Return plan

Week 1 back

7:30Daycare drop-off10:00Pump · 15 min13:00Pump · 15 min16:00Manager 1:117:30Pickup

Length

16 pages · 4 files

Delivery

Instant email

Editable

Yours forever

What this fixes

Guessing how much leave you can actually afford
The manager conversation you keep rescheduling
Comparing four daycares from memory

Template

The Return-to-Work Plan

The stuff nobody tells you to think about until week eleven. Coverage, childcare, and the awkward manager conversation, in one place.

Who it's for

Anyone going back to a job that didn't pause

When you use it

Start around week 10 of leave · covers your first month back

A written plan for leave, childcare, and your first week back.

$18one-time · instant download

What's included · 16 pages across 4 files

Leave-length calculator worksheet (pay, PTO, unpaid math)
Manager conversation script + follow-up email template
Childcare comparison grid with the questions to ask on tours
First-week-back hour-by-hour schedule template
Pumping / break scheduling sheet
Handoff doc template for whoever covered you

Also insideA ramp-up plan for weeks 2–4 so week one isn't a cliff.

Format: Downloadable + printable PDF
Delivery: Emailed instantly

Also useful

Meal train · Week 1

Who's bringing what

MonSam — lentil soup✓TuePriya — pasta bake✓Wedopen—ThuMom — groceries✓Friopen—

No nuts · No pork

The Meal Train Planner

$12

Front door sign

Please knock softly

Baby is napping. If we don't answer, we're resting too. Leave anything at the door — thank you.

Text script

"Not today, but Saturday works — coffee welcome, hugs later."

The Visitor Boundary Kit

Snacks · water bottle