There are around 14 weeks of school holidays per year and I have three children (two primary school age, one 1yr old).
AIBU to think it's impossible to cover school holidays with no family childcare?!
For reference my partner gets 30 days annual leave a year, I get 15 (pro rata). I work 3 days per week.
Please tell me how you do it!?
AIBU?
To wonder how you cover school holidays with no family?
LivingMyBestLie · 04/10/2022 18:43
Am I being unreasonable?
267 votes. Final results.
POLLLivingMyBestLie · 04/10/2022 18:50
It's obvious is it?!
I'm trying to make the figures stack up. I would earn under £30k FTE and therefore I don't even know if it would be worth it.
Obviously in the long run, but thinking about the next 5 years or so.
SudocremOnEverything · 04/10/2022 18:47
It’s pretty obvious that the answer is to pay for childcare. It’s just how it is.
LivingMyBestLie · 04/10/2022 19:04
I calculated this wrong, I forgot to take out the days of the holidays that I would have off, so 28 of those days I'd be off anyway...
LivingMyBestLie · 04/10/2022 18:59
I'm thinking out loud here...
So say a typical 9-3 club in the SE is £25/pp.
For me, that would be £50+£60(childminder for 1yr old). £110 per day.
Say our annual leave covers around 35 days (assuming we want a week or so together during the year), we'd have to find childcare for 35 days. So that would be £3850 a year on school holiday childcare (plus my toddlers normal term time childminder).
Blimey. It's so depressing!
AIBU to think school holidays should shorter?! 😂😩
LivingMyBestLie · 04/10/2022 19:05
For those working all-year round jobs.
Would you take a pay cut to work term time?
Knowing what you know about the logistical nightmare of childcare, would you choose a term time job at £20k pro rata, or a year round job at £30k?
I'm trying to decide what could work and what's worth it!
StillTryingtoBuy · 04/10/2022 19:14
I think a better option may be to work 3 days a week all year. Likely to have more options than just term time jobs and if your partner works 5 days you only need to cover 60% of the holiday days…works out okay with annual leave and not that much holiday club.
LivingMyBestLie · 04/10/2022 19:05
For those working all-year round jobs.
Would you take a pay cut to work term time?
Knowing what you know about the logistical nightmare of childcare, would you choose a term time job at £20k pro rata, or a year round job at £30k?
I'm trying to decide what could work and what's worth it!
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LivingMyBestLie · 04/10/2022 19:05
For those working all-year round jobs.
Would you take a pay cut to work term time?
Knowing what you know about the logistical nightmare of childcare, would you choose a term time job at £20k pro rata, or a year round job at £30k?
I'm trying to decide what could work and what's worth it!
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