The gap between the 3:30 dismissal and your 6:30 return is the part of the day nobody supervises, and it is where this age band actually divides. Here is what the age guidance says, what the state laws say, and the routine worth writing down before you test it.

When your child says the whole class has one and they have none, you are not looking at a moral failure. Here is what the age guidance actually says, and what you can change.