Help me decide what to do. LO goes to an in-home daycare, she is not licensed but her house/ daycare room is a million times better than the licensed ones I visited. When I visited I was wowed by her daycare room, it is bright, clean has a very detailed schedule on the wall, lots of educational things ect... She also said that her dog is gated away from the kids. You all know that I love dogs but I do not think that 1 person can watch 5 kids with a dog enough for my comfort. Also when I started with her she only watched 2 other kids. Now I am pretty sure she sits in the living room with LO whenever he is the only one there and watches trash TV. I have come in and seen him in front of the TV with her or her daughter watching Jerry Springer type things. Yesterday she also told me that her and her daugher both have pics of him on their facebooks. When I go pick him up the dog is loose with the kids and no one is watching to make sure they are being safe and the TV in the daycare room is ALWAYS on. She is not all bad, I know she really cares about LO and would treat him as one of her own and allows CDs and anything else I ask.
I am trying to sell my house and move closer to work so obviously he will be switching DCs then but I am wondering if I should just pull him now and take him somewhere close to work or wait until we know where we will be living? My concern is the hour drive because I don't want him in the car when I have to drive to work in the snow.
Re: WWYD re: daycare
could you maybe let your DC know that since you're moving you decided to move to a new provider now ( make up something about an opening) and see if she could still take him in a pinch on snowdays b.c of the drive?
i would say if you find someplace you like, move him sooner.
I would not want LO exposed to that kind of programming. We try to limit TV when LO is around and if TV is on, it is either sports or kid friendly.
If you feel comfortable enough to have a conversation about your concerns with her, then do so first. If you dont feel comfortable with the situation, then I would pull him. If you place him somewhere near work, when you move you wont have to find a new place right away. DS is 2 blocks from work and will be with me during inclement weather. I will make sure that he is fed and changed before we get in the car when the weather is bad. I like not having to stress if I will make it to daycare before charges start to accrue due to inclement weather.
I just switched providers and I made something up so that way I could keep her for back up.
I agree if you don't feel comfortable talking about the issue (wich I didn't) then you could do the same as I did. Lie and ask if she wouldn't mind you using her for snow days. That is of course if you do find a place you like. Also like PP said it will be one less thing you have to worry about when you do move.
Exactly my thoughts too.