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sefrick:
I'm looking to come back relatively soon. I was active (sub) duty and a geo-bachelor up until fall of 05, and I got out to obtain custody of my son and go to school. He is going to be 9 soon and I'm still single so when I come back into the field it would be just me and him.

I'm wondering, in general, if decent child care sources exist around plant sites due to the shift work requirement. Hearing from single parents that are currently in shift-work or people who know single parents would be a plus.

Thanks in advance. 

Mike_Koehler:
I think the rules vary by location. Here in the great eastern Washington desert child care in licensed facilities is regulated by ordinance to 6 am to 6 pm...... I know people who have had to turn down jobs due to shift work obligations. The key is licensed child care...... I do know of people who pay for child care overnight, but I would make extremely sure that I was really comfortable with these people since there is no screening.

Mike

xobxdoc:
I had to get off the Ops shift rotation to get custody of my son. I work a flex 40 schedule now with weekends off. It's good to be off shift. Good luck.

retired nuke:
I got off shift when my ex went back on the road- had 1 kid at the time. Had 2 kids when we split up, and since she was on the road and I was home on 40s, the kids live with me. Being on shift with young kids is difficult. You need a network to support it. I had to go on shift a couple of times to fill in, and it was difficult. If it wasn't for friends and a great daycare provider, I wouldn't have managed. Now it wouldn't be much of a prob - S/O can handle it. But doing shiftwork solo is hard.

sefrick:
Thanks guys, that is what I was afraid of. However, I've always had the mentality that if you really want something, you can find a way to make it work so I guess I'll see.

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