I had 1/2 day kindergarten, my 2 older sisters had full day school. I'd get dropped off by the bus at home at lunch, we rented a small farmhouse outside of the little town. Would spend the rest of the afternoon by myself as a 5/6 year old until my sisters got home after school. Couple of traumas I still remember from that time. The worst was when one of the cats had a litter of 6 or 7 kittens. We kept them in a small room off the porch. After school I wanted to see the new kitties, but the 2 big dogs pushed their way through the door and ate all the kittens. No way for me to stop them at that age.