Hello everyone,
A few months ago I posted two threads about work/child care experiences and ideas and received sooooo many helpful responses (threads linked at bottom of post). Thank you!!
We're expecting our first baby in April. The current plan is for both of us to continue to work (we are in education) and so we will need daycare in August. The time has arrived where we have to make some arrangements for daycare. We may have waited too long already to have an easy time of finding a place - I just called 10 places, spoke with maybe 5, and only one had openings for August. I'm not too hopeful on the other 5. Uffda.
In the childcare alternatives thread linked below, people had great ideas for nanny sharing and other arrangements that would require close collaboration with another family. Our problem? We don't know any other families with young children in our neighborhood. We are slightly older parents (35 and 42) and everyone else has been there, done that, or they never will be going down that road.
So: how can we find these families?It would be ideal to find another mustachian family that was willing to think out of the box to save on everyday child care, but even just for more informal date night babysitting swaps it would be great to find some other families - and, of course, for general friendship and camaraderie!
I'm willing to tap my social media networks, especially FB, but also have to be delicate so as not to reveal anything tooooo much about my true work inclinations (cut back or switch jobs) because I have a lot of coworkers on there. Beyond that, though, I'm pretty much stumped.
We would love to hear where you have met other families at the same stage as yours.
Thanks!!
Previous threads:
What is your work situation after baby and how did you decide?:
https://forum.mrmoneymustache.com/mini-money-mustaches/what-is-your-work-situation-after-baby-and-how-did-you-decide/Child care arrangements brainstorm!:
https://forum.mrmoneymustache.com/mini-money-mustaches/childcare-arrangements-brainstorm!!/