hey barbie
Sorry i didnt think about the single parent thing with the JET childcare!!
Christy, like i just said, im a single mum. I was working (looking for a new job atm) two days a week before christmas and studying part time. My one thing was that Ashlea will not be in care more than 2 days a week though. Its certainly not easy, but we managed to work it so one day while i was working and one day while i was studying she was in care, and the other day i studied and night i worked she was at dad's. Even though we arent together i think as long as she is with one of her parents its brilliant. For me it was just a matter of choice, esspecially atm when the work im looking for is generally more than one day a week, which with her starting kinder and my study getting more full on thats all i have time for. Money is tight as hell but i'd rather not be working atm than having to give in and work a few days which would mean she was in day care more.
Its all about individually working out whats best for our own kids, family and situations, and what we are each comfortable with.
I know that by the end of the year, my study will be finished, and i can start working the days i was studying, making decent money, and still fitting everything in around Ashlea. There is light at the end of the tunnel!!