Apologies for being slightly off topic here. My husband and I, both scientists, are going to the ESA meeting with our two children, aged 1 and 4. We had planned on paying for the daycare service provided/recommended by ESA. However, the cost would be over $200 PER DAY for both of the kids. This would mean that we would be paying in one week what we pay in one month for childcare. We are seeking other options due to the expense.
One possibility is to see if there are attendees coming with teen children or local attendees with teen children who would be interested in making some money to watch our children. Another possibility is to see if there are others who are attending with children who might want to do a "childcare" swap, i.e. I watch your children for a morning, you watch ours another morning. Any one else in this situation? Does anyone else have any other ideas or suggestions? Kendra Cipollini
