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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Everyone that I've spoken to about this has basically said you suck it up for the two years that you have two kids in daycare and it gets so much better once the older one starts K.  So...that's what we're doing.  [/quote]

Except we are still paying $500 a month for aftercare and now have to pay for summer camps.  So you don't save as much as you think you might.  [/quote]

Or, OP and/or her DH can look at more flexible jobs/telecommuting.  When our children were born, both DH and I had inflexible, but predictable jobs.  Every day was a race to daycare to get there on time.  Seven years later, my DH works from home 100%, and I work from home anywhere from 50-100% of the time (on a weekly basis).  This means one of us is always home to get the kids off the bus.  No before care, no after care.  We do pay for camp, though - we mix cheaper school/county run camps with some of the more expensive camps.  Last summer (first year both were in camp), our total childcare outlay was 25% of what it was during the most expensive daycare/preschool year.

As an aside, My DH works for a different firm, but I am with the same company.  [/quote]

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