Hello,
I have a decision to make and am just not sure what to do and am wondering what you would do in my situation.
My 5 month old son is currently in a great home daycare. I am a teacher and am about to go on summer vacation. When I started him in the home daycare he was three months and the daycare provider said he would have the spot for the rest of the school year because the spot he is in was already reserved for next school year by a baby who was just born(the new baby has a sibling in the home daycare already). Now my daycare provider told me the spot is available, but she has never taken care of 2 babies and she would have to give it a trial for the first month of school to see if she could handle it.
So...am I setting my son up for a difficult situation if I take the spot for next school year for only a month? I would be able to have short term care if my daycare provider is not comfortable with two babies and I needed to find a new center, so I am not worried about that. I just really love where he is now and would like to hope it would work out next year. But I worry about a trial period...What would you do?
Since you are happy with this provider, I say it's worth a try. It may work out. If it doesn't then you do have a back up plan so you won't be in a bind.
i wouldthink your son would have priority over a new baby since he was there first but i don't know alot about daycares persay. i would shop around and may be reserve a spot for another center/homedaycare maybe starting in october just in case your current situation doesn't work out that way you will be covered instead of being in a bind.
Hi D.,
My kids, at the time 4 months and 3 years, went to a new home daycare after the one they were in closed. The new home day care provider was pregnant, and we knew that we would have to move the kids to a new provider for a few months while she went on maternity leave, but we liked her so much, we didn't mind. The girls didn't much notice a difference one way or another, they just had "new friends" to play with, and kind of liked the change back and forth for a bit, like going to new play grounds. Quality day care is hard to find, and one month of trial with good day care is better than none at all...I think. :O)
P.S. The daycare provider had two older kids of her own, beside her new born baby. And like another post said, your daughter (like mine was) will be older than her new born next year, so maybe easier to manage.
Good Luck!
I don't know how old the sibling is, but taking care of two infants and an older sibling may feel too much for that particular caregiver. I would appreciate her for sharing her honesty. If I were you , I would look in the area for other programs or additional programs. There is usually a long waiting list to get in. So, you should look now. Call up some of your teacher friends and find out who they recommend. (That's how I found my daycare provider for my son.) It might be possible for your son to do a part time program in the morning, and she pick him up and care for him in the afternoon. That way, he gets part of his day with a group of children his age, and then a more quiet time with two other children. Good luck. I know that this is a hard decision. Again, listen to the feelings that your caregiver is sharing.
First, how many kids will she have total - other than the 2 babies? They are only allowed so many and I believe one person can have 2 babies in their care. Check the EEC website - I believe that states the rules (somewhere). By the time this "new" baby starts your son will be a little older and therefore more active.... so she wont have 2 newborns in her care which could be a little more difficult for one person.
I think I would keep your son in that daycare - considering he is adjusted and starting a new daycare could be a pain in the butt. But definately look around and put him on waiting lists in case she can not handle the two little ones.
Good luck & I hope it works out for you all.
Keep him there and I am sure this woman can handle it. I think that she is just being prepared herself and unsure.
