Am currently working 3 days a week - long hours, long commute, took a huge pay cut after mat leave to be able to do part time and most of it going on childminding fees. Have just been offered full time role locally 10 mins from home in a private school - its an admin role 9-5.30, easter, xmas, half term all off but have to work 4-5 hours a day during summer hols. Other perks aswell. Haven't decided what to do yet. My DD is 2.3 months old and am worried that I will miss out during those 2 extra days I'd be working as she's so young. On the plus side I have a brilliant childminder and I'd be able to drop and collect her every day and never miss a bedtime. My current p/t job stinks - redundancies happening everywhere, bad atmosphere and very very family unfriendly (was told I had work from home on numerous occasions where DD was ill even though I couldn't.......mop up sick and do international conference calls at the same time?????...hmmm). The extra money will be a massive help with paying bills, current huge overdraft etc but am worried still the same as they're not this young forever, though long term when DD goes to school (albeit probably not the same private one - probably a local good state school), it could work out quite well and I'd be able to be with her in most of the hols. What would you do?