XP: Day care question

Re: XP: Day care question

• jasminelorraine20 member

  May 2013

  DS is at an in-home daycare that we found out about through recommendation from a family member. I'm in the military and can end up working sometimes 12 hour shifts, or even weekends- so one of my deciding factors was the flexbility schedule because she is open to watching the kids on weekends if need be.She only has 5 children total, so the small amount of kids that she has in her care was another deciding factor. The location is a little farther than both my home and job but it works with me dropping him off, and his Dad picking him up. I also like that she teaches the children sign language and the price is the same as we were paying before.

  

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• mamayo26 member

  May 2013

  My neighbor watches DS. She has 5 kids (the youngest is now 13), and has been watching kids in her home for almost 30 years.

  Here were the factors we considered (in no particular order):

  comfort level with her watching DS

  proximity (I literally walk cross the street to drop off and pick up DS)

  price (the centers near us were more than our mortgage--yikes!)

  what she offered and what we were looking for in a care giver

  flexibility with schedules (sometimes I need her to feed DS in the morning, if I need to drop him off a little early I can and if I am running late I don't get charged a penalty--plus as long as I give 2 weeks notice I can take a day off and don't have to pay for that day (i.e. don't have to pay for day care on vacation).

  Some things to also consider: If she is sick, then usually DH or I have to stay home from work (this hasn't happened much). If she takes a vacation there isn't a back up and we have to make other arrangements (although she doesn't give months notice usually, so it sin't too much of a problem). 

  GL! 

  
  
  
  
  
  
  

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• khill86 member

  May 2013

  DS is in a home daycare. Here is what we considered:
  
  Close to our house because DH and I both do pick ups and drop offs.
  
  I work part time with varied days and shifts. I let her know what days I need her and what time we'll pick up and drop off and it's no problem.
  
  She will feed DS breakfast if we need her to on an early morning.
  
  She is a good friend's cousin and worked in a daycare centre before having her own son 5 years ago. She has been an in home DCP since.
  
  She has a laid back style similar to us.
  
  She won't let DS cry through a nap.
  
  DS went to her right away.
  
  She has only 5 kids but 3 are PT, so there are busy days and quiet days.
  
  She was upfront with the fact that if she has to take her son to an appointment or has to pick him up from school unexpectedly, her mother or husband will watch the kids. She made sure we met both before starting.
  
  And finally, she lets me text her and annoy her when I'm missing DS. Haha
  
  Oh, price is less than centres near us but that wasn't a big factor.

  

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• laurenhankey member

  May 2013

  My daughter is also in an in home daycare and has been since I went back to work when she was 12 weeks old.  My biggest thing was TRUST.  I wanted a recommendation from someone we knew and trusted that this was a safe place for my LO to go.  Our provider was recommended by 2 people we know and she is fantastic. I love her because she does great w/ my daughter, she's really helped us when new milestones arrive (my mom is not in the picture and DH's mom is clueless), she only charges us on days my daughter goes so if she's sick she doesn't charge. That wouldn't change our minds but it's great.  We couldn't be happier

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