Anyone found that working full time when you have primary aged child isn’t that financially viable

[Kittencuddle]

So been sahp for years
do voluntary work and have a busy and full life
dh in high salary so no benefits etc

anyway a job has come up with the organisation that I volunteer for
it not well paid 25-27k per year
but I think it would be really enjoyable

ds in year 4
well half way through year 4

so he would need to go to before school club and after school club
I think this is over 20 quid a day
maybe around 25ish ?

id need a second car and it’s a 50 min drive each way
so no idea how much petrol is use a month ?
it’s Mon to Fri 9 -5
so even getting back to collect from after school at 6 could be right if there’s any road accidents etc
plus in holidays
I guess I’d have to use holiday clubs or child minder

so I’m just wondering how financially feasible this is

dh sometimes works from home but it’s not reliable so I’d have to have a child care plan in place

OP

afterschool club was quite different to school, for ours - they were in the hall, playing on crash mats or taking turns on iPad, but if the weather was in any way decent, they were outside in the field playing, way bigger than any garden could be.

Mine loved after school club, they went for a couple of years when I did a similar contract. When I used to pick up my daughter ( younger than yours, around 5 ish) early from after school club she used to cry because she was in the middle of a game! Not good for my self-esteem but reassuring in many ways.