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RedRobin81
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Day Care or Nanny? Chattanooga area
RedRobin81
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Hi ladies 
DH and I are in a pickle...we have no idea what we're going to do about child care. Are any of you planning on day care? If so, who are you looking at? And if you are going the nanny/sitter route, did you use a service to find one?
We have no family in the area, so unfortunately that is not an option 
Any suggestions you have would be great!
Thanks
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Re: Day Care or Nanny? Chattanooga area
We have to send our LO to daycare. She goes to UTC's daycare. It's one of the best in Chattanooga. However, since number 2 is on the way, my DH is going to a part time evening job to stay home with the kiddos during the day.
What area do you live in? Siskin is good (but the one downtown takes several years to get in), Primrose, Grace, First Centennary Methodist Church, and a few more I can't think of off the top of my head.
HTH!
Depending on what part of town you live or work in, there are good options. I live in N. Chatt and one that many people don't know about is Northside Presbyterian (the day care is called Northside Learning Center). It's on Mississippi very close to Normal Park Elementary. First Centenary Methodist church downtown is highly sought after (and hard to get into) for folks who work downtown. UTC is also a good one (two locations) but it's hard to get into unless you're an alum, employee, or have another UTC connection.
No matter where you pick, you should be getting on waiting lists NOW!
We're debating day care v. nanny now (since we will have twins the cost is about the same), and a friend recommended citysitter.com to find nannies. I've also just started telling everyone I know or meet that we are looking for a nanny and we have started to get some recommendations. I would prefer to use a nanny that someone I know has actually used, so I'm hoping this method works out.