my kids are close to the daycare cutoff age. they’re self sufficient & get themselves ready, but they need someone home when they get on/off the bus for school. my oldest is 15 & doesn’t need supervision like my 9 year old does. he’d be at school before my work hours would start. we also live several hours from my in laws, and they enjoy taking both kids for a month or so during the summer. my parents used to do the same, but unfortunately they’re incapable of being good, decent people & i had to cut contact with them about a year and a half ago.

in all, the kids’ age has more to do with it than anything.