An extended stay is organized more and more elementary schools in the Republic of Croatia in response to a modern lifestyle that entails the need to care for students before or after school. The topic of this graduate thesis is the experience of teachers of extended stay in urban and rural elementary schools. The theoretical part of the graduate thesis describes all the important components of the extended stay, followed by the qualitative part. The aim of the paper is to examine the experiences of teachers of extended stay in urban and rural elementary schools in Međimurje County. The aim of the research was to gain insight into similarities and differences in the organization and work of extended stay in urban and rural elementary schools, as well as the preparedness and competence of teachers for carrying out this type of educational work. Attention was also focused on cooperation with regular classroom teachers and professional associates. The survey was conducted on a sample of ten teachers employed in the extended stay of elementary schools in the area of Medimurje County, three of them teachers who worked in urban elementary schools, and seven teachers who worked in rural elementary schools. A semi-structured interview and a written interview, both composed of 11 open-ended questions, were used for successful research. The results of the survey indicate that there are no significant differences in the organization and work of extended stay in urban and rural elementary schools. Differences can be observed in terms of length of service in extended stay, but not in terms of work in an urban or rural primary school. Younger respondents expressed a greater desire to go to work in regular classes. The study showed that teachers in extended stay are not sufficiently respected by parents and other educational professionals. Teachers of extended stay are more easily aware of problems in individual students, but they encounter a lack of understanding of other school staff. Several survey respondents expressed the need for frequent and all-day visits by a professional associate of a pedagogue in an extended stay in order to gain a better insight into students and how they behave in their free time when they are not in class. In addition to the importance of professional associates for the work of teachers in extended stay, the research also pointed out the importance of good cooperation and communication between teachers in extended stay and teachers in regular classes. Good communication with regular class teachers greatly facilitates their work and enables them to work together to solve the problems of the students.