How do you feel about a child missing one day of kindergarten for a vacation? We thought my daughter was off a certain day but we got the date wrong and already paid for a room
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Take her out of school. Have a blast,
Just a day or two is fine. Especially that young… I don’t feel like they are going to really miss anything detrimental to their education.
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I’ve let my daughter miss a week for her to go on vacation with her grandparents.
She’s young, missing a small amount of time is fine, especially while in elementary school.
I want my kids to know mental health days and vacations are normal, and okay.
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I took my daughter out of school many days until middle school. There are valuable lessons to be learned outside of the classroom.
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We were able to fill out paperwork for it being an educational trip as we played the ABC road game, looked for different states on the car tags, etc. and it got approved as an excused absence. One of the school administrators actually told us how to fill out the paper work like that.
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I’ve done it dozens of times and my kids are now in high school. A few days out of kindergarten aren’t going to kill her education.
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My kid my choice, always. If they have a problem with this, they can kiss mine, and I’ll pull them out and home school them. Family vacation is just like mom or dad taking PTO…. “prepare the others” cause I won’t be there.
Take that baby on vacation
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Take the vacation!! One day will not make a difference. Teacher and mama here
Couple days is fine I would take them
Miss it. Just make sure it’s not a regular thing. Date was wrong it happens enjoy anyways a missed day or two won’t hury
1 day won’t hurt and being in kindergarten it’s not that big of a deal.
Enjoy it our kids miss one or 2 days a year for vacation it’s not the end of the world
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One or two days is fine, especially at that age. I just say be careful as your child gets older. My daughter had too many unexcused absence last year ( middle school and mainly because she would forget to turn in the excuse and then lose it and I didnt know) and they came after me for truancy 
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Go! Let her have fun! School will still be there when she gets back!
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Seriously I wouldn’t give this a second thought. Who cares if the kids miss a week or two of school for a vacation. Making the memories are what’s important. Especially kindergarten, it’s one day, no biggie at all.
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No big deal. Especially at a young age.
Kindergarten is not problem in our house.
My son misses at least 3 days every year for Thanksgiving. I don’t see a problem with it. The school usually allows so many days for vacations.
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Memories last forever. Do it
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We can have up to 6 (I think) parent note excused absences. Doesn’t matter what the reason is as long as you send in a note.
My rule is that if my kids can suck it up and go to school with the sniffles, a mild head ache or when they just don’t want to, then they can play hookie for the fun stuff on occasion. Obviously I wouldn’t recommend it all the time, but one day isn’t going to be the end of the world.
1 day doesn’t hurt. Honest mistake. Kindergarten is mostly fun
Take your vacation with your child. In 10 years what difference would it make? They are little only once.
Took my 2nd grader out for a week 
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We have a teacher say they learn more outside the classroom
Go life is too short take the trip…
Kids learn more on a vacation for life than that time in school.
My son has missed a week of school for vacation with my ex and his family. 1 day of kindergarten wouldn’t be a big deal.
Family memories are way more important than a day of school !
Time is a thief !
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I let my kids miss school here and there when they just need a mental health day. I wouldn’t think twice about letting them miss it for vacation 
I never had an issue taking my son out for experiences. Public education is fine but life experiences are also necessary.
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If you want truancy knocking on your door.
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Go enjoy it’s your kid and it’s only 1 day
Yes. Our vacations to Florida are always educational.
Omg that’s fine! One day? Totally ok
I’ve never let my kids schooling interfere with their education. Take them on vacation
Took my kids out for a week to go to Disney. They are young, it will be fine.
I work at a school and I encourage mental health days! Take the vaycay!
Yea. I’d let them miss more in any grade so as they’re caught up and let the teachers know so they can prepare work for them. Random skip days, vacations. It’s fun, core memories lol. Adults like to miss a day of work, why wouldn’t kids lol.
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We always miss a day or 2 for our family Thanksgiving vacation. Family memories are soooo important, they’re only kiddos once!! 
take that baby/babies on the trip!!
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If they get sick they miss class anyway, and they always get caught up. At that age there is a Lot of repetitive things, the lil one will get caught up, esp as it’s just a day. If u want to be proactive ask the teacher more than a week ahead if you can be working on anything for the day she will miss.
I think family time and memories are important. My kids have missed a couple days here and there to do stuff. My older boys used to always miss a couple extra days before and after school breaks when they would travel to visit their father and grandparents. 1 day isn’t going to be a big deal especially in Kindergarten
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Shooooot girl. Tomorrow is my son’s last day of school for 8 days bc we are headed to Hawaii. He rarely misses 3-4 days a year and I thought the school would be ok and excuse them but they didn’t and they will be unexcused absences…my thoughts are whatever, he’s 10 and this will probably be the only time he gets to go until he’s an adult and chooses to take himself should he wish to.
It’s one day?
Kindergarten?
I think it’s going to be ok LOL
I think one day is fine it’s kindergarten
It’s kindergarten. Take the vacation.
Yes I let my daughter miss 5 days for vacation. Schools are crazy about absences but she enjoyed her time and 5 days isn’t a big deal to me.
Totally fine in my opinion family time is important
At that age my kid’s stayed sick longer then In school from getting sick at school. Doesn’t matter the age to me 1 or 2 day’s for family is worth more.
it’s kindergarten… it’s nothing special. Take them on trips. Make those memories. Once high school comes, they won’t even want to go on the trips…
It’s perfectly fine. They are your kids. Don’t let government dictate your life.
I took my daughter out for a full week.
We brought our homework with us & did it every day. She has 2 Bs & 2As.
Every parent is different, do what YOU feel is best momma!
People are gonna judge, have fun with your family anyways
I don’t think it’s a big deal but depending on how many days they miss total in the year the school might have an issue with it.
Id let her miss a day . Sometimes I allow my kids to miss days
Honestly kindergarten isn’t really important. Legally in some places, kindergarten isn’t even required for children. A day of missed school isn’t going to make any difference in your child’s grades or learning experience.
Adults do it to get a break from life and work. I think it’s ok for kids to have a break too!
My kid has missed a week for being sick before so a week for vacation seems totally fine to me!!!
Lower elementary Young 5s thru 2nd grade, definitely ok. Upper elementary, while still ok they will have make up work to do. Middle School and High School especially it gets really difficult with the amount of school work they do at school every day. Making up time off as they get older is harder. One day of kindergarten is nothing imo
Currently on an 11 day vacation with my 2 college kids, middle schooler and elementary kiddo. They kept our kids out of school for 2 years so yeah, I have zero problems pulling mine for real world exploring and family time.
I always let my kids stay home on their birthday if they wanted to
My daughter missed a week to go to Disneyland. We were honest with the teachers and they gave us homework for her to make sure she had completed, but honestly it didn’t hold her back or anything. I give my girls mental days too when they just can’t.
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I think experiencing and creating memories is okay to miss school for.
What’s she gonna miss at school that she won’t be able to still learn ?? Home schooled kids get their school year done faster than the public system and their kids turn out smart, better socially, mentally, physically, spiritually. Their parents obvs have money and can have that option, but still, the example is valid. School will always be there, but memories made on this trip, will never be replicated on another if the child missed it…
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My daughter missed an entire week of school for disney world.
Just communicate with teacher! Kindergarten isn’t that serious. She’ll be just fine!
How much schooling do they children lose with training days and striking days and any other rubbish they can think up. We took our children out of school every year
That’s funny that this popped up on my feeds.
We wanted to take a trip during thanksgiving, but it’s so expensive.
However, the week after is so inexpensive!!!
My 3 kids: 6,8, and 12 are missing a week of school.
We’ll take schoolwork with us.
Yes if the parents want there kids to miss its up to them after all everyone can work at mc Donald’s. Kids need to see the world to find out how it works some where else. I wish I could have sent mine to learn money everything about money 
100000000% do it! You might not get another chance to make those memories again and kindergarten is easy to make up! You won’t regret it! Most teachers will even understand that family time comes first.
Go have fun. It’s only kindergarten…
Vacation can be education. I went to FL with my daughter for a month in March. She was in pre-school at the time. She’s now in college with a huge scholarship so it didn’t hurt her.
Be sure and read your districts attendance policy but one day is likely fine. Our district gives 10 non excused absences a semester. Got a dr note? Then it doesn’t count. That’s a TON of days so I don’t sweat it when my kids miss here and there for reasons like this.
It’s the memories she’ll remember… not the schoolwork.
Do it. It’s early in life. 2-3 days won’t kill and as they get older you can just make up the work.
Our kids were military brats and they basically never were on any traditional school schedules as compared to their non military friends and did perfectly fine. As long as they’re not allowed to slack off and know that missing means more work on themselves to keep pace so they don’t fall behind.
Yes one day with family is better than one day in school
Mine have missed days for vacations
Absolutely. Kids deserve vacation too.
One day? Yes, it’s fine.