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[quote=Anonymous]We alternate who takes off when a child is sick.  Fortunately, my wife has more leave than I do and we both have optional telework.  Our preschoolers are now old enough that if one stays home sick, they can play and/or watch TV (all they're up to when really sick) and the parent home can get  about 4 hours of work on a 10 hour day so that we don't have to take a full day of leave.

For scheduled days when their preschool/daycare is closed, we have an agreement with the kindercare in our neighborhood where one child used to go for half a year.  We can call them and if they have openings they will allow us to pay by the day to leave them there.  Last, we have a list of the teachers from their first daycare and friends who are teachers.  During the summers, we've found that local teachers are often willing to come to our home and care for our children for a day or two to make some extra cash.  If you don't have friends who are teachers, contact the school where your children go and ask if there are any teachers who are interested in taking childcare jobs during the summer.  Many teachers make relatively low salaries and would welcome the extra work during the summer.[/quote]

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