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[quote=Anonymous]Our nanny just informed us that she is pregnant.  Our girls are in K and 1st.  We've kept our full-time nanny even once they started full-day school because it makes our lives a lot easier.  However, now that we're faced with making a choice as whether we want to hire someone new or give it a go without a nanny (ours does not want to continue working), I'm curious to hear from people who have no childcare and two working parents how they make it happen.  My husband and I both work full-time but we have really flexible jobs.  He works from home unless he's traveling (which isn't a lot).  I work from home a day or two (or three or four) a week if I want.  We both work about 9-5 but can start earlier/later and end earlier/later as needed.  Our girls' school (private) offers a lot of classes (swimming, piano, dance, etc.) so they could stay after school a few days a week next year (our nanny is due at the end of this school year so we will keep her on until then).  We also have a lot of neighborhood friends who attend this school and we have discussed doing a carpool so we would not be dropping them off and picking them up every day.  Obviously there are school holidays, snow days, sick days, etc., but at this age they're better able to entertain themselves for a few hours so we can get work done if we're home with them.  Right now our nanny also does our grocery shopping, kids' laundry, and general housekeeping (not cleaning, we have a maid), not to mention errand running, so I'd definitely miss having someone help with all that stuff, but I'm not sure we can continue to justify the expense of paying for that luxury if it means bringing on someone new.  It's been worth it to keep her because she loves our kids and we love her but the thought of starting all over when my kids are this age feels like it might not be worth it.  Any thoughts from anyone who has done that?  Would you recommend it?[/quote]

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