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  • I currently have a four year old stepson, for childcare while my husband and I are at work, we have a babysitting-pool kind of thing with two other families, they each watch our child for a certain number of hours while we are working and we watch their child for an equal amount of time, so its free childcare for everyone. We are trying for our first child and are trying to get things in order, and one thing that we really dont know what to do about is childcare after the baby is born and I have to go back to work. By the time the baby is born and Im back at work, my stepson will be in kindergarden, so we would still only have one child in need of childcare, but one of my stepsons sitters, where he is three days a week, is also my boss, I'm a waitress at a dinner, she works out of the office handling the phones and paperwork, so she watches the kids in her office while she is working. This is fine for four year olds who can play and color with each other and dont need constant attention, but she wouldn't be able to care for an infant while shes working. The other family has already said they want to continue the current arrangement with us, as they are home during that time and still want us to watch their child, but we need to find new childcare for the other days. We dont have any nearby family that we have contact with and our friends cant commit to watching a baby everyday. We live in a small town, theres only one daycare, its a private in home one, and its not an option, I dont have anything against daycare, Im sure there are many good ones, but the one in our town is not a good one, they just plop the kids in front of the tv all day and the lady who runs it smokes around the kids. So the only thing we can think of is hiring an everyday sitter to watch him, but we have no idea how much that costs. So how much is an everyday sitter, I work part time, so it would be for about 4.5 hours a day, 3 days a week. Does anyone know any other options?

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    Advertize for a sitter. You will likely find tons of stay at homes who would love the extra cash. I live in a very rural area and the rate for a part time sitter would be $20/day. But, it will likely be more. I'd find someone who could watch the baby consistently rather than shuffle an infant back and forth - I think an infant needs a stable caregiver.

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Many child care centers allow you to utilize part time services. Some have you pay a lower rate for 2-3 days per week, and some will also prorate if you are using only part of the day. You would have to investigate the options in your area.

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I'd advertise for a sitter. My dad had this same problem when he began to foster me. He took a few months off work to help us (my brother and I) adjust to our new home. I was four months old when he went back to work. He ended up getting a very good sitter to watch me while my brother attended school. Put up fliers around the neighborhood. Also, I'm on the site care4hire.com, as a baby sitter. I do it part time, but there are a lot of nannies and baby sitters that could do it full time. I know it sounds risky, but I promise you, it's safe. You can pay to have a background check on the sitter and you can choose to contact them or to contact you. I wish you luck.

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