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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ah good point! Forgot to add I don’t want to do before care. I feel like we’re hardly with our kids the way it is. They are so little and the days are so long. Want to avoid if I can. The Kindergartner could do before care if absolutely necessary. -OP[/quote]
I don't get it. Are you concerned about getting enough time with your kids? Or do your restrictive work schedules make the logistics of kids in two different schools difficult? Either you flex your work to manage your kids' need, or you pay someone to handle the logistics. The paying someone can involve a nanny or before/after care. Time spent in a car driving your kid is still time spent.

FWIW, I've got a 1st grader and pre-schooler. We kept the kids' nanny, even pre-pandemic, so she could drive kids to their schools, handle the frequent days off that an elementary school child has, handle sick days, etc. She had always grocery shopped, cooked, and run errands for us...and she continued to do that during the hours pre-schooler was at school. Sure, pre-pandemic she was probably not working as "hard" as she did when the kids were babies and toddlers, but it was/is still worth it for us...and, frankly, after dealing with two babies/toddlers for years she deserved a slower period in her professional life. COVID has obviously ruined that completely.[/quote]

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