I am due back in work off ML next week and childcare is sorted until April.Due to find out in Febuary whether local nursery can have DD. My employers have already said they will roster me around DH hours so we have no issues regarding childcare.
The nursery is 8-6 for £50 and they supply nappies, food etc or for an extra £2.50 you can drop child off 30 min earlier or pick up 30 min later. They have a great reputation, DD can see other children, get taken out etc. If we take a place offered then they can give some flexibility eg if we wanted any ad hoc sessions and there's space we can go for it. If we say no to a place then we'd have to wait again for a place. This nursery is on my walk to work and they cn do wrap around care for certain local primary schools.
My issue is whilst at least DD will be ok me and DH will be ships that pass in the night, I'll never see my DSS. I think we should register one day a week but DH thinks it's wasted money as my shifts can work around his. I said that we can afford it and it means we can both work the same day giving more days off together, if we are both off when DD is at nursery we can have time together or if one of us is off this day could be used to have down time and catch up with things at home and DD can have some time with other children. We don't have family nearby to help out.
What shoudl we do? I really think we should register her. The £200 a month will not hit us hard.