What to do, what to do....your thoughts please? A little long.

tiannalee

We currently pay $600 a month for DS to go to daycare 3 days a week.  He loves the place and we like them a lot too.  However, because they wont take DD until she is 6 months old, I have been working evenings so I am with her during the day and DH is with the kids at night.  While I miss having dinner with my family and the whole bedtime routine, I rather love being with my kids during the day.

So, DH mentioned in passing that since I am home anyway, maybe we should take DS out of daycare altogether and save $600 a month.  Now, we could really really use the money but I worry that we would be doing DS a disservice.  While he does have fun while he is there, he does put up a fight to go because he wants to stay home with mommy and baby.  I really love having him here so that part of it is easy.  I am just concerned with taking away the structure he has and the learning environment.  

Once DD is 6 months old, my job expects me to return full-time.  At this point, I am either going to negotiate a 2nd shift schedule so I can continue to be with my kids or find another job and hope for a 2nd shift option.  If none of these will happen, then I will go in to a day shift and both kids will go into daycare - however the chances of getting a 2nd shift are pretty high.

Thanks for reading....would you take DS out of daycare to save $600?   

dragonmommy422

I would, but we are not in the best financial situation. The only thing I would worry about is if your day care will have his spot if you.need to go back to work during the day.

Izzygrim

If you take him out you could always sign him up for some fun classes a few times a week. That way you would still save hundreds and he would still get educational and social time.