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lwsnake
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Jumping in with a hypothetical ?
lwsnake
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I've been a SAHM since I got laid off after maternity leave. I have a final interview for a job thursday to start after labor day. If I get it I will have to figure out daycare pretty quick.
Maybe working moms could help me out? Please?
I would probably want to put dd (15 months) in Tuesday and thursday. Do most daycares do this or is that going to be hard? Her grandparents can watch her the other days.
I will be working about 30-40 minutes from home. Should I look for day acre near work or near home?
Also pep talk that it won't be so bad to leave my baby with other people would be awesome. I'm kind of freaking out.
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Re: Jumping in with a hypothetical ?
Well, not all places have part-time hours, so it may help with your decision based on ones that do. I have heard to have daycare near home...because then you won't be suckered into staying longer at work. I know...it's kinda wrong.
Think about all the friends LO will make. If LO is an only child, even for the time being, it might help her/him learn about sharing and patience. When you find a place with loving caregivers, it never hurts to have more people to love your child.
In my experience, more home daycares do PT. Home daycares are also better about having immediate vacancies, so that may be something to look in to.
I'm a fan of daycare near home. It limits the time LO is in the car and is more convenient any day you use daycare but don't go to work. I used to have a 30-45 min commute and it was never an issue to pickup DS when he got sick.
Don't worry about leaving DD with someone else. She may have a hard time at first because of her age (1-1.5 was a very clingy time for DS) but she's old enough to really enjoy interacting with kids her own age.
Good luck!
Not all daycares do part time, so there's a way to start your search. If the grandparents are near home, I would focus my search closer to home. It's a shorter ride for LO, and the grandparents could be a back up emergency contact incase LO gets sick.
Your baby will do wonderful and thrive at daycare. She'll get to play with other kids, learn social cues, be exposed to new ideas and new experiences. She will get sick, but she will be ok. She'll probably be a little fearful at first, and that's ok. She gets the best of both worlds - quality time with her grandparents, and time at daycare to play with kids, learn new things, sing songs, paint, etc.
Not all DC's will do part time, but I know a few around us that do allow part time starting in the 2's room (so not an option in the infant and the toddler rooms). For our center part time is considered 3 days a week and even if your child doesn't attend 3 days, that is what you have to pay for.
Both DH and I have 45-an hour commute each way, but in opposite directions, and we decided on a center a few mintues from home. That way we split drop off and pick up and we also have retired family near by that can help out in a pinch.
My daycare lets you do as many days as you want during the week, or as few as you want, as long as they have room (full-time 5 days per week kids get the first spots) and we've never had a problem. We go back and forth with DD going 3-4 days per week, and DS going 1 day per week, and grandparents help out with the rest.
I would try to find a place in between work and home, if possible, but closer to work in case you need to get there ASAP, which can happen often with sicknesses. For me, it's perfect, as it's 5 minutes from home and 10 minutes from work.
Don't freak out! My DD, who is 3.5, is super social, happy as a clam, very well adjusted and loves new experiences and situations. I see a much more resilient child in her then I do with a lot of my friends' kids that stay home with mom all day. Just my opinion, but I am feeling very blessed we have found a daycare we love and it's helping me raise such wonderful kids!