Would it be crazy to rent an apartment to use as a "learning pod" for 3-4 preschoolers?

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Anonymous wrote:I get the impulse but this is going to end up way too complicated way too fast.

Yup. I’d also be terrified that if my name were on the lease and something happened to one of those kids, I would be held liable.

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You work in the rental and the kids are at your place. Solves all the legal issues.

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Anonymous wrote:OP here - All the articles I've read on learning pods seem to assume people have houses, and that the kids will be in the basement or something. But what about people in apartments? Not sure where the kids are supposed to go.

It’s a weird, wealthy white thing. It’s not really for apartment dwellers.

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Nanny or nanny share and rent real office/apartment for office.

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Everything is wrong about devoting mental energy to the legalistics of the lease and inconvenience to neighbors while pretending that there are no risks of prolonging the pandemic and killing a person or two a couple of degrees of separation away from those paying a share of the lease.

Rich people with their $100/hr tutors and 200 sqft basements are being selfish irresponsible a-holes. But let's be honest, that is how most of them got to where they are - not with ethics or respect for the common good (c.f. environment). There is no point in trying the aspirational version of their rich pods. The kids will be fine staying home for a school year. They will come out when it's safe. The benefit, beyong appeasing the pod FOMO, is just not worth it. The risk for your kid is being far too close to illness and death, even if not their own.

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Anonymous wrote:Everything is wrong about devoting mental energy to the legalistics of the lease and inconvenience to neighbors while pretending that there are no risks of prolonging the pandemic and killing a person or two a couple of degrees of separation away from those paying a share of the lease.

Rich people with their $100/hr tutors and 200 sqft basements are being selfish irresponsible a-holes. But let's be honest, that is how most of them got to where they are - not with ethics or respect for the common good (c.f. environment). There is no point in trying the aspirational version of their rich pods. The kids will be fine staying home for a school year. They will come out when it's safe. The benefit, beyong appeasing the pod FOMO, is just not worth it. The risk for your kid is being far too close to illness and death, even if not their own.

I’m really failing to understand this argument. People who have 200 sq ft (??) basements and hire tutors are selfish, irresponsible a-holes? All the time? Or just now?

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Anonymous wrote:Could you have the kids and caregivers at your home and use the rental apartment to work? Instead of your Mom, what about a nanny for both kids? You and DH leave each day to “commute” to the work rental apartment. Much easier to furnish a rental apt with the few basic things an adult needs to work vs all the things kids would need to be busy and entertained all day.

Great idea.

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Anonymous wrote:Could you have the kids and caregivers at your home and use the rental apartment to work? Instead of your Mom, what about a nanny for both kids? You and DH leave each day to “commute” to the work rental apartment. Much easier to furnish a rental apt with the few basic things an adult needs to work vs all the things kids would need to be busy and entertained all day.

Great idea.

She also wants to pay less than the $1700 she paid previously

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have people lost their minds? are you made of money?

you need childcare. hire a FT nanny.

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A learning pod for preschoolers in an apartment is just an in home daycare. Why not just join a reputable licensed in home? Or a nannyshare?

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Anonymous wrote:It’s not daycare, since there’s no payment. You could argue that it’s a co-op, and I would suggest talking to someone about insurance. Also, who will sign the lease and have all the legal/financial responsibility?

OP here - I guess I would sign the lease, though if I could get in serious trouble for this, I wouldn't do it it all. I was thinking the worst case scenario is that we get kicked out we don't get our deposit back. If that's the case, I'm willing to eat the $1,700 or whatever.

But I know zero about this, so anyone's legal expertise is welcome.

But what if other families simply drop out and you are stuck with rent for a year —even if you shut off electric and internet.

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So you and your husband work so you can give your money to apartments and nannies etc. sounds like you should read some Thoreau or Dalai Lama. What are you doing to your life?

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Just move to the burbs already. Much easier than what you're proposing.

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I would look for a small in home daycare who is experienced and has a set up for preschoolers.

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Anonymous wrote:I would do a nanny share with your one friend, so your kid has one friend but less exposure to covid and less insanity for you logistically. As for space, Honestly maybe now is the time to just move to a 2-plus-den. Or just rent an office space via We-Work or similar. You and spouse can share. Our nanny has the kids outside for a good chunk of time each day (even in this weather), and they are the same age group as your DD. They go outside for about 2 hours right when she gets here at 8:00, then they get back and play and are sometimes loud from 10-11:30 and we just plan for that and if we have a call we go sit in the car. 11:30, one watches a show with headphones and the other does a little mini “school” project of some kind, then they switch (so pretty quiet) then they do lunch and like a quiet time where they have to sit quietly with a stack of books. By then it is like 2:30 and they go for a short walk then there is another window of “loud time” from 3-4, then they quiet down and do some art projects or reading books together. So we just have to plan around the problem times.

What do they do outside for 2 hours???