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[quote=Anonymous]I am not sure the AP would be the solution here.
We went to an AP at ages 5 &3; but DH was traveling 60% internationally.  So leaving on Friday and coming back like 10-12 days later.
Mornings were hell and with pre-k and everything we went AP over nanny due to the weekends random schedule.

But, we had no flexibility- DH was on other continents all the time.  An AP helped our situation because it was so dire; but they definitely create their own new challenges that if we could have worked a baby sitter or nanny we would have gone that route.
We hosted for 7 years; and treat our APs exceptionally well (costs about 35k with all the perks).  A nanny would be 65k; and if we could find one that meets our needs we would pay that as opposed to having some older child live with us.

Not bashing AP program, but they are not a cheap silver bullet for everyone.  After our neighbors saw our success they explored it but Ty did not work out.  We have extenuating circumstances that make our bigger challenges easily than the ones APs typically create.[/quote]

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