So even the infant care waitlist can be 2 to 3 years long. How is that possible? A 2 year old is in a toddler room, and a 3 year old is in a preschool room!
that seems strange to me @allowachick Is your infant room up to 2 years? I think there is an in between room here. So infant, younger toddlers, older toddlers, 3's etc. I don't know the exact age groups though.
So even the infant care waitlist can be 2 to 3 years long. How is that possible? A 2 year old is in a toddler room, and a 3 year old is in a preschool room!
@allowachick Most states place pretty strict limits on the number of infants in one room, and the infant-to-teacher ratio is much lower than for older kids. So while two classrooms of 2 year olds may have 15 kids each, the infant room may only have 7. We also found that a lot of daycares around us don't even have infant rooms, creating even more demand on the ones that do. It's so frustrating.
that seems strange to me @allowachick Is your infant room up to 2 years? I think there is an in between room here. So infant, younger toddlers, older toddlers, 3's etc. I don't know the exact age groups though.
@ekendall09 we briefly looked at daycare centers for DS, and the infant rooms here went up to 11 months. After that they go to a toddler room up to age two, then they seperate by each year after that.
@ekendall09@kmalls this one has 4 infant rooms from 6 weeks -18 months, then a toddler room, then 3&4 year old preschool, then 4&5 year old preschool rooms. So by their designation a 2 year old wouldn't even be in an infant room! Are you supposed to be on the waitlist as soon as you're TTC? Brain does not compute.
@viggie17 since your maternity will end at the beginning of summer, what about a high school student to watch baby until fall? I did that for my cousin and it worked out great! She got to eat meals with us and nurse the baby then go back to he office to work. I was way cheaper than daycare
@ekendall09@kmalls this one has 4 infant rooms from 6 weeks -18 months, then a toddler room, then 3&4 year old preschool, then 4&5 year old preschool rooms. So by their designation a 2 year old wouldn't even be in an infant room! Are you supposed to be on the waitlist as soon as you're TTC? Brain does not compute.
@allowachick but what's the definition of an infant in your state? In MA, it's any child under 15 months of age, and infants require a 3:1 child-teacher ratio. Honestly I don't think you'd even want a 2 year d in an infant room, they're light years beyond what infants need in terms of stimulation and age-appropriate play.
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Is your infant room up to 2 years? I think there is an in between room here. So infant, younger toddlers, older toddlers, 3's etc. I don't know the exact age groups though.
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@allowachick is there other daycares in your area you can look into? That's just crazy!
@kmalls that is my point. A 2 year old isn't in an infant room. The waitlist is longer than the amount of time you could possibly need an infant room