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I think your priorities change when you have kids personally, the first option would be my choice but you have to do what is right for you.
Another thing to think of is that a lot of work from home jobs expect you not to be looking after children while working. Could you honestly say you could give your full attention to what you are doing, imagine you are with a customer and little one starts crying or hurts themselves. You can’t just tell your customer to go away so you can deal with them.
@Charlotte it’s a weekend only job, I wouldn’t be looking after my son at all during my shift, my partner would be as he works Mon-Fri, that’s why I said I wouldn’t need childcare.
@Becky true I’m really hoping for the first option 🤞🏾
@Rebecca Pearson thank you, it may just be a short term struggle for a long term win! ❤️
This year from September all children from working families get 30h covered by gov plus the tax free allowance. So theoretically, you could still send them to nursery
Look at the childcare options and then make a decision
@Rasa can you get the 30 funded hours and tax free childcare together?
I was super career oriented when pregnant and changed my mind completely while on mat leave. I decided I don’t want to work full time when my baby is just a year old. I want more time with him. I would rather sacrifice a bit of income than time with my baby. I do find a balance of part time childcare ideal so I can do a bit of work and take a break from LO and also I like knowing he’s out there with other kids and trained carers learning new things while I’m working. But seeing your toddler on the weekends only is not enough for me, not for a couple of years anyway.
Yes, you just can’t get Universal Credit childcare element and tax free at the same time. It’s one or the other.
I don’t really have anything to add except that, for me anyway, I wouldn’t want to give up my weekends if my partner works mon-fri. I absolutely adore having weekends together after a week of only seeing a few hours a day of each other x
@Rasa not all parents. If her partner earns over £100k then they won’t x
@Kayleigh yes but that's is for the op to explore options
Yes, you can get 30h term time and tax-free using the gov account. You only need to put the alloted amount in for every 8 you get 2 back. As @Kayleigh has stated, it only doesn't apply for a household over 100k
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@Rasa the 100K rule is individual income rather than combined household x
@Katya I find this so strange, I know it’s the rules but my head can’t understand it! Like you could have two parents earning £99k each so £198k household income and they would get the free hours. Yet if one person earns say £110k and the other one earns £20k so a household income of £130k they don’t get the free hours. It really puzzles me!! X
@Kayleigh yeah it’s widely criticised but that’s how it is. Maybe it’s meant to motivate both parents to earn well, I really don’t know
But the second job sounds like it could really help your career in the long run, even with the added stress of childcare. Just remember to take a deep breath and focus on what feels right for you and your family. ❤️