parents forced to juggle responsibilities, says Working Mum.
My four-year-old is extremely excited about starting school in September. While I share her enthusiasm, I'm also apprehensive about juggling school hours with my work.
I'd hoped for DD1 (Dear Daughter 1) to attend nursery school last year, but had to turn down the place when I couldn't find a local childminder that could accommodate caring for DD2 (Dear Daughter 2) and doing drop-offs and pick-ups for my elder daughter. I thought that my biggest problem when DD1 started school would be dropping children in two locations before dashing to the train station. Unfortunately, I hadn't anticipated the lack of support that our three local primary schools give to working parents.
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