childcare: work from home

[Anonymous]

I work from home and my kids go to full day preschool or daycare outside the home. In the fall my 5yr old will go to aftercare.

When they are sick, I taken PTO and work while they sleep if I can. My 5yr old sometimes likes to have down time alone, so I imagine when kinder starts in the fall there will days I pick him up early from aftercare and let him hang out while I work for an hour before we pick up his brother. He will play Legos alone for 1hr+ while I work. Both my kids are really good at playing alone or together without me - but that’s just luck and personality.

[Anonymous]

To answer your question, if I was re-entering the workforce I would apply for full-day programs that start in the fall and get my kids into a half-day program a few days a week for spring / summer. I’d use the spring and summer time to work on my resume and apply for jobs / go to interviews and if I got something before preschool started I’d hire a nanny or college student home for the summer to bridge the gap.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:To answer your question, if I was re-entering the workforce I would apply for full-day programs that start in the fall and get my kids into a half-day program a few days a week for spring / summer. I’d use the spring and summer time to work on my resume and apply for jobs / go to interviews and if I got something before preschool started I’d hire a nanny or college student home for the summer to bridge the gap.

Not OP but this sounds like a great strategy. Thank you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you work from home or are a sahm needing regular time to ramp up into a career, how did or do you handle child care?

I hired a great nanny. I was also nursing for a year and live/work in a small condo. We’ve made it all work seamlessly! You just have to hire a nanny who is open to a work-from-home parent.