Child Care for 10 YO Boy: which is best?

[MayLisaMarie]

I am attending a conference at the Dolphin on 5/28 & 5/29. I will be bringing my 10 YO son w/me, so I am investigating child care options. My son is an active 10 YO who likes video games, legos, videos, drawing, swimming and lots of physical activity. I am considering the Kinder-Care facility at the Administration Area, or The Swan or Dolphin childcare, Neverland at the Polynesian, Boardwalk or Yacht and Beach Club. For those of you who have experience with this, could you please tell me the pros and cons of each, and which one you think my son might enjoy most? Thank you!

 

[erinch]

Do you have access to a car?

The Orlando Science Center is offering some camps which it looks like you could do by the day on May 29:
http://www.osc.org/classes/grades3_5.htm

The Disney Resorts childcare don't begin till around 5 pm.

the swan/dolphin website lists Camp Dolphin as operating from 1:30-4:30 and in the evening, which would only leave you with the morning to cover.

Unless they've changed their policy, I don't think you can pre-book Kindercare facility on weekdays (you can on weekends)

 

[MayLisaMarie]

Thanks, Enrich, this would have been ideal, except that I need child care for 5/27 and 5/28. Unfortunately, the Dolphin hours don't work well for me because of the way my meetings are scheduled. I was hoping to avoid the 'individual baby sitter' route because of the expense.

 

[koswalt]

Childcare at the Neverland Club is from 5PM to Midnight only (or so I've read on these boards).

 

[erinch]

if you go to www.kindercare.com you'll find their site.
It gives 2 locations for lake buena vista.

the one which would be in the park says it takes through 5 year olds.

But there's another one, off Hotel Plaza drive which takes through age 10:

KinderCare-Live Oak
1825 Live Oak
PO Box 22074
Lk Buena Vista, FL 32830-2074

Cynthia Turner
Center Director
Phone: (407) 827-5437
Fax: (407) 828-8031

i'd definitely contact them now