We’re considering me going back to work, part time. I’m thinking about four 4-hour days, plus a one hour roundtrip commute. That would mean we’d need 20 hours a week of childcare, and I’d be earning hourly for 16 hours (don’t get paid commute time) of work.
What percentage of the part time earner’s salary goes to the child care (in your case)? Mind you, this is a private nanny (the waiting list for creche is about 5 months), who lives in our town. We’d be taking out daughter to her. She doesn’t provide meals, snacks or drinks.
We’re both really on the fence about this, and while the extra income sounds attractive, I’m not sure if it’s worth the hassle of her getting accustomed to the new child care person, the new routine, etc. At this point, I’m still in negotiations with my potential employer about this.
Background info: Hub works full time, from about 9am (he’d be dropping her off) to 6pm. I stay at home with our 2 year old. We’re in France, and my daughter is just starting to pick up bits of French, so the language barrier is a consideration, too. We’re thinking she’d benefit from going to the nanny’s house (that’s how they do it here) because she’d be with the same kids 4 days a week. Right now, she goes (for social reasons only) to a day nursery for about 9 hours a week. There are always different kids there.