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How do you locate an in-home daycare?

TheBuddhaTheBuddha member
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Where do you even begin to look for a daycare?  I am hoping to find a home where someone only watches a few children, but where do I look for one?  Where do they list their services?  I would prefer not to use a big kinder-care or one of those, just for personal reasons. 

Has anyone else began the search for who will take care of their darling LO when they return to work?  Where did you begin?

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Re: How do you locate an in-home daycare?

  • niccole_eniccole_e
    I live in MA, the state has a site that lists all the licensed in home and center providers. Also there are regional parents lists that you can ask for recommendations. I just googled (childcare in MA) and it came up.
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  • bone2595bone2595
    Contact you local DHS as home daycares must be registered and licensed through them (at least this is true in Oklahoma)
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  • DaniLovesPinkDaniLovesPink member

    We've only ever sent DS to in-home programs when searching for care outside of the home.  You can utilize word-of-mouth, or Craig's List is a popular place for these people to advertise.

    You need to ask yourself, though: do you want licensed or non-licensed?  There are some benefits to both, as I've seen.

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  • KathrynBurkartKathrynBurkart

    imageniccole_e:
    I live in MA, the state has a site that lists all the licensed in home and center providers. Also there are regional parents lists that you can ask for recommendations. I just googled (childcare in MA) and it came up.

    This. I found PA state's listing for in-home daycare centers on Google. I feel better sending LO to a provider who has plenty of training and is investigated by the state. We are using one for two days per week, $40 per day.

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  • babyj090910babyj090910 member
    In Michigan, the DHS has a website where you can pull all of the inspection reports for in-home care.  We've been getting the addresses off the website and driving or walking by the houses to check them out.  Lots of never/no ways so far!!
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  • TheBuddhaTheBuddha member
    Hm, the only thing I'm seeing on the Illinois DHS website is child-care for low income families, and our income exceeds the maximum for that care.  I can't see to find anything else abour reports of other in-home daycares....?
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  • lisaohgeelisaohgee member

    I'm in Chicago, and our DC is a friend's mom.

    Since you are in Illinois, I know several friends have found in home DC on sittercity.com or even craigslist.

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  • niccole_eniccole_e

    I did a quick search and found this:

    https://www.childcaredaycare.us/dir/state.php?q=il&page=0

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  • TheBuddhaTheBuddha member
    imageniccole_e:

    I did a quick search and found this:

    https://www.childcaredaycare.us/dir/state.php?q=il&page=0

    Thank you thank you thank you!!!

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  • QtGinaJQtGinaJ

    I used Craigslist.  I sent a million emails, made a lot of phone calls, and by those responses visited a handful of home day cares.  After going to a few it becomes clear which ones are good for you and which are not. 

    I honestly think the best option - if possible - is word of mouth.  As neighbors, co-workers, FB friends.

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