German kindergartens that close in the middle of the day: How do you manage to work?

[sannie]

Hi There,

DS1 has just got a place at kindergarten. It's really hard to get a place where we are so I'm really pleased about it. There's just one problem though - it closes at 2pm. Although it's not a problem at the minute as I'm at home wioth DS2, I would like to get my life back and go to work at some point.

I'm just wondering how I will be able to do this though if the kg closes in the middle of the day. I have put his name down on the waiting lists for other kgs that stay open longer but I'm not so keen on moving him if he is already settled in somewhere.

Just wondered if anyone else has this problem and how they get around it...

Thanks

[LIZS]

Do you have a system of Tagesmutters over there ?

[sannie]

yes guess that is an option - just not so keen on the idea of a childminder tbh...guess I'll need to look for something pt but it's just so hard when the kg finishes at 2