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[quote=Anonymous]Totally agreed. Best laid plans don't work when days off crop up out of nowhere. We lucked out and coordinated with our neighbor who also has a 3YO - they took AMs, we took PMs post-nap. So we still had to take some time off, but at least everyone got some dedicated work time so it wasn't a total waste of a day.

[quote=Anonymous]Well, the first year (PK3) we did not have a plan and took it day by day and I absolutely do not recommend this approach. Super duper stressful. So it’s smart you’re thinking ahead. Our kids do aftercare every day, but our aftercare doesn’t do day off coverage (some do!)

The next year we had two kids (PK3 and PK4) so we used White House Nannies and got a temporary nanny for every day off school. Stress level: Much lower, but you have to do some nanny “onboarding” each day. Cost: High, but being done with early childcare costs made it feel fine. Reliability: Excellent.

This year (K and PK4) we found a local day off camp that covers all but two days off for the whole school year (and then we each took one of those days off from work). We use Salsa With Silvia but I know there are others. Cost: High, cause we’re paying for two kids. Stress level: Zero. Just like going to school. Reliability: Excellent

Remember that in addition to all the planned days off, you’re also going to have to deal with sick days and inclement weather days. I find if someone works from home and that job is a bit flexible/understanding, sick days are manageable (my kids just watch TV all day when they’re sick and often take long naps, so I can work with just a few interruptions) but if you both are going in to work, this can be a big stressor, as they’re unpredictable, frequent in PK, and you don’t have a ton of options.

For us, the MOST ANNOYING days are actually the inclement weather days - unpredictable, and you’ve got energetic, excited kids who need a lot of attention (especially in the PK years). We basically alternate taking those days off work, which is a PITA on short notice. We’ve had I think three of those this year? Plus we’ve had two late starts, one day with no aftercare and one early dismissal for bad weather. So that’s been a PITA. [/quote][/quote]

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