I am returning to work soon, having had a rather blissful couple of months off.
I will be working full time with a day at home, rising to two days at home once I am settled in the role. DP also works f/t but is looking at possibilites of going down to 4 days.
I am trying to sort out childcare and am rather stuck with what I should go for. My new employers are being flexible re: hours worked - I will have an hour's commute each way.
So my options might be:
Start work early - in which case I need to be out of the house just before 7, dp just before 8. This would mean getting home just after 5.00. Dp gets home about 4.30.
Start work late - in which case I will still need to leave the house at 8.20 - this leaves around 20 minutes still before the kids leave for school . I would not get home until after 7 in this scenario.
So as far as I can see we will need childcare at both ends of the day for a very short amount of time, for possibly three days to start with, possibly decreasing to two.
What would you do in this situation?