30 minutes childcare per day

[miniman]

For various unspecified reasons, it would be *really* useful to find some way to get 30 minutes of childcare per day, specifically 07:30 - 08:00 Mon - Fri.

Has anyone successfully tackled this who can share any possible solutions?

[sc0tt]

You lucky git, you last 30 minutes?

Edit, just saw your username. Probably not.

[ChrisNic]

Can’t you just leave them with your nanny in the east wing? Maybe one of your other staff might be able to help?

I hear non company director PH types might use a child minder but likely to be more expensive than just paying for 30 mins a day.

[FredAstaire]

How old are the kids in question? A lot of schools run a breakfast club.

[miniman]

FredAstaire said:

How old are the kids in question? A lot of schools run a breakfast club.

Yep, they already go. It opens at 8, my wife needs to leave by 7:30 and ideally I need to be able to leave at 7:00

[Vaud]

Post in your local town/village Facebook jobs group. Or ask around the parents in their year, someone might be willing to receive yours early and then go to school with theirs and yours (they may welcome it as it gives their child someone to play with in the morning) in return for £x a day.

[otherman]

Vaud said:

Post in your local town/village Facebook jobs group. Or ask around the parents in their year, someone might be willing to receive yours early and then go to school with theirs and yours (they may welcome it as it gives their child someone to play with in the morning) in return for £x a day.

That's what we did when faced with that exact problem.

[Vaud]

otherman said:

That's what we did when faced with that exact problem.

One bright parent press ganged all of the foundation year parents to be on a Messenger group. Once you wade through the dross, it’s brilliant. Reminders about events, school books, homework, parties and an endless list of people who can (and volunteer) to help out with pick ups and drop offs.

[otherman]

Vaud said:

One bright parent press ganged all of the foundation year parents to be on a Messenger group. Once you wade through the dross, it’s brilliant. Reminders about events, school books, homework, parties and an endless list of people who can (and volunteer) to help out with pick ups and drop offs.

Marvellous. All you need is one organiser.

[Vaud]

otherman said:

Marvellous. All you need is one organiser.

At morning drop off, look for the mum who is

a) in running gear
b) is selling tickets for the latest PTA/social event/lobbying for supporters to join the PTA
c) knows all the parents to say hi to
d) often has an older child in the school

It's her.

[alorotom]

Vaud said:

At morning drop off, look for the mum who is

a) in running gear
b) is selling tickets for the latest PTA/social event/lobbying for supporters to join the PTA
c) knows all the parents to say hi to
d) often has an older child in the school

It's her.

aka (in our household) the "professional mum" ... can also often be seen running with a buggy

[Prizam]

Having a child, the most prised, cherished and loved thing in your entire world; and then outsourcing its upbringing to the lowest bidder. Does not make sense to me.

Can you or your wife stay at home? Or work part-time? Really, when the extra car, fuel, running costs and child care costs are considered. How much additional income does having two working parents bring in?

This (I suspect relatively small sum) of money is the cost you are putting on the heads of your children's upbringing.

My advice is to scale back, save money, sacrifice that holiday in order to be parents.

There are very few households who genuinely need two working parents.



- I await the outcry from the "offended" who don't agree with my point of view.

[ElectricSoup]

Prizam said:

Having a child, the most prised, cherished and loved thing in your entire world; and then outsourcing its upbringing to the lowest bidder. Does not make sense to me.

Can you or your wife stay at home? Or work part-time? Really, when the extra car, fuel, running costs and child care costs are considered. How much additional income does having two working parents bring in?

This (I suspect relatively small sum) of money is the cost you are putting on the heads of your children's upbringing.

My advice is to scale back, save money, sacrifice that holiday in order to be parents.

There are very few households who genuinely need two working parents.



- I await the outcry from the "offended" who don't agree with my point of view.

It's posts like this which make me think that OPs should get moderator rights to threads, so they can delete unhelpful and off-topic garbage.

[Fore Left]

ElectricSoup said:

It's posts like this which make me think that OPs should get moderator rights to threads, so they can delete unhelpful and off-topic garbage.

Most threads wouldn't have any posts if you did that

[Evanivitch]

Prizam said:

There are very few households who genuinely need two working parents.

According to Transferwise, the cost of living of a 4 person household in Manchester annually is £25,296 excluding rent.

A rented three bedroom home outside Manchester city centre will cost £9,540.

Giving total cost of £34,836.

Average salary in Manchester is about £27,000 a year.

Therefore, most families need 2 working parents.

Edited by Evanivitch on Wednesday 23 May 12:02

[IanCress]

Prizam said:

Having a child, the most prised, cherished and loved thing in your entire world; and then outsourcing its upbringing to the lowest bidder. Does not make sense to me.

Can you or your wife stay at home? Or work part-time? Really, when the extra car, fuel, running costs and child care costs are considered. How much additional income does having two working parents bring in?

This (I suspect relatively small sum) of money is the cost you are putting on the heads of your children's upbringing.

My advice is to scale back, save money, sacrifice that holiday in order to be parents.

There are very few households who genuinely need two working parents.



- I await the outcry from the "offended" who don't agree with my point of view.

Ah, the guy that posted about having a spare £100k, who earns too much to be able to claim childcare.
With all due respect, i'm not sure you understand the thought process of the OP.

Both me and the wife work full time, so that we can afford to bring up the children, pay the mortgage and haver a decent standard of living. We could save £600 per month in childcare costs if the Wife gave up work and looked after the toddler, but at the same time we'd lose out on her £2k per month wage.
My daughter enjoys going to nursery, and learns a lot of valuable life skills by mixing with other kids every day. There's nothing wrong with that.

[Vaud]

IanCress said:

Ah, the guy that posted about having a spare £100k, who earns too much to be able to claim childcare.
With all due respect, i'm not sure you understand the thought process of the OP.

Both me and the wife work full time, so that we can afford to bring up the children, pay the mortgage and haver a decent standard of living. We could save £600 per month in childcare costs if the Wife gave up work and looked after the toddler, but at the same time we'd lose out on her £2k per month wage.
My daughter enjoys going to nursery, and learns a lot of valuable life skills by mixing with other kids every day. There's nothing wrong with that.

An as the OP notes, they are at school already... (and I agree with your points above)

[PositronicRay]

Prizam said:

Having a child, the most prised, cherished and loved thing in your entire world; and then outsourcing its upbringing to the lowest bidder. Does not make sense to me.

Can you or your wife stay at home? Or work part-time? Really, when the extra car, fuel, running costs and child care costs are considered. How much additional income does having two working parents bring in?

This (I suspect relatively small sum) of money is the cost you are putting on the heads of your children's upbringing.

My advice is to scale back, save money, sacrifice that holiday in order to be parents.

There are very few households who genuinely need two working parents.



- I await the outcry from the "offended" who don't agree with my point of view.

Some would argue outsourcing is best.

e.g. I love my house but would call a pro if plumbing were required. It's important to have awareness of ones skills and limitations!

[LivingTheDream]

PositronicRay said:

Prizam said:

Having a child, the most prised, cherished and loved thing in your entire world; and then outsourcing its upbringing to the lowest bidder. Does not make sense to me.

Can you or your wife stay at home? Or work part-time? Really, when the extra car, fuel, running costs and child care costs are considered. How much additional income does having two working parents bring in?

This (I suspect relatively small sum) of money is the cost you are putting on the heads of your children's upbringing.

My advice is to scale back, save money, sacrifice that holiday in order to be parents.

There are very few households who genuinely need two working parents.



- I await the outcry from the "offended" who don't agree with my point of view.

Some would argue outsourcing is best.

e.g. I love my house but would call a pro if plumbing were required. It's important to have awareness of ones skills and limitations!

I'm not even sure 30 minutes a day is really 'outsourcing its upbringing'

Pretty sure most parents outsource their child's upbringing to the TV for more than that!!

To the OP - best answer has been given, find another parent. Do the kids have friends at school that they could go to?

[hyphen]

Prizam said:

Having a child, the most prised, cherished and loved thing in your entire world; and then outsourcing its upbringing to the lowest bidder. Does not make sense to me.

Didn't realise you had multiple logins WelshBeef!