@gimmy in Japan working parents need childcare until 2am. Just kidding I have no idea why she needs to take a whole day off. But yeah probably just wants to knock off early before the workday ends or the mangaka doesn’t have kids or really much knowledge about daycare operations.
The last two pages are beyond cute&comfy levels.
Now the question is - will her kokoro survive the date and will they meet youngsters on their not!date~~?