Searching for Daycare Now That My Husband Is Finally Working Again,...

I am in the process of opening a Childcare at my church, and believe me when I say this: ALL DAY CARES ARE REGULATED VERY STRICTLY BY THE STATE! They have SOOO many standards and regulations. The important thing for you, whether you choose an in-home day care or a day care center, is that you choose one that is LICENSED by the state of Arizona. One's that are not licensed have no rules to follow. You should also study up on what the rules are, for instance, if you have only one teacher, you cannot have more than 5 infants in a room. If you go to your child's 'school' and find 9 infants and one teacher, file a complaint and find a new center!

Hi J.,
I know how you feel being scared to let a stranger care for your child. I too am scared and I talked with my husband and told him that if we had a child that I want it to where I can stay home and care for him, not daycare. So we made some sacrifices and I'm able to stay at home. Living paycheck to paycheck but we're doing ok. If you're looking for a stay at home job, you might want to consider running a little in-home day care for babies. That way, you can be home with your little man, and make a few bucks too. :-) I'm cosidering that myself, but I want to do some things first before I commit to a job like that. My husband and I are finally going to have a Honeymoon at Disneyland in June (after 3 1/2 years of marriage), and then I'm going to look into babysitting/daycare for babies. That could be one option for you. :-) I hope it all works out for you. G.

I work for Kinder Care and there is a great one at 67th ave and Beardlsy they are really kind and really care about the children not sure what they charge but you might be able to get DES

I would suggest going to a daycare center and not a in-home sitter. I take my daughter to Valley Child Care on 35th ave and greenway. She is 2 1/2 and has been going there since she was 3 months. The baby room is great there and they are very strict on the state laws. I know it is scary, the first week she was there, i cried off and on all day. Good Luck!