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Nursery hrs please help

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Girlturnedmama · 29/12/2024 17:50

Hello all,
I need to work out the best hours to send my soon to be 9 month old baby to nursery. I have to work 32 hrs when I return in March, my nursery is a 45min walk away from my work and I don’t drive, nursery opens at 8 and isn’t open the weekends. My mum can help look after my baby every other weekend. Just wondering hours that worked for mums in similar scenarios, to be honest I haven’t slept in 3 days so my brain cannot seem to come up with a schedule and I’m worrying I just want it sorted so I can have a clear head.

Please any suggestions on what has worked starting and finishing times for you all.
I also have to take into consideration times to leave work on time in order to make it before nursery pick up.

Any help greatly appreciated and sorry if this makes no sense!

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BookGoblin · 29/12/2024 18:05

If you have a partner, work out a schedule that has him doing 50 percent of the drop offs and pick ups and all weekend childcare. Assuming he doesn't work weekends.

If not, I'd go with 4 days, with some make up hours as suggested above.

xyzandabc · 29/12/2024 18:00

What time does the nursery close?
What's the earliest/latest you can start and finish work?
Can you work remotely in your job?
Can you work weekends in your job or is it Mon-Fri only?
Do you have to take an unpaid break in the middle of the day? If so, how long?

BabyFever246 · 29/12/2024 17:56

Can you get a nursery nearer work? Or one on a better public transport route? Do you have any work from home flexibility? Where is babies dad in this?

I think you'll have to drop baby off at 8 to work 9-5 (7.5 hour days x 4 = 30 hours), pick baby up at 6pm, then work either an hour in evenings from home or work a 4hr day every other weekend to make up hours when your mum can watch. Means you work a 4 day week but long days for baby. But commute is so long I can't see working less hours over 5 days being any better.

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