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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Since you're in the city, I would try looking for a student who can be pick up the two older kids from the school at 3pm, then either

go play at the playground
supervise their homework
solve dinner (make it together, make it while the kids are doing their homework)/pick up dinner

then pick up the two little ones at 5/6pm.

All the adults get the benefit of a longer work day (I guess only a parent would call this a "benefit!") and come home to dinner made. (Or brought home, a la NYC)
Both families pay for all days, even if there are sick days when the service isn't needed. (Should still cost less than a half-day nanny for both families)
This should keep the student happy enough to keep them well-engaged in the stint and hopefully for long enough until the littles are out of daycare.
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OP are you saying that this one person gets the older kids and then also picks up the younger kids and makes dinner? That really doesn't sound feasible to me.

If you're suggesting DH or I pick up the younger at 5/6pm thats' a maybe...trying to weigh if that will cost more in the end (aftercare is a lot) and be less convenient because we have to rush to pickup / don't have someone doing some of the light house stuff a nanny does. I think I am leaning towards we hire someone to pickup preschool at 1pm meet bus at 3pm and keep it to our family so we have the flex we need.

I wonder if there is a way to share the 1pm pickup with our neighbor but then one of us has someone else start at 3pm (like a college kid) so the kids can do different after-school classes etc.

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