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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Au pair mom here. You can't pay them extra for babysitting outside of the legally mandated 45 hours per week they are allowed by the US govt to work. [b]With preschool, though, au pairs usually work for the work week.[/b]

OP, I mommy tracked myself because I felt I was missing too much working 60 hour weeks. I dropped down to 40 and telework most of the time. It hurt for a while to see others that I felt were less talented get ahead, but after my youngest was out of diapers and in preschool, I found that I could pick up more work and travel more, and I am now doing great at work (and transferred to a new role with a better boss!).

You will find the right path for you -- be open to the possibilities and go with the choices that make you feel like you won't regret them in the future. It's okay to choose to prioritize anything that works for you![/quote]

Sorry, this sounds incomprehensible. What I meant is, with 3 hours of preschool a day, your au pair can work 9 hours per weekday, so they can help with dropoff in the morning and then pick up your kid and work into the early evening, which works for us even with busier work schedules.[/quote]

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