childcare for secondary school

[debpar1]

Beginning to have sleepless nights about my daughter getting to Secondary school. She is Yr4 at the moment and I work two days.A childminder takes her to school and picks her up.next school is too far away. Might have to give up work but money does help. What do I do? Please advise ?

Spend year 6 building up confidence being left, taking self to school and home and letting self in. Give key and firm instructions. This is imo what people here do. Some encourage homework club etc too then not too long in house alone.

How old will she be and what hours will she be out of the house? Is it school holidays that worry you most?

How do other children get to the same secondary school?

I think a hefty (almost all) proportion of the year 7s at dd's secondary school make their own way to school. Some on buses. Some by train, lots and lots walking.

Is it more the period between her finishing school and you getting home that is worrying you? What time do you Usually get home? At dds school there are after school clubs every night that run until about 4.45/5pm, including homework clubs each night. So if your dd was inclined, she could probably stay on at school until later, make her way home, and depending on your home time, not be alone in the house for long at all.

Dd is 11 and in year 7. She isn't worried about being alone at home if I'm late or taking younger dcs to swimming lessons for example. I started making sure she had some time alone at home, shorter periods leading to longer periods (up to about an hour), from year 5/6.

Depending where school is and how she wil get there - walk / train / bus etc

Holidays you can get temp nanny or go to a friends for a day if only 2 days

Don't worry. Your child will grow up a lot between now and year 7. As others have said most children this age travel home without a parent. Travel in group of friends. Could she walk, bus etc to childminders?
Or after school clubs and you pick up ?
The trouble with after school club and traveling home is that generally quieter then other children gone home already.