After School Care: Infant

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After School Care...Should I Hire a Nanny?

Hello! I will have a 1st grader (elementary) and a 5th grader (intermediate school) in the upcoming school year. My husband and I work full time and are unable to pick them up from school or the many after school activities offered. I feel bad that my kids are not able to participate in these activities because of our work schedule (8ish-5ish) and have been thinking about hiring an after school nanny or babysitter that can pick one up from school and the other up after whatever after school activity they may have. This last school year we...

Nanny Share

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Considering a Nanny Share, Advice

Hi, I am meeting up with a family and nanny next week to talk about doing a nanny share with my son when he is 1 and their son, same age. It will start when their older child starts kinder next fall. The nanny has worked for them for 3 years. They would like for the boys to be at their house as mom works from home. What advice does everyone have for me?

Occasional Sitters & Drop-in Centers

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Drop-In Childcare in Chicago

My husband purchased these Mystic Blue dinner cruise tickets a year ago. We weren't able to go then, and they expire next week. We cannot get a refund. If we are to use the tickets, we absolutely have to go the weekend of July 17/18, 2010. We don't have anyone available here at home to babysit & would like to know if there are any drop-in childcare services in Chicago near the Navy Pier area. I've tried an online search and cannot find anything. Are there any childcare services like this available in Chicago? We would only need them for a...

Sick Care

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Working Mom and Sick Child

I am looking for a job, probably full-time and I am wondering how to answer a question that might come up in an interview. If my daughter is sick I need to take that day off to take care of her. I do not have any help other than my husband and my husband can't take off from work. If I am asked what I will do when my daughter is sick in terms of childcare, do I tell the truth and say I will need that day off or do I fib a bit and say what a potential employer wants to hear? My daughter will have to go to daycare if I get a job and...

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Car Sick Child

My 3yo daughter is getting sick in the car. We live about 45 min from my...