Finding a daycare... vent

el_twirpo

i work downtown and had gotten on waiting lists for a few in the area back in april (i go back to work in january). i was told i had a decent shot at getting in one of the infant rooms at a place where a co-worker also sends her kid, but to call back this month to check on where i am on the waiting list.

turns out, they had more siblings added to infant rooms than they anticipated - guess everyone got KU'ed this year. so no more space unless a family pulls out.

it's so annoying that you have to be on these waiting lists months and months before you even have the baby, and there's still no guarantee of a spot. i'm hoping there's a spot at my SIL's kid's school. it's certainly not near work like i hoped, but may be a good thing if DH or i are running late/stuck in traffic to have SIL pick up both kids at the same time.

Slobina

I hear ya.  It is so frustrating.  We were on a couple of waiting lists too where nothing materialized.  Now we are at a place we like, but I have to drive out of my way to get there, and it is really not convenient to work.  Blargh.  I hope it works out with your SIL's kid's school.

Abrooks

I remember the stress of finding daycare with our first. We had a really bad experience too when the place we wanted gave our spot to someone else b/c they "messed up."  Good luck!!  And fwiw - it was really nice not having to stress about it the second time around and being able to be on the top of the list w/ #2.  

el_twirpo

hallelujah! there's ONE spot left in the infant room. made sure to mention SIL. getting this thing locked down asap.

Mrs.Purdue

we've been on the waitlist for 2 of the places downtown since February and still haven't gotten in.  So frustrating!!

el_twirpo

Mrs.Purdue:

we've been on the waitlist for 2 of the places downtown since February and still haven't gotten in.  So frustrating!!

where are you sending your kid in the meantime, and would it be worth switching if either of the downtown places had a spot open up? i'm now looking closer to home rather than work.