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[quote=Anonymous]My DH and I arranged our work schedules during the ages of 0-2.5 to be able to only need part-time childcare for each of our children, which we did with a nanny share.  Infant/toddler care is far more expensive and the kids are out sick so much that you need back up care if you don't have a nanny so we felt it was just easier for us (and our jobs were flexible) plus we each really enjoyed having time with our children as infants and toddlers.  So we didn't lose money by working at all--and we both got lots of time as the "primary caregiver" which I think was really important for setting up balanced parenting responsibilities for dual working families.

Around 2.5-3 our kids each entered preschool and I think really benefitted from the social world and the cost was manageable.  Because our flexible work times were already set up, we just continued with that so they went a shorter day (a little shorter than the average day they would then have in kindergarten).

Not everyone's jobs are so flexible though--we were obviously very lucky. But on remote days I would start my remote work at 4 AM just after my last "night feed" for an infant which I know would also not be appealing for non-morning people.[/quote]

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