Pretty much! She is on a few waiting lists, so just to see where the chips fall. If I can't get her in full time then I will just up my study load to fast track my degree.
I think it is my area, there are just simply no places for 2 year old. I think it was 30 CC centres I called - FDC was a no go too. I was shocked, TBH, we had no issues are all finding a place for DD1 at the same age in Perth.
Are you parents or his parents an option for care? I don't have any family that can watch them during the day, but would be so much easier if you have them I think.
I'm in the same boat re family - my folks are in the UK, DP's dad is in a nursing home and his mum died before DD1 was born. DP's a shiftworker so the silly thing is that even if I returned to work full-time, we wouldn't need full-time hours as sometimes he's home during the day but his hours and days are so varied that we'd have to book five days childcare anyway because he's never home between 9-5pm which is when I'd be working. Custody arrangements are going to be a nightmare. He works alternate earlies and lates. Early shifts could mean starting anywhere between 4am and 7am (so generally couldn't have them overnight because he'd need to leave before childcare opened). Late shifts mean he's not home till at least 8pm which is too late to be taking them over to him for dinner/bath/bed.
Anyhow, we're going to talk on Monday. I'm not sure he's even thought how custody will work around his shifts.
It sounds like it will take bit of doing for you guys to sort it out.
It would almost be cheaper for me to get an Au Pair than FT CC and be so much of a better situation for me, but I just don't have room! LOL Maybe something you could look into?
Good luck with it all, there is a lot of red tape to get through. Make sure you call CL as soon as they open in the morning or you will be on hold forever. xx
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