https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 28 May 2026 14:12:07 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-kindergarten-hours-for-your-school-district#post-2687342 Thu, 26 Jan 2017 14:29:00 +0000 bhbee 2687342@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>drop off is 7:25-7:40 - most people walk - to 3:00 I believe. They moved it up this past year to be able to go fewer days. Older kids start later but I agree with an earlier poster that I don't see how they get the after school activities or jobs in! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-kindergarten-hours-for-your-school-district#post-2687319 Thu, 26 Jan 2017 14:12:32 +0000 LindsayLou 2687319@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our district only offers full day kindergarten, from 9-3:30. I have no idea how they expect working parents to be able to make that work. And 3:30 seems so late! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-kindergarten-hours-for-your-school-district#post-2687308 Thu, 26 Jan 2017 14:03:23 +0000 Boogs 2687308@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>8:25-2:30</p> <p>So many other school days seem to be so much longer than ours! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-kindergarten-hours-for-your-school-district#post-2687175 Thu, 26 Jan 2017 11:48:51 +0000 lamariniere 2687175@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our school is 8:25-4:00 three days a week, 8:25-12:00 one day and 8:25-3:25 one day. It's kind of nuts. :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-kindergarten-hours-for-your-school-district#post-2687163 Thu, 26 Jan 2017 11:36:36 +0000 ShootingStar 2687163@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Kindergarten starts at 8:50. 1/2 day goes to 12:15, full day goes to 3:06. I think they just do instruction related stuff in the morning. Afternoon is lunch and play time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-kindergarten-hours-for-your-school-district#post-2687162 Thu, 26 Jan 2017 11:36:00 +0000 Mrs. Yoyo 2687162@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We start at 7:45 and go until 2:45. I hate the early start -- he has to be up at 6:30 to be ready/fed/walk down there. DS could really use a little extra sleep, and trust me when I say I usually have him in bed by 8 at latest (often earlier) every night. I hope it gets easier as he gets a bit older, but right now I have to scrape him out of bed many mornings.</p> <p>Our middle/high schools start later, and while I know there are studies about teens needing the sleep, too, I think it's weird that they don't get more time for extracurriculars and jobs and what not. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-kindergarten-hours-for-your-school-district#post-2687156 Thu, 26 Jan 2017 11:30:57 +0000 Mama Bird 2687156@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not sure about start time, somewhere around 8, but end of the day is 2:30. Clearly no one has two working parents, uh huh, right. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-kindergarten-hours-for-your-school-district#post-2687144 Thu, 26 Jan 2017 11:13:25 +0000 Bao 2687144@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@T.H.O.U.: you go in and drop off so you wait in the lobby then the bill rings at 8:40 and you bring them to their class. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-kindergarten-hours-for-your-school-district#post-2687122 Thu, 26 Jan 2017 10:48:35 +0000 Twolittlemen 2687122@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Kindergarten is 9-4. I drop DS off at 7:15 for paid early care and he comes home on the bus at 4:20.</p> <p>(Middle school is 8-3, high school is 7-2. They all use the same buses.) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-kindergarten-hours-for-your-school-district#post-2687104 Thu, 26 Jan 2017 10:27:38 +0000 autumnlove 2687104@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think 8:20-2:45 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-kindergarten-hours-for-your-school-district#post-2687083 Thu, 26 Jan 2017 10:00:10 +0000 looch 2687083@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@winniebee: It so complex to change, that's what we've learned, in some of the cities that have managed to change it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-kindergarten-hours-for-your-school-district#post-2687077 Thu, 26 Jan 2017 09:58:11 +0000 winniebee 2687077@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: I tend to agree! Middle school starts much earlier here - 745- and high school I think 815? But then high school has sports after school so not sure how a later start time would impact that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-kindergarten-hours-for-your-school-district#post-2687054 Thu, 26 Jan 2017 09:43:23 +0000 jape14 2687054@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It varies by school in our (huge) district. The school we are zoned to runs 9:15-3:45, with before/after care options. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-kindergarten-hours-for-your-school-district#post-2687053 Thu, 26 Jan 2017 09:41:23 +0000 chibee 2687053@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not in school yet (he's 2.5) but it will be 8:10-2:45. I work in the high school down the street from there, but my hours are 7:30-3:30 so i'll probably put him in before and aftercare. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-kindergarten-hours-for-your-school-district#post-2687052 Thu, 26 Jan 2017 09:40:38 +0000 looch 2687052@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@winniebee: There's a movement in my area to switch the start times of high school and elementary schools, so that high schoolers can sleep later and elementary begins in their current slot. Part of the thinking is that high schoolers can be on their own in the morning and part is that physically, high schoolers need more sleep than their elementary aged counterparts. It's interesting. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-kindergarten-hours-for-your-school-district#post-2687047 Thu, 26 Jan 2017 09:31:05 +0000 yoursilverlining 2687047@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hours are 8:45 - 3:15. Scheduled just right not to work for working parents, because of course. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-kindergarten-hours-for-your-school-district#post-2687042 Thu, 26 Jan 2017 09:24:25 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2687042@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bao: How do they only allow 5 minutes for drop off? Our drop off line can take easily a half an hour to get everyone through. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-kindergarten-hours-for-your-school-district#post-2687038 Thu, 26 Jan 2017 09:22:38 +0000 MamaG 2687038@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We don't use the bus service...</p> <p>School doors open at 7:15, classrooms open at 7:40 and the day starts at 7:50 (prior to 7:40, they are in the cafeteria). Dismissal is at 3:00. We use the extended day care option which allows our kiddo to be at the school until 6:00 in the evening. </p> <p>I typically drop her off between 7:30 and 7:40 and her Dad picks her up between 5:30 and 5:45. It's a long day, but comparable to her daycare day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-kindergarten-hours-for-your-school-district#post-2687017 Thu, 26 Jan 2017 09:01:38 +0000 travellingbee 2687017@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>7:30-2:30 </p> <p>ETA there are early and late schools... The late schools start at 8:00 and go til 3:00 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-kindergarten-hours-for-your-school-district#post-2687012 Thu, 26 Jan 2017 08:53:24 +0000 lawbee11 2687012@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>8:00-3:20 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-kindergarten-hours-for-your-school-district#post-2687001 Thu, 26 Jan 2017 08:40:54 +0000 Mamaof2 2687001@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@KayKay: ours are also staggered to reduce the # of buses</p> <p>"A" schools start at 8:35 - 3:15<br /> "B" Schools start at 8:50 - 3:30<br /> "C" Schools start at 9:05 - 3:45</p> <p>We are an "A" school </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-kindergarten-hours-for-your-school-district#post-2686996 Thu, 26 Jan 2017 08:36:43 +0000 Bao 2686996@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Kindergarten starts at 8:45, drop-off begins at 8:40. The bus would pick LO up at 7:40ish though which is a LONG bus ride. School gets out at 3:35 but if kids ride the bus they don't load them until 3:45. LO would get home by 4:00pm. </p> <p>So actual school hours: 8:45-3:35 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-kindergarten-hours-for-your-school-district#post-2686992 Thu, 26 Jan 2017 08:33:54 +0000 rattles 2686992@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Their hours are 8:20-3:40. I'm on the other side and kind of wish there was a half day option. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-kindergarten-hours-for-your-school-district#post-2686983 Thu, 26 Jan 2017 08:25:00 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2686983@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>School Hours is 8:30 - 2:45 </p> <p>However, kids can be dropped off as early as 7:45 with supervision in the cafeteria for breakfast or the playground for free play. If DH is in line at 7:30, he drops her off right at 7:45 and makes it to work just at 8. </p> <p>For pick up, we do after school care but I believe you can pick up as late as 3:20. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-kindergarten-hours-for-your-school-district#post-2686979 Thu, 26 Jan 2017 08:19:09 +0000 KayKay 2686979@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our district has 3 staggered start/end times so they can have fewer buses. Start times are either 730, 830, or 920. We live in a 920 part of town, which is actually great because my kids sleep late. We looked at one charter school, but it had a 730 start time, and I knew there was no way I could have the kids up &amp; ready for school, drive there, and have them butts-in-seats by 730!! Plus, if you have to bus, sometimes the pick-up is super-early.</p> <p>So for us, the late start time works, but I SAH, too.</p> <p>All the schools offer before AND aftercare (and even some optional programming like Spanish classes, gymnastics, etc), so you don't have to arrange anything separately or at a different location if you don't want to. I don't think it's that big of a deal if you have working parents and need to do both before &amp; after, in that case. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-kindergarten-hours-for-your-school-district#post-2686977 Thu, 26 Jan 2017 08:16:53 +0000 oscarthegoon 2686977@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our district is 8:20 to 2:50pm for elementary. My husband starts work mid-morning so he does drop off, otherwise we would have to pay for before and after school care (we currently pay only for after school). At least there is an extended day program at our school. I have friends whose kids attend schools that don't offer that! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-kindergarten-hours-for-your-school-district#post-2686971 Thu, 26 Jan 2017 07:59:46 +0000 Foodnerd81 2686971@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just looked- you can do half day (morning or afternoon) or pay for full day, which I understand most people do. Full is 8:25 to 2:55, not sure on bus schedules; half is 8:25 to 11:15 or 12:05 to 2:55. Full seems like a long day but the half day options seem so so short. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-kindergarten-hours-for-your-school-district#post-2686961 Thu, 26 Jan 2017 07:37:28 +0000 looch 2686961@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't know about the district I live in, but the school I send my son to is as follows:</p> <p>Doors open at 8:45, school begins at 9:05.<br /> Dismissal for kindergarten (when the car kids are brought outside) begins at 3:25. According to my son, they stop "working" at 2:50 to begin clean up, packing, and organizing according to bus/aftercare/direct car pick up groups. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-kindergarten-hours-for-your-school-district#post-2686959 Thu, 26 Jan 2017 07:35:35 +0000 winniebee 2686959@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's so surprising to me that so many kindergartens start so late. Of course elementary school hours don't typically fit a working parents hours, but they could at least start school at a time so that only after care is required! Also most kids wake up early!?</p> <p>Our elementary school is 8:40-3:10. But bus pick up and drop off is 8:15/4. So at least I don't have to arrange for morning care. What are your school hours? </p>