school run - would this work?

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DD1 got into a reception class in a school 2 miles away. We both work full time. My plan is that CM would take DD1 in the morning ( I mean I woudl have to drive her to CM at 7.30 am) and then CM would drop her at school. DH would pick her up after school. DH has a new job and it supposed to start very early and finish in time for him to pick her up from school. Now I have plan B: what if my DH starts early at his job, then comes back home for 8.00 ( he works very near home) to get DD1 to school, then comes back to work at 9.15 am and again finish early enough to get DD1 from school. would it work? or is it better to stick to CM in the morning and not to disrupt DH's work pattern.

Would you DH's work let him do that? Would he be likely to always get away?

stick to CM, less disruptive for everyone, including dd!
Don't worry, she will be fine!

I would stick with the childminder. I can't imagine a workplace, unless he is working for himself and on his own, where the arrangement you suggest would always be OK and never be pain in the neck for your DP, his colleagues or his boss.

Cm

Definitely child minder I can't see any work allowing him to come and go in the morning like you suggest!

Childminder

Sounds too much faffing around for Dh

Or could you start later & finish later?

Or does the school have a breakfast club

I think you need to be asking your DH and his employer, not MN...

In my (not bitter, oh no-no-no) experience, any deadline-driven childcare arrangement than involves some nipping away from somewhere else, no matter how dedicated the nipper or flexible and understanding the employer, will go wrong. Sooner or later your DH will be stuck on the phone, caught in traffic, having to go to essential meeting, stuck on the loo for half an hour mid-push, unable to drive because of broken arm or whatever. Probably despite his best efforts and genuinely through no fault of his own. DC have to be on time for school and usually much prefer to get there without stress. If no breakfast club at school, suck it up and pay the childminder.

I'm with lim - it sounds like an arrangement where something could easily go wrong and I would find a reliable CM arrangement to use on a regular basis.

If your DH has some flexibility at work save it for the other times that you will need it - CM sick, car breaks down, child sick, sports day, school presentations, inset days...

I used to (sort of) do this occasionally.
I worked at home for an hour or so, took DC to school and then went into my actual work office.

It's not great tbh. You can't fully concentrate on work because you're clock watching, and you have to mentally adjust your mindset from work mode to parent mode and then back again which is distracting.

If DH has to get in early there's a good chance that there will 8.30/9am meetings that he would constantly have to miss.

Plus, I'm actually struggling to work out how he can take an hour out and still finish early enough to pick DD up? Sounds like it'll be a lot of rushing for him.

I'd suggest sticking to CM and reserving this plan for one off special reaons.

Who is watching dd until 8? If you've got to stay till he gets back why don't you take her to school, or am i missing something?

CM for sure.

I'm aware of a dad who did make that work pattern work, a postman, father of 2 or 3 kids at primary, started work VERY early, took his " meal break" 7.45-8.45 then back to work.