Sort childcare before accepting job offer?

[Squaretoe]

I've been offered a really great term time job,3 full days a week. I stupidly assumed given the hours that it was flexible or school hours, but it's full days. DH and I have spent the time since the interview trying to find wraparound childcare but no luck so far. The job requires a DBS check and they advised it would probably take 6 weeks so I would have time to sort childcare in that time, but I'm shitting myself about accepting the job then not being able to find childcare.
WWYD? Accept and hope you find childcare in time?

[MummytoCSJH]

Yes I'd accept and try to find childcare. If you can't then you can't, but 6 weeks is a while to find somewhere, find anywhere and then try and put dc on the waiting list for a place somewhere more ideal.

[Squaretoe]

Okay thank you, that's a good point, whatever can get in the short term doesn't have to be permanent. Just panicking I guess and not thinking properly!

[MummytoCSJH]

I'm at university at the moment and my childminder suddenly terminated our agreement on the last day of term in December last year 🙄 obviously everybody was off for 2 weeks then so I couldn't contact or arrange something else for after the new year, luckily this school year I have found replacement childcare but for 5 months I had no childcare and just had to juggle everything and miss things as everywhere was full at such short notice! I completely understand how stressful it is. Good luck!

[Squaretoe]

Oh god that sounds so stressful! But yeah I think I just need to get on with it! The mornings are now sorted and we have a few options for after school/preschool so I'm panicking less now. Thanks both for your help!