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When to Start Looking for Daycare

FianschneidFianschneid member
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The post below has me wondering when I should start looking for day care for my little one. I'm only 7 weeks along and I plan to stay home for 12 weeks, then go back to work. So, we're talking January of 2012 for an infant in the city.

Any advice?

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Re: When to Start Looking for Daycare

  • DTNZ4EverDTNZ4Ever member
    I started 7 months before I needed DC.
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  • calex33calex33
    I got on the list at our day care as soon as I found out I was pregnant.  Depending on where you want to go, there may or may not be a wait list.  It's better to find something early and hold your spot rather than have to "settle" for a center simply because you didn't start looking soon enough.
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  • Amanda78Amanda78 member
    Start now.
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  • anakalia10anakalia10
    Now.  Some daycares do not start official waiting lists until you hit 12 weeks- and they fill up FAST.
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  • lelekaylelekay member
    Go ahead and start.  We started looking at 12 weeks pregnant, got on a list at 16 weeks pregnant, and finally confirmed his spot the week before he was born (to begin after 12 weeks of maternity leave).  There's no reason to not start early.
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