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New to DC - Day Care Question

anna78anna78
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Hi,

I just relocated to the DC area as a result of a job my husband accepted.  This move happened rather suddenly, and when I started researching daycares, I found out there were significant waitlists.  I am hoping to get a job soon, and was wondering if there are any suggestions on child care that don't invovle extensive waitlists.  Are in-home care places more available?  Or, do I just need to wait until I find daycare to really look for a job?  I am currently in Vienna, and actively looking for employment in the Northern Virginia area (too scared of DC to try to brave that traffic!!)

Thanks in advance!

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Re: New to DC - Day Care Question

  • QueSrahQueSrah member
    In-homes are a lot more likely to have openings, or at least at this time of year know that some of the kids are moving on to a pre-school in a couple of months and know they will have an opening.  I also get the impression that farther out in the suburbs centers have shorter waitlists for infant spots.  No hard info. there - it just seems like something I've heard people mention in passing.
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  • WinesNot WhinesWinesNot Whines
    In home daycares are more likely to have openings and shorter waitlists. You can also look into nanny shares, which seem to be very common (basically you share a nanny with one or two other families, so you spread out the cost). How old is your LO? It seems a lot easier to find daycare when your kids are 2+. Daycare for infants is more difficult.
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  • anna78anna78
    My son is 2, so hopefully, that might make it easier.  I will look into some in-home and nanny shares at y'all's suggestions.  Thanks for the ideas!
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  • amh_navyblueamh_navyblue

    Welcome to the area!

    Just to reiterate the other posts--in home daycares are a good option when you need to find something in a relatively short time frame.  When I decided to go back to work when DD#1 was 10 months old, I found one in 2-3 weeks.

    GL!

    P.S.--Don't discount looking in DC for jobs--you can always take the metro in and avoid the drive...I know that's not for everyone, but it can work (and does for me:)

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  • Hey JellisyHey Jellisy
    If your LO is 2, you may also want to look at pre-schools.  Many start as young as 2 or 2.5.  One of my co-workers sent her son to Appletree School in Vienna and loved it. 
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