my daughter is a 3rd grader and she is having a little trouble in school but not so much she needs to stay back in 3rd grade what can i do for her or so that they dont do this? anyone please i am from the Plymouth Massachusetts area please reply thank you from daffodill

Hi! I am new to this site but I am loving it so far. My name is Cheri and I was wondering where are you located? I do childcare in my home . I live In Indiana. Curious where you are, and just wanted to say hi anyway. I adore kids all ages, drop a line to say hi when you find the time. Cheri

Thank you so much for the information...very useful.

Hi NJmomWife,

Welcome to GreatSchools.

If you need to know how to obtain information about members of this community simply click on their picture it will take you right to their profile.

I don't know what area you are in...I'm fairly new to this site and I'm not yet familiar with obtaining information on members.

I'm in Irvington, NJ and my daughter is in her 2nd year at her school, she started kindergarten there last year. When I enrolled her at the school last year, I asked if before/after care was provided by the school...it wasn't. I explained that my husband and I will be at work hours after school has ended and asked if there were programs in the area.

The school can advise on which programs provide pick-up services to their aftercare site. You'll have to research each to determine which is best suited for your needs. Good luck!

gmartello, have you already enrolled your daughter in a local elementary school? Does your elementary school not provide an after-school program? Most schools have one. If they don't have one, there must be a million parents at your school who are in the same prediciment you are in. Network yourself with those parents to see what THEY do. Don't know where to start? Be friendly and start talking. Talk to your daughter's teacher. Talk to your daughter's Class Homeroom Parent (ask the teacher for their info if you don't have it). Talk to the PTA parents. Ask your daughter about the other kids in her class--who gets picked up every day by their parents, who rides a bus, who stays at the school, who rides a van with a program logo on it? Then send your daughter to school with notes to the parents who you think might be in the same situation as you and ask them for their references.

I saw the other posting about sittercity.com. I don't know anything about this service, but for my own kids I would be very wary about having them cared for by an individual.

Good luck!

Hi gmartello,

While I cannot recommend anyone personally, I can tell you the name of a great website: www.sittercity.com/

You do have to pay a small fee for the service something like $100 a year roughly $7 something a month. My husband and I use it you can find local babysitters (and more) in your area and it gives you valuable information. It tells you without talking to the sitters :

Four step screening process
Free access to background checks
Sitter video interviews
Comprehensive sitter profiles
Advanced sitter search options
Work experience
Skills and certifications
Education, hobbies, and interests
References and reviews by other people she/he has sat for
Bio and contact information


Good luck!