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Paid childcare

Discuss everything related to paid childcare here, including childminders, nannies, nurseries and au pairs.

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After-nursery care - six hours a week

6 replies

LadyLB · 18/08/2013 19:57

I have something of a (now time sensitive) conundrum...

My two year old is due to start Montessori in a few weeks, for two days a week, Tues and Thurs, finishing at 15.15.

On these days we both work and need somebody to look after him until 18.30.

The nursery is a fair distance from our house and the logistics are proving very difficult (this includes offering a return cab for his current childminder on the days he's at nursery, which she can't do as has another little-ee she cares for and can't bundle them into a taxi).

I won't hark on about the other routes and wondered if anybody has any clever ideas about how the blinking flip we're going to make this work!

Much appreciated.

Lucy

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missmapp · 18/08/2013 22:44

Could you find a cm close to the nursery, so they can collect? Can't see how you can get dc to current cm unless one of you can leave work for the transfer or you have a willing friend.

Good luck, childcare can be a real pain.

MaryPoppinsBag · 18/08/2013 23:20

Yes CM near the nursery is probably the best idea.

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LadyLB · 19/08/2013 08:32

Thank you. We have had a stab at this route but I will revisit it again with fresh eyes. :-)

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MissWimpyDimple · 19/08/2013 08:34

Find a nursery nearer home and current CM? Would probably mean DC would make local friends which is great for starting school next year.

pinkdelight · 19/08/2013 09:09

It does sound very tricky. Reminds me of the hoops I jumped through to send DC1 to nursery when he was 3.5, and looking back I should've just kept him at CM. Is there a special reason to send your DC to nursery now? Those sound like pre-school hours. Can't it wait another year at least?

breatheslowly · 20/08/2013 22:19

Have you asked the nursery whether anyone would like to look after your DS after nursery - as a PT nanny? It would probably be expensive compared to a CM, but I have certainly heard of people doing this.

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