working and fulltime reception/preschool.

[jules321123]

My lil boy is going to start preschool soon first of all 2hrs in afternoon then possibly full time in September. He has just turned 3. I am a working single mum I work 4 evenings a week I leave at 5ish and get home at 10.30 . He goes tos cylch ( welsh nursery) 4 mornings a week at the moment. Which is good coz I have himin the afternoons before I go to work. His grandparents have him till I get home.
I am so worried about him and how it will affect him I will be picking him up from school taking him home spending an couple of hours with him then going to work. It don't seem fair to do this to him. If I change my shifts I got no one to have him during school holidays or I pay for a cm. Which cancels out going to work. I will lose my w orking tax credits and child tax credits which pays my rent and other bills. I am worring myself silly over this. I have no clue where to go for advice on the financial side of it. I would love to stay home with him but don't see how I can. HELP !!!!!

He's already used to you not being there in an evening. His adjustment will be school.
You seem to have a solid network to look after him who love him and interested in him. I think that's a huge positive for him.

Ok it's not ideal for you. But its what you've hot and could be worse. And things do change. It might be all different in another year or so.

It's a balance.

Personally I think the collecting him from school is important for you both. A And you are there in the mornings. And are you together at weekends with him?

You will have a few hours to get his news after school and do something together. And the holidays! You've got holidays together. That will safe you a fortune in childcare.

Try it. If it's not working then rethink. Don't worry about it now. We just have to do our best and work with what we have.

Really don't worry about it. Children get on with whatever routine is normal for them. A very large portion of working parents never pick up at 3pm. At our school 70 odd are in afterschool club til 5 or 6 and in breakfast club. Lots use GP or CM. They only get couple of hours parent time before bed.