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[quote=Anonymous]I had an au pair for three years before my kids started school and had a great experience with one AP extending and staying a full two years. In those days my APs  generally worked the full 45 hours most weeks. We left the program about a year and a half ago and have cobbled together babysitters, aftercare, trading childcare with friends, etc However, I'm considering going back to having an AP. The issue is, I have a job that's very flexible 75% of the time and I frequently pick my kids up from school twice a week and don't generally need before care. Therefore, at least 50% of the time AP would only work about 15 hours a week, including child care as well as child related tasks (i.e. laundry). AP could have a lot of 3 day weekends and extra time off. The issue is that some weeks either in the summer, or when I'm traveling, or having a crazier work week or would be a lot more hours, more like 30-40. DH is a big law partner and generally is only around weekends, although will be available overnight when I need to travel to ensure AP is not going over hours or home alone with the kids overnight. Do people find that APs who generally have an easy schedule are upset when hours ramp up? I'd explain all this up front but worried that when an AP gets used to the fewer hours they will be resentful when they have heavier weeks. If certainly be able to give plenty of advance notice on scheduling, unless we had a sick kid or some type of emergency. I try to spend as much time with the kids as possible in my lighter weeks so, while is certainly use an AP for the occasional date night or to do one on one outings with my individual children, I don't want to be looking to create work for AP on the lighter weeks.[/quote]

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