itsmemeg
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Post by itsmemeg on Sept 18, 2018 8:56:17 GMT -6
So my 3yo has been at the same daycare/preschool since he was 3 months old and we love it. Now E goes there too in the infant room. We truly do love the school but I would prefer to have E in an in home place or w a SAHM or something where it’s more one on one care and the biggest thing is where she won’t get as sick. So here is my dilemma. We have the opportunity to put her in an in home daycare across the street from my sons daycare center. My son has thrived at his daycare so I’m a little torn on what to do.
Pros:
Saves us about $390 a month
Ratio is 6:1 (various ages)
She will be the only infant or only 1 more infant (pro or con?)
Less illness
More one on one care
State licensed
Cons:
Having to take kids to different places
Not as structured as I am used to (not really a con I guess)
Big kids around (4 and under)
It is state licensed but it’s definitely a home daycare meaning it’s not as clean as our daycare center is. But it’s not dirty or anything. More cluttered.
What would you do? What am I missing in my decision making process?
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lemons
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Post by lemons on Sept 18, 2018 9:07:41 GMT -6
TBH I don’t really think that you’ll get less illness or more one on one care at an in home? I think the one on one time would be extremely dependent on the age and temperament of the other kids. Also, I believe budders uses an in home and her J15 DS was just as frequently sick as my daycare center DD. |
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lemons
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Post by lemons on Sept 18, 2018 9:14:20 GMT -6
Another thought. I’d actually be more worried having her as the only infant? I feel like I cannot leave my 3yo DD near DS without having eyes on them at all times. I don’t trust my own older kid to not accidentally hurt her sibling. ::shows helicopter wings::
I also feel better about the overall general safety of having a baby in a contained infant proof room. Same for every age as she grows for each room.
Disclaimer: I don’t think one is inherently better than the other, these are just things that I would consider on my pros and cons list.
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itsmemeg
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Post by itsmemeg on Sept 18, 2018 9:22:29 GMT -6
Another thought. I’d actually be more worried having her as the only infant? I feel like I cannot leave my 3yo DD near DS without having eyes on them at all times. I don’t trust my own older kid to not accidentally hurt her sibling. ::shows helicopter wings:: I also feel better about the overall general safety of having a baby in a contained infant proof room. Same for every age as she grows for each room. Disclaimer: I don’t think one is inherently better than the other, these are just things that I would consider on my pros and cons list. Yes I’m also in this boat. I am a little concerned that there are other older kids and she is the only baby. |
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Post by gustierx on Sept 18, 2018 14:05:40 GMT -6
Agree with all of lemons points. Illness is anywhere, and your DS will bring home daycare germs anyways. I don’t think 6:1 ratio would give more 1:1 time either. Our baby room is 6:2 and there’s often a third person floating in there throughout the day. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with an in home but to me it wouldn’t be worth it to have my kids in different places. |
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budders
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Post by budders on Sept 18, 2018 14:48:01 GMT -6
TBH I don’t really think that you’ll get less illness or more one on one care at an in home? I think the one on one time would be extremely dependent on the age and temperament of the other kids. Also, I believe budders uses an in home and her J15 DS was just as frequently sick as my daycare center DD. Yes, V has been at the same in home daycare for the last three years and is constantly sick. He's already on his second cold in the past three weeks. Otherwise, though, we love our home daycare. I love that my boys are now together all day long. There are fewer transitions between kids and adults (the main DCP and all helpers have been the same since we started, and only a few kids move in and out each year) and we pay less than at a center (though still a buttload of money). H and I are also both teachers and our DCP follows our school schedule so that we don't pay (or send the kids) over the summer, which was essential for us. |
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budders
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Post by budders on Sept 18, 2018 15:17:16 GMT -6
Another thought. I’d actually be more worried having her as the only infant? I feel like I cannot leave my 3yo DD near DS without having eyes on them at all times. I don’t trust my own older kid to not accidentally hurt her sibling. ::shows helicopter wings:: I also feel better about the overall general safety of having a baby in a contained infant proof room. Same for every age as she grows for each room. Disclaimer: I don’t think one is inherently better than the other, these are just things that I would consider on my pros and cons list. Yes I’m also in this boat. I am a little concerned that there are other older kids and she is the only baby. This never bothered me, but I am pretty relaxed about stuff. I loved that V (and now L) was exposed to older kids. V is advanced physically, and the older kids provided the appropriate levels of activity and excitement for him. |
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birkmmm
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Post by birkmmm on Sept 18, 2018 19:17:33 GMT -6
The money would be enough for me to make my decision probably but that aside I personally would rather a daycare and not the in home because of the big age differences. Ive also worked in daycare for about 10 years so I am biased too lol
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Post by MauLoaM0M on Sept 18, 2018 19:37:13 GMT -6
I agree with many of the points others made. We needed to look for a new daycare for DS2 as the center DS1 has been at for the last 4 years doesn’t take infants. We looked at a home daycare and two centers. One of things I didn’t like at the home daycare were: that there were kids of varying ages & DS2 would have been the youngest. This made me nervous because I was afraid he’d get lost in the shuffle especially if the other kids/older kids were needy.
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chrisy01
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Post by chrisy01 on Sept 18, 2018 22:10:41 GMT -6
E is going to the same DC that my N13 went to when he was younger (started at his preschool last October) that was an in home DC. He rarely got sick but he still rarely gets sick. I liked it when he was younger but as he grew older he needed a space to run around and more kids his age.
Money would play a huge factor for us. If E is potty trained at a younger age then my N13 did I would enroll her in his preschool sooner.
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