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[quote=Anonymous]Pre-pandemic, DH and I both worked in DC. We staggered our hours. I left for work before my baby was up in the morning and worked 7:30-5pm to get to daycare. My husband took the baby to daycare and worked later. We live in Arlington and work close to Metro stops and the commute is still 30-40 min door to desk. I never understood how my colleagues in Leesburg or Ashburn made it work. Back then my priority was seeing my baby while he was awake.

Preschool is the sweet spot because you have coverage 8am - 6pm. The kid stays up until 8pm and both parents get to see him. Activities are on the weekends.

Elementary - holy heck. We both work at home 4 days a week, and yet I still need carpool or grandparents to help if my kids both have sports practice on the same day. I cannot believe the number of classes and activities that think it’s totally reasonable to have your kid on the other side of Arlington at 4:30 or 5pm sharp. Even a 5pm activity means I have to stop work at 4:30pm.

I assume by Jr high, kids can walk, take Metro/busses and ride their bikes to alleviate some of the 4-7pm crunch.

I too have no idea how people get their kids to activities when both parents work full time and commute. Growing up my mom was a teacher and my dad worked in a factory 7-4. Thinking about families with 3+ kids makes my head spin. I struggle to schedule and coordinate 2 kids. [/quote]

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