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Post by sweetsurprise on Jun 30, 2017 13:42:18 GMT -6
For the working mamas out there:
1. If you have a child currently, do you send them to daycare or do you have a nanny?
2. Pros and cons about your current childcare situation?
3. What are your plans with your Jan/Feb baby?
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Post by sweetsurprise on Jun 30, 2017 13:50:04 GMT -6
1. If you have a child currently, do you send them to daycare or do you have a nanny? DS has been going to a daycare close by our home since he was 3 months old.
2. Pros and cons about your current childcare situation? We love our daycare. Pros: It's open from 7-6 - so great hours. They have wonderful teachers and activities (gymnastics, splash pad, music class, etc.). They are responsive and easy to reach at all times. Cons: It's expensive - about $1500/month for the 2 YO class. They have like 10 days of vacation or staff development days that H and I always have to scramble to find care for DS. They don't include food/snacks in the tuition.
3. What are your plans with your Jan/Feb baby? We haven't decided. I put the baby on the daycare waiting list but with 2 kids it will be the same price as a nanny. Hence why I posted the question! I'm interested to see what others are doing.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2017 14:22:29 GMT -6
1. If you have a child currently, do you send them to daycare or do you have a nanny? We use an in home daycare.
2. Pros and cons about your current childcare situation? Pros - insanely cheap, great ratio, we are able to do part time 3-4 days a week (DH works retail and gets two weekdays off rather than a weekend). Cons: we are very much at the mercy of our provider, including her sick days and vacation days.
3. What are your plans with your Jan/Feb baby? I am unsure. With three in daycare a nanny may be similar in price, but I work from home frequently and having my kids in the house would be a huge distraction. Plus I feel that with a nanny you are equally at the mercy of one person and their vacation/sickness so it wouldn't alleviate that stressor. Probably sticking with in-home daycare for now.
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Post by maddisonrose on Jun 30, 2017 15:03:18 GMT -6
1. Our 26 month old has gone to daycare since he was about 8 months old. It's close to my work vs our house which now annoys the heck out of me trying to deal with a cranky toddler sitting in traffic
2. Pros: good hours for us, we like the teacher he has, and he never wants to come home when we pick him up so that seems like a good sign. He has also learned SO much from his best friend there who is almost a year older than him and she's super sassy so it keeps him in check 😜
Cons: it's a hasssle to drive home sometimes. We don't like the actually owners and think they could be doing more. It's pretty expensive $1200 a month with nothing included
3. DS is going to stay in full time daycare until he starts preschool around 3. Since it's only 4 hours I'm not sure yet what we will do after that. I wish we had any friends with kids so we could nanny share. That would be best case scenario
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Post by watermelonseed on Jun 30, 2017 15:45:10 GMT -6
1. My DD goes to an extremely small in home daycare. (Under the table)
2. Pros: we love our sitter! We only need part time care about 20 hour a week and she's very affordable. Her daughter is a less than a year older than mine and they get along great. She also gives me all her daughters hand me down clothes to keep. She sends her home with washed clothes once a week too.
Cons: only con - she sort of far from our house
3. The new baby will go here too. It's only $8.50/hr for both kids Includes meals/snacks, flexible.
Also - we started by hiring a recommended in home nanny who was a freak. She just didn't show up one morning. Not cool. Having dealt with each scenario I prefer sending her to someone's home. I don't have to worry about her getting bored, keeping my house super clean and all her supplies up to date.
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Post by flippinchica on Jun 30, 2017 17:59:42 GMT -6
1. A daycare center 2. Pros: Cost is reasonable. Food is included. He seems to like it. I like the oversight of a center. No worries about a nanny calling in or flaking. Cons: having to do drop off and pick up. Trying to find backup care if he is sick (which I'm sure will be multiplied with 2). If DH is out of town it can be hard for me to get to pickup on time 3. We plan to send the newbie to the same daycare
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Post by amesie on Jun 30, 2017 18:15:20 GMT -6
1. If you have a child currently, do you send them to daycare or do you have a nanny? My MIL watches my DD 3 days a week since I work only part time
2. Pros and cons about your current childcare situation? Pros: it's free, she LOVES my daughter and can't get enough of her, she is great with her and is always keeping her busy with different activities and taking her places, she supplies all food and diapers too. Really, she's a godsend. Cons: she's getting older, and she sometimes lapses judgement that makes me nervous
3. What are your plans with your Jan/Feb baby? I'm going to be cutting back my hours to hopefully either SAH or work one day a week. MH and I are both in agreement that we don't feel comfortable with my MIL watching a toddler and a newborn, especially 3 days a week for full days. I wouldn't mind every once in a while, but the amount of hours we currently do is out of the question. We'll have to seriously watch our budget, but we'll definitely be able to make it work. It excites me and terrifies me all in the same.
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Post by sunfrogger on Jun 30, 2017 18:29:09 GMT -6
1. We cobbled together friends and family to watch her but DD will be starting at a very small in home DC end of next month.
2. Pro: super cheap, short term since I may SAH after baby #2 arrives. Con :... My mom has been watching DD so adjusting to paid childcare is...
3. I'm taking a super long leave, going back to work for a few benefits for a coupled months, then potentially SAH.
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Post by readinglove on Jun 30, 2017 19:00:05 GMT -6
1. DS goes to daycare, and has since he was 5 months old. He's been at 2 centers - we couldn't get him into where he is currently right away. Both places are amazing.
2. Pros - His current place is very reasonably priced ($35/day and we only pay when he's there - no penalty for being sick, etc), and he is so loved on there. They do lots of projects, and he is a happy kiddo. As a teacher, they are awesome with my work schedule, and if he gets sick they'll keep him until I can get there (the hour limit a lot of places give doesn't work very well). Cons - it's a bit out of the way in terms of work commute.
3. Both kiddos will go where DS is currently.
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Post by sparky85 on Jul 1, 2017 3:59:54 GMT -6
1. If you have a child currently, do you send them to daycare or do you have a nanny?
DS goes to an in home daycare.
2. Pros and cons about your current childcare situation?
Pros: There are four dcps that are all friends, and they get the kids together multiple times a week. We have also been able to send DS to one of the other daycares if our DCP is on vacation or sick. Cons: we can't always covered for her sick days or vacations, which kind of leaves us scrambling on occasion if the other ladies are full up.
3. What are your plans with your Jan/Feb baby?
I will be taking my 1 year mat leave, and hopefully sending #2 to the same place. DS will be in school.
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Post by tiffbabey on Jul 1, 2017 6:36:39 GMT -6
1. If you have a child currently, do you send them to daycare or do you have a nanny? I am a teacher so I stay home in the summers, but during the school year my in-laws watch DS 4 days a week, my mom 1 day a week. That has been for the last 3 school years, but he is starting full day preschool for two days a week in September. So preschool for two days, in-laws 2, and my mom 1 until I have the new baby and then he will stay with me three days and go to preschool through June.
2. Pros and cons about your current childcare situation? Pros- it's been free, and the grandparents love being with him. He has a great relationship with all grandparents, and this gives us our weekends as a family of three.
Cons- My MIL drives me crazy sometimes but overall it's been fine. I just don't think they can handle two kids for more than one day, which is why DS will be in preschool.
3. What are your plans with your Jan/Feb baby? Stay home for six months, unfortunately we really can't afford for me to stay home permanently. So my older DS will be upped to either 3 or 4 days of preschool depending on my in-laws and hopefully they will watch the baby like they did my DS. If not, we will need to reevaluate everything, so we will have that conversation soon enough.
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Post by rebeccabunch on Jul 1, 2017 14:04:57 GMT -6
1) We've had a nanny come to our home since DS1 was 3 months old. 2) pros - very easy on me and my H, I WFH so unless I have a meeting, I'm just chilling with the kids in the morning until the nanny comes at 8 and the nanny leaves at 5. We have an excellent nanny right now that we pay more for but she also does house management stuff like cleaning, errands, everyone's laundry and grocery shopping. I also don't have to adjust for kids being sick. 3) Cons - expensive. With 2+ kids it's probably similar to DCP. If the nanny is sick I have to adjust but less adjustment than if I had to take off when my kids were sick. We pay for preschool on top of the nanny. It's not easy to find the right nanny. Losing Nanny really disrupts your work and family life. Kids get less socialization when they are younger. I know I'd be more productive overall if the kids were at a DCP but the benefits outweigh for me. 4) what's your plans with new baby? Same! My per hour rate goes up just $2 with this new one. When I don't have meetings being able to just nurse the baby helps me out big time w BF. I hope to keep this nanny until the new baby is 3 and then send this baby to all day preschool. My boys will be in grade school at that point and we can utilize the after school program. Not paying for childcare will be such a raise! sweetsurprise I have anumber of friends that switched to a nanny for #2 bc the cost was similar and easier on the parents. If anyone is ever looking for a nanny for the first time hit me up with questions. I've learned a lot over the years from my searches!
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Post by mrsp84 on Jul 2, 2017 8:23:25 GMT -6
1. DD has been in daycare since she was 10 weeks old.
2. Pros: I love that she gets socialization skills, learns a wide variety of things, all meals are included and the people at the center are amazing. We are getting ready to change daycares because we're moving, but its a similar atmosphere and still has meals included in the tuition.
Cons: of course the cost. We pay $150/week for 3 days. One day, she is with my mom and on Fridays, she's with MH for daddy daycare. He loves it because he works so much so it gives him that one on one time. And, some days it's hard to get out of work on time or traffic is bad, so I'm scrambling to pick her up on time.
3. Plans for new baby: probably daycare. DD is going to start pre-k in January because we plan on sending her to junior kindergarten next Fall. I might be willing to explore nanny vs daycare for at least the first year at that point if they are willing to do drop off/pickup for DD from school.
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Post by sarahh on Jul 3, 2017 6:46:36 GMT -6
1. If you have a child currently, do you send them to daycare or do you have a nanny? DD has had a combination of preschool, DH and a sitter (in home daycare). This fall she will be in 1/2 day preschool 4 days a week with the sitter picking her up two of those days for the afternoon and will be with the sitter all day Friday. The two remaining half days she'll be with DH. DH runs his own business at home so when DD was little and before the business picked up he was her full time provider.
2. Pros and cons about your current childcare situation? Pros - DD is in a learning environment at preschool and since she started as a baby, has pretty good socialization skills. Cons - coordinating her schedule. Sometimes I think it would be easier to just send her to daycare full time.
3. What are your plans with your Jan/Feb baby? We aren't sure yet. DH applied for a new job to do on top of his business and if he gets it we will try to figure out this fall with DD and then transition her and the baby to full time daycare when I go back to work in probably March. If DH doesn't take the job, we will probably continue what we are doing this fall with DH and maybe send the baby to the same church program 2 1/2 days and to the sitter one day and she'll stay with DH the rest of the time.
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Post by easternshoregirl on Jul 3, 2017 18:07:00 GMT -6
1. If you have a child currently, do you send them to daycare or do you have a nanny? in-home daycare
2. Pros and cons about your current childcare situation? pros-We love the family that cares for E! They have turned into our friends, they have a boy that is just a couple of months older than E and we are both pregnant right now too! She is German and uses German with the boys all day, so E is picking that up. It is small, only 4 kids, including their own. Price is right and we don't have to pay for summer care because she closes in the summer. Oh and meals are provided, no lunch to pack! cons-She follows the school schedule of the county where her husband works as a teacher, but I teach in a different county. The calendars don't always line up, so sometimes we have to scramble to cover. Although not really scramble b/c she gives us plenty of notice. It's just tough for me to tack on an extra day before/after Christmas break or spring break since that is frowned upon. This is really the only issue we've had.
3. What are your plans with your Jan/Feb baby? In my dream world, we will send the new baby to daycare at the beginning of the 18-19 school year in August. If s/he is born early Feb as expected, I will be off work until early May. I'm hoping we can piece together care between me, DH and my parents until I get out of school in early to mid June. It would be a big deal to me to not have to send our baby to daycare until s/he is 6 months, rather than 3 months, that's a huge difference in age. Either way, the baby will end up there at the same daycare, we've already been guaranteed a spot by our provider. This means a lot, because spots under 2yo are SO hard to find around here. (like many places)
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Post by meladorie on Jul 4, 2017 23:33:27 GMT -6
For the working mamas out there: 1. If you have a child currently, do you send them to daycare or do you have a nanny? 2. Pros and cons about your current childcare situation? 3. What are your plans with your Jan/Feb baby? 1. Nanny. We just started 3 half days at daycare in addition to the nanny. We tried 2 full days last summer but he was not adapting well to it so we pulled him out. 2. Pro: flexibility. My work schedule is crazy and my hours would not fit with a daycare. Sometimes I start by 6:30am and it's pretty regular that I work until 8 pm on other days. With hubby traveling, nanny is a huge help. Also, she's basically family now. Her kids love DS and I know he is treated like family there. She's willing to watch him when he's sick also. Con: omg expensive. I spend SO much money but it's hard not to when I know how happy and cared for he is. But ouch. Also he's now needing more exposure to other kids. All his life he's been spoiled and he hasn't had much social opportunity with peers. Also, nanny doesn't provide the structure of daycare (which hasn't actually mattered until very recently). 3. When the next one comes I'll likely move DS to preschool/daycare full-time and use the nanny for after hours with him and also use her full time with the littlest.
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Post by hiimjamie on Jul 5, 2017 9:31:44 GMT -6
For the working mamas out there:
1. If you have a child currently, do you send them to daycare or do you have a nanny? We use a Daycare center
2. Pros and cons about your current childcare situation? We really do love it. I wanted to use a nanny at first and I'm so glad we ended up w the center. DS loves his teachers and his little friends. They teach him Spanish and English, have yoga classes and are STEM focused. They do all kind of awesome activities with the older kids. They taught sign language in the NB room. I really feel like he's well taken care of and he's learning so so much. He's 22 months and had known the entire alphabet for a few months, counts to 10 in Spanish and English and knows colors. I feel like they're doing more for him than a nanny could have. They also serve 2 well balanced meals a day as well as snacks. He eats more veggies at DC than anywhere else. I know a lot of centers have newborn room and the just toddlers. Ours has NB-12 months, 12-18 months, 18-24 months, 2, 3 and 4. So they can really focus down on age appropriate lessons. The only con is the director who can be bitchy but I don't have to deal with her very much.
3. What are your plans with your Jan/Feb baby? New baby will go to the same DC when I go back to work at 10 weeks.
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Post by tinydancer on Jul 5, 2017 15:48:57 GMT -6
I'm have a similar situation to rebeccabunch and meladorie. 1. We have a nanny. My LO just started preschool three mornings a week in June, and nanny picks him from there. 2. Pros are flexibility - very important because MH and I have to work overtime often and I travel for work with some frequency. It's also so convenient for her to come to our house. She also helps with things like dishes, laundry, and groceries. Also, anecdotally, I think it helps prevent illness. My LO didn't get sick until he started preshool. Probably won't be the case for baby 2 with a toddler in the house! Eta I work from home and I love being able to see LO here and there during the day. I thought it might be a distraction for me or him, but it's not. We keep pretty separate - I even pumped in my home office - but it's still nice to say hi. Really the major con is its expensive. I used to live in a major metro area and the nanny wasn't actually that much more than daycare, even for one kid. We moved last fall and day care here is comparatively cheap so the nanny feels very expensive. Also, I was paying extra for things like music class so he could get some socialization, and in the end we decided preschool was a better and more cost effective way to fill that need. 3. The new baby will be with the nanny. We also plan to keep the toddler in preschool 3 mornings a week.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2017 5:47:28 GMT -6
When my daughter was around 15 months, I tried to get him the best nanny, but I couldn't find one. I left him at his grandparents, till I got him an admission at a Toronto daycare centre. Now he seems to thoroughly enjoy it here! I'm happy my child is getting more social interaction. I used to lean towards nannies, but I changed my mind.
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Post by ashburn on Jul 7, 2017 6:05:30 GMT -6
1. If you have a child currently, do you send them to daycare or do you have a nanny? We have our son in daycare/school. It has been really good for him to have interaction with many kids throughout the day since we have relatively long hours. He loves his school and when number two arrives we will keep the same schedule. If I can take off enough time we will have to think about care in the summer which we plan to explore camp options before DS starts public kindergarten and will likely look into daycare options for #2 that also have bussing and aftercare for DS.
2. Pros and cons about your current childcare situation? When DS is sick either my husband or I have to take off from work which can get complicated at times. If there was a nanny that wouldn't be an issue unless the nanny was out sick. So this is kind of a wash. We used to live in an area with extra family help but have since moved away so this gets complicated.
ETA: Pros - they provide all meals and snacks which makes everything easier (no shopping or prep ahead of time!) and lots of activities that include a splash pad (his old school had a pool) and STEM based learning.
3. What are your plans with your Jan/Feb baby? Most likely daycare, unless we can justify an au pair at that point.
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Post by aprilz81 on Jul 7, 2017 8:03:08 GMT -6
I work from home and I would LOVE, LOVE, LOVE to have a nanny/mother's helper type person to come in and be "in charge" while I'm working. Company policy is that employees can't be the primary caregiver during work hours, but nothing says they can't be in the home. I would love to do this for the first 6 months or so at a minimum. I'm hoping to nurse so I could nurse as needed and then go right back to work. And while they are really young I just need someone responsible enough to make sure they are still alive and safe.
My next best choice would be a smaller in-home daycare situation if I can find someone we trust and in a somewhat convenient location. Rates are much better than nannies or "regular" day care but I hear so many horror stories it would be hard to find someone I deem trustworthy.
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Post by rebeccabunch on Jul 7, 2017 9:09:27 GMT -6
I work from home and I would LOVE, LOVE, LOVE to have a nanny/mother's helper type person to come in and be "in charge" while I'm working. Company policy is that employees can't be the primary caregiver during work hours, but nothing says they can't be in the home. I would love to do this for the first 6 months or so at a minimum. I'm hoping to nurse so I could nurse as needed and then go right back to work. And while they are really young I just need someone responsible enough to make sure they are still alive and safe. My next best choice would be a smaller in-home daycare situation if I can find someone we trust and in a somewhat convenient location. Rates are much better than nannies or "regular" day care but I hear so many horror stories it would be hard to find someone I deem trustworthy. This is a good idea. I WFH too and having a nanny helped with my back to work transition because it wasn't so dramatic. I could still nurse but even if you don't end up nursing got whatever reason it was nice to still be close to baby. Just make sure baby/nanny can be on a different floor than you so it's not too much of a distraction. It will be an adjustment to knowing your child is close but not running into soothe but I actually found it to be a relief with DS1 because he cried all day!
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Post by aprilz81 on Jul 7, 2017 9:19:05 GMT -6
I work from home and I would LOVE, LOVE, LOVE to have a nanny/mother's helper type person to come in and be "in charge" while I'm working. Company policy is that employees can't be the primary caregiver during work hours, but nothing says they can't be in the home. I would love to do this for the first 6 months or so at a minimum. I'm hoping to nurse so I could nurse as needed and then go right back to work. And while they are really young I just need someone responsible enough to make sure they are still alive and safe. My next best choice would be a smaller in-home daycare situation if I can find someone we trust and in a somewhat convenient location. Rates are much better than nannies or "regular" day care but I hear so many horror stories it would be hard to find someone I deem trustworthy. This is a good idea. I WFH too and having a nanny helped with my back to work transition because it wasn't so dramatic. I could still nurse but even if you don't end up nursing got whatever reason it was nice to still be close to baby. Just make sure baby/nanny can be on a different floor than you so it's not too much of a distraction. It will be an adjustment to knowing your child is close but not running into soothe but I actually found it to be a relief with DS1 because he cried all day! This is another advantage I'm considering. It would help ease the transition of being with baby 24/7 to still being there but not the primary caregiver. I could still nurse/cuddle as I had time but still be earning an income. Spring is still slow-ish at work too, so that will help if I can find someone to come to our house.
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Post by helloerrbody on Jul 7, 2017 16:15:46 GMT -6
This is a good idea. I WFH too and having a nanny helped with my back to work transition because it wasn't so dramatic. I could still nurse but even if you don't end up nursing got whatever reason it was nice to still be close to baby. Just make sure baby/nanny can be on a different floor than you so it's not too much of a distraction. It will be an adjustment to knowing your child is close but not running into soothe but I actually found it to be a relief with DS1 because he cried all day! This is another advantage I'm considering. It would help ease the transition of being with baby 24/7 to still being there but not the primary caregiver. I could still nurse/cuddle as I had time but still be earning an income. Spring is still slow-ish at work too, so that will help if I can find someone to come to our house. I work 15 hours a week outside the home and found the most incredible babysitter ever through Care.com! They aren't all great on there of course, but I did a lot of interviews and then had the one I picked babysit first while I was home. She is a part of our family now!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 1, 2017 7:50:29 GMT -6
When my daughter was around 15 months, I tried to get her the best nanny, but I couldn't find a good one. I left her at his grandparents, till I got him an admission at a daycare centre here. Now he seems to thoroughly enjoy it here! I'm happy my child is getting more social interaction.
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Post by stephne on Aug 1, 2017 8:12:20 GMT -6
1. If you have a child currently, do you send them to daycare or do you have a nanny? In home daycare
2. Pros and cons about your current childcare situation? PRO- she can be very flexible, CON- if she is sick or needs vacation I sometimes have to scramble at the last minute. Luckily, MH's grandparents are usually available & he also spends 1 day per week with them.
3. What are your plans with your Jan/Feb baby- I am only able to take 6 weeks of leave since I work for a small business & my daycare won't have room until baby is 12 weeks. I think MH will end up taking 6 weeks FMLA. Sucks for each of us to be without a paycheck for 6 weeks especially when we want to build in the spring.
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Post by stephne on Aug 1, 2017 8:21:16 GMT -6
1. If you have a child currently, do you send them to daycare or do you have a nanny? DS has been going to a daycare close by our home since he was 3 months old. 2. Pros and cons about your current childcare situation? We love our daycare. Pros: It's open from 7-6 - so great hours. They have wonderful teachers and activities (gymnastics, splash pad, music class, etc.). They are responsive and easy to reach at all times. Cons: It's expensive - about $1500/month for the 2 YO class. They have like 10 days of vacation or staff development days that H and I always have to scramble to find care for DS. They don't include food/snacks in the tuition. 3. What are your plans with your Jan/Feb baby? We haven't decided. I put the baby on the daycare waiting list but with 2 kids it will be the same price as a nanny. Hence why I posted the question! I'm interested to see what others are doing. whoa...I thought paying $150 per week ($600/ month) was enough. And that includes food & snacks. yikes
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Post by sunfrogger on Aug 1, 2017 9:19:03 GMT -6
1. If you have a child currently, do you send them to daycare or do you have a nanny? DS has been going to a daycare close by our home since he was 3 months old. 2. Pros and cons about your current childcare situation? We love our daycare. Pros: It's open from 7-6 - so great hours. They have wonderful teachers and activities (gymnastics, splash pad, music class, etc.). They are responsive and easy to reach at all times. Cons: It's expensive - about $1500/month for the 2 YO class. They have like 10 days of vacation or staff development days that H and I always have to scramble to find care for DS. They don't include food/snacks in the tuition. 3. What are your plans with your Jan/Feb baby? We haven't decided. I put the baby on the daycare waiting list but with 2 kids it will be the same price as a nanny. Hence why I posted the question! I'm interested to see what others are doing. whoa...I thought paying $150 per week ($600/ month) was enough. And that includes food & snacks. yikes ^I'm paying $600/mo for 4day/wk including snacks at the in home E will be going to starting next week. I didn't want to pay more for in home!
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Post by sweetsurprise on Aug 1, 2017 9:56:20 GMT -6
Ugh. I would kill for $600 per month. I think since I'm in an urban area with a lot of demand they hike the price up.
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Post by girlonabike on Aug 1, 2017 14:56:53 GMT -6
1. Kiddo has been taken care of by a stay-at-home mom that lives in our neighborhood. He goes to her home. She has a 9 year old and a toddler that's only a few months younger than my kid.
2. Pro: she's really flexible, which is necessary in my job. My work schedule varies and can change last-minute. There aren't any daycares nearby that will take a kid at 4am or let me pick him up at 2am. Also her rate is reasonable. Con: she's unlicensed. This really doesn't bother me in that she is First Aid/CPR certified and her mother runs a licensed daycare and she often "works" with her. I feel that my kid is perfectly safe with her in her home.
3. We really hope that our mom friend will be willing to take on the new kiddo too, as I'd rather them be together. We haven't told her yet. I'm not going to assume she will though, because its already kind of a handful watching two toddlers and a pre-teen, so I'm trying to figure out what our plan B will be just in case.
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