Anyhow I am starting to search for a place for the fall, god help me when I have to drop him off for the first time!
Friday, June 26, 2009
Daycare Shmaycare
Daycare has been a struggle since the moment I went back to work in February 2008. While I love working and love my job, I love Noah even more and I hate leaving him. I have been fortunate enough to have family watching Noah and my job was flexible to let me have Monday's off. Basically Noah was with a different grandparent each day, for a period of time my husband was off on Thursday's and worked Saturday instead so that he could pitch in. It was working out but was very stressful. People ( i.e. my mother in law, who one day will get her own post) would cancel on me last minute causing me to have no babysitter and a job that I was expected to be at. I am also now expected to work Monday's and my husband is back to working Thursdays again. Lately my daycare situation is such a mish mosh of me driving Noah back and forth to various places, my sister in law helping out since she is home from college, taking vacation time, etc. I know in my heart that it's time to find a sitter, one who isn't related and is reliable and dependable, plus I think it would be good for Noah to not be so spoiled by grandparents and to be around other kids. The idea however makes me sick to my stomach. I know he is getting older and bit by bit part of being a parent is letting go butttttttttt......he is still my baby!
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I have 2 kiddos and with the first one I got to stay home for 14 months. Finding Daycare was definately not on my first list of things to do. However, we got in a finacial bind and I had to go back to work. I dreaded it. I asked around and used a provider one of my girlfriends used. I was devastated. I cried hysterically all the way to work the first day. I felt like such a horrible person. How could I leave my innocent little person with someone I didn't know, much less they didn't know her. Each day got a little easier, and ultimately I realized that Daycare was the best thing I had done for this child. She thrived in that atmosphere. I chose a place that had a structured curriculm and used the ABEKA learning system. My daughter blew me away in a very short period of time by what she learned. She needed the interaction with other children and the stimulation of learning something new every day. She started talking non stop. She was stringing words together before I knew it. Within the first year she learned to count, her abcs, all of her colors and shapes. She could write her name by the time she was 3. She is now 7 and a bright young lady. When my son was born, I didn't think twice about it. I had to go back to work at 6 weeks and didn't have a choice. I really had wished that I could stay home with him, but I wasn't nearly as devastated as the last time. He is now 3 and thriving. He asks me on the weekends if he can go to school. He loves it. The key is to check places out. Interview them. Stop in during the middle of the day to see what the teachers are doing while under stress. Ask if they have ever been on probation with the state. Ask what their pick up policies are. Make sure they check IDs any time it is not you or your husband picking up your child. It will be hard for the first couple of days, but you will soon realize that Noah will love being around other kids and will learn so fast. Good Luck. HOpe you don't mind my 2 cents. I just seem to really relate to you. I love that you continue to blog and you are honest with no holds barred. You speak your mind and you don't care what others think. I really admire that. Take care.
Jessica Davis
Mother of 3
2 living and 1 Angel
jessicadavis2009@live.com
I know that my sister and I both really enjoyed daycare, so I think that it will be good for him!
The first week is TOUGH.... but if you can get through that, you're pretty much good to go. :) Adam was 17 months old when he started and it's really helped him with his social skills. He's great at sharing (seriously) and his teachers promise me that he's happy. It definitely is hard, though, at first. Visit lots of places and your gut will help you feel which place will be the best fit for Noah. :)
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