The Perfect School

I'm questioning the school calendar.

I know that children have needs which are carefully thought out and have resulted in the way schools are today. However, children's needs must be paid for. Children need clothes food, after school activities (swimming lessons, sport) and toys. How can they be paid for when there are approximately 15 weeks of school holiday's each year and when most schools are finished with by 3.30pm? 

How can both parents afford to work? 

You are lucky if you have a relative who can help out with the childcare. Parents must figure out some wrap around childcare solution for the days the children are at school and then there are the school holidays to consider. Most employees receive about 23 days of annual leave each year. Which is just over 4 weeks holiday. But there are about 15 weeks school holidays to account for. Even if both partners worked and didn't spend their annual leave at the same time, there are still 7 weeks to worry about. The primary school care system prevents both parents from working. 

Yesterday I heard about an amazing new school. It is open from 7.30am - 6pm except for two weeks of the year. Children can take holidays when they want, meaning parents don't have to pay a premium for going away during the summer holidays. Here is the schedule.  I honestly think this must be the way forward for primary schools. There needs to be a wrap around onsite after school care solution and affordable options for childcare for the school holidays.