What do you do for childcare for your 12 year olds?
DC is not ready to be left alone at home (anxiety, possible aspergers & adhd).
Children are currently not in school, and I do not work (homeschool). DH has decided they will go to school in Sept because he wants us to split up.
Youngest has a place ready in primary, and I am hoping to get a job that is (mostly) term-time. If I get that job though, they want an asap start.
However, all local secondaries are full. We are trying to get on the waitlists, but the schools have told us not to get our hopes up because the lists are already 20+. DH seems to think if we apply to the council, they will a) find somewhere; and b) this will somehow trigger DC's SN assessment (currently been waiting 2 yrs since GP referred us).
We have no family nearby, and no friends who can help. What options do we have? I need to start FT work asap, but can't leave the children in the house alone!
I need before and after school for the youngest (have found a CM, but need to visit and wait to see if she has spaces). I think we need after school for the eldest.
What do you do with your 12+? At what age did you allow them to stay home alone? At the moment, if alone DC will spend the whole time on the internet, but will get v.anxious with no adult in the house. I know this as I v.occasionally nip to the corner shop.
I'm going to post this in Education too, for traffic.