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Childcare in school holidays

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Bakeey · 20/08/2020 09:49

I'm a Mum of 3 girls, 10, 7 and 6 months old.
I've always worked nights as this takes childcare worries out of the question, but I'm now looking for a career change and nights won't be an option anymore.
How do people cope/manage with childcare during school holidays? I don't have family or friends I can ask, and my partner wouldn't use his holiday to take care of the kids alone 🙄.
There are holiday clubs locally but they're for the odd day here and there and not consistent enough to rely on.
5.6 weeks annual leave to cover 13 weeks school holidays. How on earth do people do it??

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jannier · 20/08/2020 20:35

Most split dome of their holiday's so if you both have 4 weeks 2 off separate 2 together takes care of 6 weeks.
You could look at a childminder
Don't forget there are 5 training days too.

Evilwasps · 20/08/2020 20:44

Childminder, nanny, use your work hols as suggested, parental leave, after school club may run holiday childcare, swaps with other parents

Spam88 · 20/08/2020 20:49

Annual leave and holiday clubs.

ivfdreaming · 20/08/2020 20:52

Give your "partner" a kick up the arse and split the holidays between you 🤢

Oly4 · 20/08/2020 20:53

Unpaid parental leave.
Holiday clubs that do full weeks.
Splitting the load with my DH and taking a week each.
Your DH needs a kick up the butt I agree

Nomaj · 20/08/2020 20:54

Why can’t your partner look after all 3 kids? Especially as 2 of them are old enough to be dead easy to look after (and probably a bit helpful towards the baby)

This should not be all on you. (Assuming at least one child is his?)

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