When did your child stop needing before and after school childcare?

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How old was your DC when you stopped before & after school childcare?

My 10 yo DS has outgrown his childminder setting, he goes with my younger DS every morning from 7.45 until school drop off my childminder has been in my DS's lives since they were 4 & 6 months old I've always kept this consistency for them to keep the familiarity.
However, my boys are 10 & 7 and love to wind each other up and bicker etc nothing major usual brotherly nonsense they are actually very very close but listening to them and playing referee is exhausting at times as they both like to have the last word.....

A couple of months ago we decided to start allowing our 10 yo DS to walk home from School a few nights a week, we live less than 5 minute walk from school its a safe and secure neighbourhood and no roads to cross etc. Reasons for this was 10 yo wanted more independence and it seemed fine as 15 yo DSD is home most nights from school also (unless she goes to the gym). It's worked well DS is a sensible boy and wouldn't mess about etc I trust him...... now the challenge I have is he wants to walk to school in a morning...... his childminder has also approached me and confirmed what I already thought and that is he has outgrown the setting all the other little ones are toddlers my DC are the only school age kids there now so it's not much fun for them...... I am going to trial him for the next few weeks walking to school from home alone to see how it goes and ensure I can trust him to lock the door etc. If this doesn't work out he will have to go to breakfast club at School (he doesn't want to though but I have to have confidence in him). He's yr 5 going to yr 6 in Sept so in practical terms he would have been doing this from yr 6 anyway I expected.

7 yo is also bored in childminders setting so my plan is to get this academic year finished and as long as eldest is ok walking I think I will put him in breakfast club from yr 3 atleast he is then with his friends and not little ones. I guess I need to let them grow up now but my god it's hard hahaha.

I'm not enjoying this stage of parenting at all.

Does the school have wraparound care if so I would definitely move the 7 year old no wonder they are causing problems if all the other kids are toddlers.

The ten year old walking home is pretty normal here even without an older sibling at home.

Yes, re my youngest my plan is to start him at breakfast club and after school club from (possibly) September although I may bring this forward and start a few mornings/nights a week from after May school holidays to see how he settles in there, I don't envisage him having any problems as he has many of his friends who attend.

My 10 yo took himself off to School for the 1st time this morning, was very strange leaving home without him though but he was absolutely fine and really happy he has the independence and trust. (I was spying on him though he hadn't realised I had turned the camera in our window around 😂).

Slightly pissed off with my childminder tbh, youngest got told off at School yesterday nothing major but he came out with a face on and she has approached his teacher asking what was wrong with him so the Teacher has told her about him having abit of an off day (unusual for him) I spoke with the Teacher when i was told and it's mild stuff but Childminder couldn't wait to inform my MIL who collected him last night, however, instead of telling her the full story she has made out like he has been really naughty at School and in alot of trouble he hadn't he had abit of a spat with another boy and they both missed their playtime no big deal at all it happens. I'm pissed off with her because she hasn't told MIL to pass on to me as I already knew as childminder text me and I then rang school. So she was well aware I knew everything. I have then been told she had told him off and told him "wait till we get back I am texting your mum" and then she has gone off telling tales to him grandma too he's 7 ffs! He had been dealt with at School took his punishment and that was done with and I have obviously dealt with him at home also. But he doesn't need a childminder and grandparent sticking their nose in and bollocking him too. He ended up bursting into tears when I spoke with him last night poor kid had clearly heard enough. So I think for this reason I might be bringing his leaving date forward.