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Anybody know of any child care centers in the Raleigh area that are open until 8pm? We are planning to move there in the next year or so and I am a registered nurse who has only worked in the hospital setting. Often hospital RN day shift hours are 7am-7pm. So I found it strange that even the child care centers associated with WakeMed, Duke, and Rex all close at 6pm.
Anybody know of any child care centers in the Raleigh area that are open until 8pm? We are planning to move there in the next year or so and I am a registered nurse who has only worked in the hospital setting. Often hospital RN day shift hours are 7am-7pm. So I found it strange that even the child care centers associated with WakeMed, Duke, and Rex all close at 6pm.
Perhaps your new HR office has some ideas. Seems like it would be a common concern.
I've always been a little jealous of the convenience that "Seattle Grace/Grey-Sloan Memorial Hospital" offers for the docs with kids! They never have any issues with childcare.
Let me know if you find any options. I have been wondering how to coordinate childcare with my future work schedule and husband's schedule.
I know! I have never seen a hospital with child care INSIDE the hospital in real life! And it always seems as if they are open 24 hours. My current hospital in Greenville, has a child care center across the street though it's not exactly walking distance b/c the campus is so huge. And it's crazy expensive.
I hope to get a non-hospital job with more standard hours. But I checked one random Raleigh elementary school website and school doesn't even start until 9:15am??? Never heard of such a late start. It's usually b/t 7:30-7:45am around here.
I know! I have never seen a hospital with child care INSIDE the hospital in real life! And it always seems as if they are open 24 hours. My current hospital in Greenville, has a child care center across the street though it's not exactly walking distance b/c the campus is so huge. And it's crazy expensive.
I hope to get a non-hospital job with more standard hours. But I checked one random Raleigh elementary school website and school doesn't even start until 9:15am??? Never heard of such a late start. It's usually b/t 7:30-7:45am around here.
Many public schools offer before and after school on site childcare for parents that work. You should look into it. Here's a link:
I hope to get a non-hospital job with more standard hours. But I checked one random Raleigh elementary school website and school doesn't even start until 9:15am??? Never heard of such a late start. It's usually b/t 7:30-7:45am around here.
The high schools start earlier than the Elementary schools. Every now and then there is talk of switching them, since high schoolers often work night jobs, etc. 9:15 does seem pretty late if both parents work.
There are a couple of elementary schools that start at 7:45, Davis Drive Elementary is one, I think Apex Elementary might be an early start. But the vast majority are 9:15 (you can drop off starting at 8:45). The buses have to do all three levels of schools, so generally it's HS at 7:20, MS at 8:15 and elementary at 9:15 start times (with very few exceptions).
I always found it weird that the hours of those places don't extend a bit further beyond work hours for most people.
Very difficult to staff child-care workers for programs that late....6:00 is industry standard for most school-aged childcare programs for that and several other reasons.... plus it goes into meal-time.
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