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[quote=Anonymous]Have you considered in home daycare to fill the gap before preschool? They’re cheap, they don’t have long wait lists and will accept temporary placements.

My DH abruptly quit his job when our child was 2 and I was pregnant. So he got no unemployment and no severance. We kept our nanny on at first, which was dumb because we were dipping significantly into savings to do this, and we knew it would likely take several months for him to find a job. After 2 months, we laid off our nanny and put our child in an in home daycare. We could afford that and our other living expenses on my salary. As the other poster pointed out, it is hard to job search only during nap times. Plus DH was burned out and enjoyed having leisure time when he wasn’t job hunting. He had time to take care of everything on his honey do list, and we had home cooked dinners every night.

DH started a new job 6 months after he quit the other job. We had felt terrible about letting our nanny go, but it turned out that she was happy to be on unemployment so she could spend time with her family. She was available when we needed her back, so everything worked out great.

I know it’s a stressful situation and I really hope that everything works out for you too. [/quote]

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