know not everyone has a big support network but like AM , I needed to see the GP and aware they might run behind, I asked a friend would she mind my son going with her and her son to school today. As it was, I was finished by 8.45 so we would have been OK anyway but I just wondered if you don't have someone who can walk your child to school/childcare, do you just have your child be late?

I’d just take them. If I needed an appointment badly enough that I took one at that time, I’d go. It’s so hard to get an appointment at all never mind o e that fits around school times.

What age is your child? Presumably any lateness is parents fault. And an occaisonal appointment when you cant arrange alternative drop off is a better reason than most. The school are very unlikely to think badly of you or him if this ever does happen try to rationalise and not get too stressed about it.

B) my husbands work is quite flexible and there is only one day a week I do school drop of anyway which is open surgery at my doctors so you just turn up and wait but can usually get in if I go straight after drop off.

I don't like being late but if there is a legitimate reason such as adult has a doctors appointment I think that is ok.

I am always interested in this sort of statement. My son's primary school had a drop in breakfast club that you just dropped off and paid cash on the day. No need to book. It wasn't very busy so I assume that is why. It was very useful.for the odd occasion neither DH nor I could do drop off . I.had no idea they were so rare.

That’s such a risky way to run. If they have a busy morning and have to turn people away they’ll do irreparable damage to their reputation

It’s also a pain for registration purposes as you either need to keep every form ever filled in, or get a new one filled every time the child attends (or just not bother with basics like that, which seems to be a thing for a lot of breakfast clubs)