How do you manage in the school holidays as a lone parent and without family??

[Pebbledashery]

I'm a single parent, no family, DDs father only has supervised contact centre visits.. She starts reception next year and I'm wondering about how I'll manage during school holidays😳.. Is it simply just a case of booking holiday clubs? Im starting a new job in 4 weeks that going to be quite full on and intense.. What do it other lone parents do in these situations?

@rainbowthoughts

I don't know if it's standard but DD's nursery dose take a few extra older kids during holidays, I but I think their all either older siblings or previous attendees, not something openly advertised.

I would find this nursery questionable.

As the parent of the older children I would be asking why they have so many empty spaces?

As the parent of a nursery ages child I would absolutely not be happy with older children being thrown into the mix.

Of course they will have availability in the holidays as lots of children just take the funded term time hours.....and lots of nurseries are licensed to take children up to 7 years in the holidays....I’m in the north west....maybe it’s different where you live

Many of them are licensed for 2-5 year olds (ours was), nothing questionable about it.

We are talking about primary school though. OP obviously was asking what happens in the holidays throughout, not just reception.