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[quote=Anonymous]I had three little kids pre-COVID, and honestly it was a mix of stuff.
We had a nanny largely because it covers when your kids are sick (and can't go to daycare) and also you can get coverage later in the day.  (Our nanny could stay until 7 if need be.)
If the nanny was going to be out for an extended period (more than few days), I would pay to fly my parents across country.  Southwest had discounts for over 55 -- not sure if they still do.
For a couple days, I would take leave or my husband would.  We typically would do at least some work on those days.  His employer did have a Bright Horizons backup care for some of the years and we did use that.  We also contracted with White House nannies for backup care at one point, but actually never ended up using it because we were always able to cover other ways.  Also, once the kids were in preschool or school, there was often a parent that would offer to take a few kids one day for a school closure, and then others could pay back on another school closure day.  But it's much harder to make that work effectively if you have multiple kids.

The snow days are typically not that big a problem, because they will often do liberal leave, liberal telework, or just close on those days.
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