Finding employment when you have young children to care for can often be quite challenging. Often people struggle to find a job that fits in with the school or nursery hours. If your child is at school then you will probably need to have them there for about 8.50 and pick them up again at 3.-3.15 pm. If you have to travel to work you may find that you only have a very short day in which to get your hours in. School holidays can be another headache as you may have to pya to put the children in nursery or ask a friend or family member to look after them. Often having to pay for more than one child to go to nursery can cost more than the amount you will earn for that day.
If you decided that you either want or need to work outside the home, a support network of family and friends will help tremendously. You may be able to ask at work if you are able to work on a flexitime approach where you can start work at 9.30 and/or finish at 3.00 perhaps working longer hours on certain days when you have arranged after school care. Employers are now more likely to commit to flexible working hours and often understand he struggles of being a parent and managing work at the same time. If you feel that you are being treated unfairly then you could contact ACAS who offer free employment law advice.