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[quote=Anonymous]We have 3 kids, both work full-time; husband has more flexibility and usually takes off. Employer provides back up care benefits through Bright horizons back up care, you can either send your child to a center ( like on teacher work days) or they will send a nanny to you, have used this when neither parent can take off.
Our gym (Lifetime) also offers snow day camps and teacher work day camps, which is a nice option to have, drop off at 8am, pick up is 5:30 (I think) 
Our oldest is now in 6th, and I would be okay with leaving her alone at home if sick (we have an alarm system and cameras in the house, so I could check in on her), also recent took a new position closer to home, so I can come back during lunch and check up on things if needed 
Congrats on your new job, yes, it will feel very stressful at first, but eventually it will feel less stressful.

I would say don’t bring it up to your employer right now; come up with a plan now, I would actually try not to call out for the first 6 months, use WH nannies and pay to have them on standby, I always keep low expectations of back up nannies, their job is to keep my kids safe so I can go to work; on such days if my kids end up watching too much TV, I let it go because I got to work and wasn’t stressed about calling out.

Best of luck to you and your family [/quote]

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