I really need to get back to work for financial reasons, have 4 children youngest is 1, others at school. I can only do 8-5, Monday to Friday, but the jobs I've seen advertised Are in shifts, and you get a months notice on what your hours are, the older kids are easy enough as I can add breakfast and after school club with only a days notice, but for my 1 year old would it work with a childminder?! If I gave my hours as i got them or do they need to know well in advance?
I need to keep my childcare costs down as much as possible as although I will get help from universal credit my childcare bill will exceed the maximum they will help with.
I can't go back to my job I had before baby as it was care work and they expect me to do weekends/ evenings which I can't now that I'm a single parent.
Struggling to figure out how to work around my kids and would appreciate anyone in the same boat sharing how they do it.