Schools closing 2ish

[zovi]

Help, my son is 3 and we relocate sept 8th to Dubai, we are looking into schools, if both parents work what on earth do you do with your child until say 6pm as non of the schools appear to advertise after school clubs and ones that do say activities are in until 4pm only?

Does anyone on here have young children with both parents working?

Please help, getting really nervous!

Thank you

[Confiture]

We arrived here last year with plans for the Mrs to work full time, however with the school day starting at around 07:30, meaning they leave the house at 07:00 and are therefore getting up by 06:30 at the latest, we both felt that the day would be too long for them much past 4pm.

We made the decision therefore for her to only work part time.


Probably not the answer you were looking for, but that was our experience.

[zovi]

Originally Posted by Confiture

We arrived here last year with plans for the Mrs to work full time, however with the school day starting at around 07:30, meaning they leave the house at 07:00 and are therefore getting up by 06:30 at the latest, we both felt that the day would be too long for them much past 4pm.

We made the decision therefore for her to only work part time.

Probably not the answer you were looking for, but that was our experience.

No it's not

I think I'm going to have to bail out of my job, because we need my husband to get a job ASAP, or Dubai is not worth it for us.

But the child are appears to be a nightmare , I'm not sure his kind of Job would be part time or he would struggle to find one, so we would be stuffed

Too good to be true I thought - thanks for confirming my suspicions

[rsinner]

Originally Posted by zovi

No it's not

I think I'm going to have to bail out of my job, because we need my husband to get a job ASAP, or Dubai is not worth it for us.

But the child are appears to be a nightmare , I'm not sure his kind of Job would be part time or he would struggle to find one, so we would be stuffed

Too good to be true I thought - thanks for confirming my suspicions

A lot of people have maids. Not someone i would leave kids 24 x7 with, but a convenience nonetheless.

[lxinuk]

I would imagine most people leave their children with a maid or another parent like childminding! That's what we did when ours were little! At the beginning I shared workload with another part time mum, then felt secure with a maid I'd had a few years, Then after a few years I changed my career so I could be around more!

[zovi]

Originally Posted by rsinner

A lot of people have maids. Not someone i would leave kids 24 x7 with, but a convenience nonetheless.

I'm so upset we just can't relocate

I mean we've just had an AuPair walk out on us in UK and I wasn't a fan at all of having someone in house so I don't think I'd do that again

It's just not going to work, and how will the maid get him from school, plus I dont feel comfortable with that

I'm not very happy at all

Thanks for reply

[zovi]

Originally Posted by lxinuk

I would imagine most people leave their children with a maid or another parent like childminding! That's what we did when ours were little! At the beginning I shared workload with another part time mum, then felt secure with a maid I'd had a few years, Then after a few years I changed my career so I could be around more!

Thanks - Dubai don't appear to have official childminders and live out nannies I bet are too expensive ..

It's a big risk to take to assume we can sort something out.

[lxinuk]

Have you applied to the school yet?

Maids either travel by taxi to collect the child or the child gets school transport. (to be honest I've only just arrived in Dubai and my exp. is from HK).

I'm sure I've seen childminding/nannies around the net. I think before you give up the dream you find the school and talk to them about options. There is a solution as many women work full time.

Lx

[zovi]

Originally Posted by lxinuk

Have you applied to the school yet?

Maids either travel by taxi to collect the child or the child gets school transport. (to be honest I've only just arrived in Dubai and my exp. is from HK).

I'm sure I've seen childminding/nannies around the net. I think before you give up the dream you find the school and talk to them about options. There is a solution as many women work full time.

Lx

I'm due to arrive in 8th Sept
The schools just tell me closed from 2.30 or some even 1pm

In UK it's easy as we have soooo many options and I also have flexible working so I can leave at 4pm without anyone batting an eyelid

I really don't want a maid living with us they are not childminders and he's only 3 years old

[lxinuk]

There are options. If you want to give up so easily then I think Dubai, and all it's frustrating ways, is not for you.

A simple google search reveals hundreds of conversations -/SNIP/
Is it easy - no, would it be just as hard moving to another city in uk - yes, if you are serious is it worth it - yes!

You said your husband is not working yet, so he can watch the kids until you are here settled, and know your way around.

Thousands of us here have kudos and we all use different options at each stage to suit our own families.

I have never, and will never, have a full time live in help!