Holiday Club - DD slightly under min age

[BlueButterfliesAndPurpleStars]

Hi everyone,

Could I get your opinions on this? I've never used a holiday club before for my girls, but I'm planning on working (from home) over the holidays and can't use grandparents anymore to cover this. There's one that looks fab that runs Mon - Thursday just down the road for 4 weeks that's free for us (as we're entitled to FSM).

However, the age is meant to be for 11-15 yr olds. My DDs are 10 and 12, but youngest is 11 this Sept (only 15 months between them).

There's another one that's a wider age group but only runs for 2 weeks in our area and is a bit too far out to easily get to as I don't drive.

Youngest really doesn't want to go to a club on her own, and doesn't seem fair for the older one to go with her stuck at home.

I phone the organiser to see if youngest might be able to attend too. They needed to take the question away, but phoned back to say that on the basis her older sister would be there, and that she's only just under (she'd be 11 the month after it finishes) they are happy to make an exception.

I've booked a place for them both but now I'm second guessing myself a bit. Do you think I've done the right thing?! Will she be OK?!

I suppose I can always pull one or both out after the first day if it goes terribly wrong? And can pick her up in about 10 mins if she needs me to?

She will be absolutely fine and I would have done the same with booking both into one club.

I’m sure she will be absolutely fine!

As the organisers have said it's OK, then it's OK

It would be wrong to do it without their consent (insurance and ratios)

It sounds perfectly sensible. Hope they enjoy it.

I’m sure she’ll be fine. They wouldn’t have said yes if they weren’t confident they could accommodate her. Sounds like a good arrangement.

She'll be fine!

Thanks so much for the reassurance everyone!!!

I opened this thinking they had said no, you was fuming and how could you force the issue.

You called, asked and they have said yes. She will be fine and because it's local will probably know some of the others going from school, local friends etc.

Plus it's just down the road so they don't even really need you to take them/pick up. One less thing to try and juggle,

@canigooutyet

I opened this thinking they had said no, you was fuming and how could you force the issue.

You called, asked and they have said yes. She will be fine and because it's local will probably know some of the others going from school, local friends etc.

Plus it's just down the road so they don't even really need you to take them/pick up. One less thing to try and juggle,

Haha you're right, it's absolutely perfect! And so much better than them bouncing off the walls at home.

If they'd said no, I'd probably have just accepted it and neither of them would have gone - something to reflect on as that would honestly have been no good at all 😂

Yey for having the holidays (hopefully - spaces permitted) sorted!

She won't be much younger, but with a September birthday could seem much younger socially as the eleven year olds will be starting year 7 or year 8 in September.

I'm sure she'll be fine, just young. An August birthday I wouldn't give a second thought to.

Thank you! The difference on just about ready for senior school is what I was worried about - but then again her and her already in senior school sister has always been quite close maturity wise (she's still my youngest 😂).

I think I'll judge it after the first few sessions and see how they're both getting on. Hopefully there a few which aren't quite in senior school (where I've seen the "jump" happen).

I feel like I'm reliving when DD2 started school a whole 2 years in front of her all over again 😂 DD3 was so ready the year before she started, but she's the oldest in her year and DD2 is one of the youngest.