Torn between what to do financially for the best

[sweetbloom]

Have to go back to work for sanity and finances,I dont know whether to go two to three days a week in the day.
Or work in the eve which is hard as partner comes home between 6pm to 8pm, what would you do because its the childcare that will kill me in the holidays, and who will look after the kids in the eve?.
Aibu to think this sucks especially when you want to help yourself make a better future for your family,ideas would be greatly appreciated.

What sort of job were you thinking of doing?

I used to do evening work with my 1st DC, as the cost of childcare was almost my entire day time wages, so it was pretty pointless for me to return to a 9-5 job. As my H came in, I would leave.

It does suck though big time. Are you eligible for any help?

Your post wasn't quite clear enough really but as far as I understand you want to go back to work. But your worried about childcare? Nurseries, childminder, preschool and nannies or even better families, all spring to mind. If your DP comes home late and it would interfere with your shift (presume you would be working shift) could you get a family member to look after children for a few hours to cover for when you need to leave to when DP comes home? Could you pay someone? Or put children into daycare and go to work during the day. Is it the cost of childcare your worried about?

Sorry I will explain,im not sure whether to work daytime which would be fine untill term time,then all my money would pay for two children being in childcare.
Or work evenings but dp works late never sure what time he will be home?,I have spoke to mil she said she would help out but if she can not unsure who would care for them.
My main experience is office work,also not entitled to help.

Are you sure you wouldn't get anyhelp with childcare, or is that only if you're full time? Not sure to be honest... have you thought about doing admin in a school, so you could get the holidays?

Yes have considered working in a school it would be perfect, however my main experience is customer services and telephone work.
Have checked with tax credits not entitled dp earns to much, I will be paying £150 for dd to go 5 morns to playgroup so this will continue till April 2011,then we get help from the goverment.
Its the holidays that will kill me because e I will have to pay for my ds as well ,which will probably be all I earn in one hour so will be left with no money in the holidays.
If I work evenings its finding someone I trust in the house with our kids.

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Anyone please.

Well the eveningsdont sound viable if your partner works evenings
so daytime it is
unless you can get weekend work?

I already work a Saturday,looks like daytime then and child minder for them both then.
thanks.

There are other office type jobs that are only for term-time. I work for a charity who go into schools and mine is termtime only, which is lovely.
Or what about a temping agency, so that you can choose to work when its convenient to you?

Having done the evenings and DH and I being passing ships, i would highly recommend an alternative..... it was horrible!!!

I have done evenings and yes we were like passing ships too,im currentley with a agency so I can ask them for temp work.
Looks like I need to broaden my horizens and join a few more,thanks for the advice.