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Paid childcare

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

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Who has your child after school

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Newmums16 · 04/04/2019 18:04

I work part time doing three full days a week. I finish work at 6 pm and my partner finishes at 5:30 pm. I have no clue who is going to pick up our daughter from school when they finish at 3:30 pm. My MIL has her currently on my working days but she doesn’t drive and we live in a different borough to her, which is not easily accessed with public transport. What do other working parents do?? FYI, she won’t start school until next year

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siobhan0710 · 04/04/2019 18:09

A combination of childminder, after school club and a friend (she watches mine after school one day, we watch hers after school another). It would probably be worthwhile seeing if the school has after school club attached.

Cheerybigbottom · 04/04/2019 18:19

After school club three days a week (not badly priced at £10 per session, but the dinner is absolute crap)

DS's school doesn't run a club but two nearby nurseries offer pick up for after school club kids. The one we use only requires booking and paying a week in advance and the other required a full terms dates.

hopeishere · 04/04/2019 18:20

After school club in the school.

Brienneoftarthiloveyou · 04/04/2019 18:25

Previously used an after school club but now have an au pair (we both work full time).

PotteringAlong · 04/04/2019 18:26

After school club.

PlayingForKittens · 04/04/2019 18:32

Childminder. they get dumped there at 7.15 and picked up at 6. Thankfully not every day. School wraparound is only 8 until 5.30 so doesn't work for us.

sanityisamyth · 04/04/2019 18:40

After school club and then a bus back home. He's only 5 but he copes ok. It's a bus service operated by the school so I trust them implicitly.

Justgivemesomepeace · 04/04/2019 18:44

Childminder

underneaththeash · 05/04/2019 07:00

Could you do 4 school days rather than 3 full days?

lorisparkle · 05/04/2019 07:39

We use the after school club. We are very lucky that it does good wraparound care and has 3-11 yr olds for breakfast club and after school club then in the day has the pre schoolers. It meant I could drop all 3 ds at the same place when ds3 turned 3. Unfortunately the hours are only 8 until 5.30 which make it a bit of a struggle

Tisfortired · 05/04/2019 07:45

Breakfast and after school club.

I work full time, but my work has let me start earlier (at 8:30) and have a shorter lunch so I can leave at 4:30 to pick up DS from after school club.

It's a slog, but we make it work. I don't know if this could work for you, but when I am able (when DP is working early shifts and can pick him up from school) I work overtime, sometimes staying til 8 o'clock to accrue time which means I can leave at 2:15 to pick up DS from school.

spaniorita · 05/04/2019 07:51

It will be a mixture of grandparents and a childminder and I will be off one day a week.

RB68 · 05/04/2019 07:58

I used after school club and there was also a brekkie club from 8 which we could book random days at in advance - after school was set in stone and you picked your days in July - this allowed them to plan staffing etc. You can usually get childcare vouchers via work which whilst salary sacrifice (doesn't count to pension) means you do get a tax free amount in vouchers saving 20%

Friends/neighbours it becomes more than a favour and can lead to difficulties if kids fall out etc

When she was at nursery 50% we used our childminder who did pick up and the rest of the day. She had been with her since she was 1

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