What are your plans for childcare with hybrid model school?

[Anonymous]

We will share a nanny with another family so the nanny has a full time plus gig between the two of us

[Anonymous]

Work from home - my husband also has an alternate schedule so he’s home most afternoons (works nights so he’s sometimes asleep, but hey he could be gotten up in an emergency). I will need to be gone some days for partial days but my kids will be 5th and 7th and old enough to stay home for a few hours until me or hubby get home.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My husband and I are both teachers. We moved our 2 kids to Catholic school in early April when we realized how bad their public schools were at distance learning. They will stay there next year and hopefully attend full-time.

are they going to be full time in person? Was this asked already?

[Anonymous]

DS will be in 5th, so DH and I will likely each ask for WFH one or two days a week, and leave DS on his own the others.

[Anonymous]

Before the pandemic started (January), we hired and out of country au pair to arrive in August. Her arrival has been delayed because the US embassy was closed for the worst of the pandemic. She now has a visa appointment and should be arriving in early September, though there was just an article in the WSJ that Trump is likely to freeze au pair visas through October 1. I can't even imagine why anyone would think this is a good idea given the childcare crisis that the country will be facing this fall, but he's Trump. Everyone should obviously be able to afford a nanny. Idiot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As a nanny this is great for us. If you want to keep my availability open, you need to pay me 40hrs. I already have a new family. Old family just wanted to pay me for part time hours, but new family is willing to pay full time to retain me in case of shut downs or schedule changes so I get guaranteed hours. I suggest you do the same if you want to keep reliable childcare. Nannies won’t stick around if they can get paid full time hours somewhere else.

Thanks for the threatening tip that was unrelated to OPs question or anyone who can't afford a nanny. There's a nanny board for these posts.

Np here. We have friends who kept FT nannies even when their kids started elementary school so that they did not have to scramble for sick, snow and anything else. Families who can afford to do this will.

I’m a SAHM now but it was very difficult to find quality PT care. I tried for years. Some will take your job until they find a FT job or others who have other responsibilities have limited hours that may not match your schedule.

[Anonymous]

Luckily we kept our nanny from when our now riding first grader was a baby. She cares for our toddler and handled all DS’s remote kindergarten learning when his school closed in March. Even though DH and I both work from home there is no way we could have done it without her.

We’ll just continue as are.

And for the record, we are far from wealthy. We still rent but having an educated nanny was always important to us.

[Anonymous]

Yes, my friends who needed part-time afternoon care had a very difficult time finding people who didn't quit on them with little warning.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My husband and I are both teachers. We moved our 2 kids to Catholic school in early April when we realized how bad their public schools were at distance learning. They will stay there next year and hopefully attend full-time.

are they going to be full time in person? Was this asked already?

Is this local? I am considering this too.

[Anonymous]

Mine will be in 4th and 6th in the fall. I can swing working maybe 2 days a week from home (broken up as needed). DH has no flexibility.

The 6th graders (twins) are ok at home alone as needed (though I would not be thrilled will them home alone for full days), but my 4th grader really isn’t yet (other than short periods of an hour or so).

I’m hoping to be able to WFH on the days 4th grader is home. If I really need to, I will look for an aftercare program (off site from school). Some camps are open where I live (day camps) so I’m sure there will be childcare options - even if limited.

My main concern is how schedules between the kids will mesh. It would be nice if they try to put kids from the same family on the same schedule whenever possible. My older two will be in MS and I presume as twins they’d be on the same schedule (or maybe not?) but it would be nice if they took it into account. With my luck my 6th graders & 4th grader will be on completely opposite schedules...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Mine will be in 4th and 6th in the fall. I can swing working maybe 2 days a week from home (broken up as needed). DH has no flexibility.

The 6th graders (twins) are ok at home alone as needed (though I would not be thrilled will them home alone for full days), but my 4th grader really isn’t yet (other than short periods of an hour or so).

I’m hoping to be able to WFH on the days 4th grader is home. If I really need to, I will look for an aftercare program (off site from school). Some camps are open where I live (day camps) so I’m sure there will be childcare options - even if limited.

My main concern is how schedules between the kids will mesh. It would be nice if they try to put kids from the same family on the same schedule whenever possible. My older two will be in MS and I presume as twins they’d be on the same schedule (or maybe not?) but it would be nice if they took it into account. With my luck my 6th graders & 4th grader will be on completely opposite schedules...

ETA: my concern with all of this (especially for younger DC) is that everyone will just do off-site childcare programs on the off days- which totally defeats the purpose of less exposure and may be overall riskier. Or worse- kids will be their grandparents! No good. Most people I know do not have a nanny or au pair etc. and many cannot work from home.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As a nanny this is great for us. If you want to keep my availability open, you need to pay me 40hrs. I already have a new family. Old family just wanted to pay me for part time hours, but new family is willing to pay full time to retain me in case of shut downs or schedule changes so I get guaranteed hours. I suggest you do the same if you want to keep reliable childcare. Nannies won’t stick around if they can get paid full time hours somewhere else.

I wouldn’t want you caring for my child, you stupid twat.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As a nanny this is great for us. If you want to keep my availability open, you need to pay me 40hrs. I already have a new family. Old family just wanted to pay me for part time hours, but new family is willing to pay full time to retain me in case of shut downs or schedule changes so I get guaranteed hours. I suggest you do the same if you want to keep reliable childcare. Nannies won’t stick around if they can get paid full time hours somewhere else.

I wouldn’t want you caring for my child, you stupid twat.

No problem- I already found a job!! Good luck with your childcare situation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As a nanny this is great for us. If you want to keep my availability open, you need to pay me 40hrs. I already have a new family. Old family just wanted to pay me for part time hours, but new family is willing to pay full time to retain me in case of shut downs or schedule changes so I get guaranteed hours. I suggest you do the same if you want to keep reliable childcare. Nannies won’t stick around if they can get paid full time hours somewhere else.

I wouldn’t want you caring for my child, you stupid twat.

Why are you attacking the nanny?

She is being paid to be available. It is fine if you don’t want that arrangement.

[Anonymous]

We both do shift work so can make it work. Our childcare needs are 340-630 8 days a month (rotating days) A sahm who has a kid the same age as mine usually does it during the school year, hoping she still will.