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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As someone who did this in college and grad school, even finding a reliable student to commit to five days a week will be hard as a students schedule usually varies day to day and week to week. Also, as a PP said, when I did it as a student my studies were my first priority. So, while I loved my families, there were definitely days I had to ask off for unexpected school commitments and I tried to squeeze in my own studying while babysitting whenever I could. Combine this with finals, spring break, and going home for most holidays, you'll be needing a lot of backup care if you go the student route. [/quote]

But with a fourth grader and an eighth grader, isn't having someone there 90% of the time good enough?  I mean, it isn't like having a three year old where they need care 100% of the time.  [/quote]

I actually feel like its kind of the opposite at least in regards to the driving part.  If you need someone to pick up your kids on certain days because you can't because of work/other commitments then you need someone you can depend on who isn't going to be constantly canceling.  You could probably find a backup nanny or drop in day care for a 3 year old but school age kids have to be picked up when they need to be picked up.[/quote]

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