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Well, the babysitter experiment failed.

teacherjessteacherjess member
in September 2012 Moms
We tried sending DS to a babysitter instead of putting him in a daycare center. We loved the center DD has gone to for the past 4 years but it was ridiculously expensive and I hoped to save $400 a month by putting him at a sitter. It's been problem after problem. She has been sick and calling off all winter-- she's sick, her husband's sick, her kids are sick...one thing after another. I have officially used up all my sick days at work now, and none of them have actually been on me-- they have been because the sitter is sick. I officially gave up and enrolled him in the center to start next August when I return back to teaching after the summer and I am just hoping to God his sitter can pull it together for the next couple of months to keep him. She's great with him and I wish it had worked out, but I am realizing my job is just too precarious to have to deal with finding backup sitters, etc. Ugh. I hate dealing with childcare issues. 
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  • MomtobeNJMomtobeNJ member
    Ugh - that is SO frustrating! I'm sorry you're dealing with that. That's one of the reasons I didn't go with an in-home daycare provider. I know they're not all like that, but it was one of the things I was concerned about. At a center they have plenty of
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  • MarisaKathleenMarisaKathleen member

    That totally sucks.  I'm sorry you have to deal with that.  If that were my sitter, I'd give her up too.

    Hopefully the sickies are behind your sitter's family and she can pull it together for the next few months! :-)


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  • hmp1hmp1 member
    That sucks. I hate flakey people. Glad you were able to get a spot at the center.

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  • Megcheer2Megcheer2 member
    We had a very similar experience with an in home daycare and so now, even though its ridiculously expensive, both girls are in a center. We need the convenience of knowing the only sick days are if our kids are sick, not the teachers.
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