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[quote=Anonymous]Find 3 other families, each with one or two kids who basically get along.   That gives you 8 adults.   Call it a "schools out babysitting coop" to make it formal.   Issue everyone 1 point per child for joining.    When the school calendar comes out in the summer, go through and mark all the known days off.  Have people sign up in advance for one each.   Parents pay the babysitting parent 1 point for providing a day of care for each kid.   Include a teacher or two in the families who join if possible.   As a teacher I'd be happy to watch someone else's kids on a snowday when I'm home anyhow, in exchange for you watching my kids on a teacher work day.

If parents want  on their babysitting day they can hire a neighborhood teen (or two) to help out keeping the kids happy and occupied.  Their call, their dime.   But each parent might not have to take off more than one day all year for babysitting kids, and then maybe one day each for a snow day (if there are a lot of snowdays).   Far better than having to lose  a week of work. [/quote]

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