Quote Originally Posted by playfelt View Post
For my last three moms that were pregnant, they all left their older child with me 3-5 days but paid for the full space. They each received a top up amount through work on top of their regular mat leave benefits so financially they were able to do it. I know that isn't true for most people.
This is what I did when I went on mat leave for our second. We didn't want to lose our provider and she had a spot for our second when I went back to work but, I didn't get topped up and it killed us (but worth it)
Not everyone can do this...we shouldn't have but it was important to us so I gave us a few things in order to swing it. Not everyone thinks like this and I don't blame them either.