What are your plans for childcare with hybrid model school?

[Anonymous]

If kids are only going to school 5 out of 10 days (2 one week 3 the next) can you manage that if work goes back to some level of normal? Or is everyone expecting telecommuting to be a given?
I am not sure I could do the whole year after these last few months.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If kids are only going to school 5 out of 10 days (2 one week 3 the next) can you manage that if work goes back to some level of normal? Or is everyone expecting telecommuting to be a given?
I am not sure I could do the whole year after these last few months.

It would be less than that, as in most plans Friday’s are teacher planning days - so only 2 days/week. I’m lucky that I have a flexible job and could work from home. My kid is also independent and can do a lot on her own (rising third grader). So I could make it work if need be, as long as daycare is open for the younger one. Which, of course, it may not be, in which case I am screwed and have no idea what I would do.

[Anonymous]

I"m hoping to find a part-time babysitter.

[Anonymous]

I have a rising K-er. I expect my company will allow teleworking until schools are back to normal. I will just continue to keep on keeping on.

[Anonymous]

We're lucky. DH can likely WFH most of the time. I think my work will be flexible and understanding.

I don't want to use grandparents once schools open because the rest of us will have too much exposure.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have a rising K-er. I expect my company will allow teleworking until schools are back to normal. I will just continue to keep on keeping on.

+1

[Anonymous]

We will be using before and after are for our kindergarten aged child.

[Anonymous]

I’m a part-time school employee and my husband does not have a flexible schedule and must be in the office. Ideally I will find another family who can watch my son while I’m working. I would take their child when I’m not. I know two families who I think would be a good fit for this. Another option would be to share a babysitter with someone on the opposite track.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We will be using before and after are for our kindergarten aged child.

What about the days there is no school?

[dcmom]

Anonymous wrote:We will be using before and after are for our kindergarten aged child.

I doubt it will be offered next year.

[Anonymous]

It depends for us - will the days be shorter too and holidays longer?
I am thinking Au pair but I hear they are hard to get now.

[Anonymous]

I only work part-time, but I highly doubt my preschooler's schedule will match my elementary kids enough to get my 20 hours a week in. We're going to have to go back to having a part-time nanny.

[Anonymous]

dcmom wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We will be using before and after are for our kindergarten aged child.

I doubt it will be offered next year.

This. There is no way that can do aftercare unless they jack up the prices to manage the staffing that would be needed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We will be using before and after are for our kindergarten aged child.

Hahahahaha. Do you think you will have that option for the off days- or any days?

[Anonymous]

We’re thinking about continuing our 5-year-old in pre-K. It’s a full day program and he could just go on his off days.