i am moving out of house i currently share with ex-p in hopefully the next 4-6 weeks. dcs will be with me in the week almost all the time as ex-p leaves for work at 5.45am.
currently i drop dcs at their cm every morning at 7.45 then get a taxi to the station & work (i dont drive). cm has them before & after school & during hols. ex-p collects in the evening at 5.30.
i will be moving closer to station & work - about 4 miles from where we currently live & where school is - intention is dcs stay at current school.
i am undecided what to do re childcare however which as the move hopefully gets closer is worrying me.
at first i thought i would arrange taxi from new house to existing cm daily for dcs & possibly home again if ex wont drop them back to me. however have been reliably informed most taxis wont take unaccompanied children which may be a problem......
they could get the bus straight to school but they have to cross a busy road at the other end & whilst eldest (10) would be fine, youngest (7) i feel is too young.
colleagues suggested i get an au pair to do before & after school, and using a mothers help has also been recommended to me althuogh not sure what that is, nor how to find one; we dont have any spare room so could not accomodate anyone live in, and there are no cms in new area who cover dcs school.
as a last resort i could move their school but i would really prefer not to if possible.
any thoughts/advice please?