Day Care Centers & Providers
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Day Care Provider and TV
Asked by C.T. from Sacramento
on October 31, 2008
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Our 3 month old daughter recently started day care with a lovely lady with great recommendations who looks after just one other child so ours gets lots of attention an...
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- Hi C. Good for you being media saavy. This is tough decision and you may need to change child care providers. If this lady has been doing this for years, you may no...
- I have had the same concern with my provider and unfortunatly I just have to continue to be on her about it. It makes me expecially nervous since we are coming up on W...
- Wow, it kinda sounds like you are with my OLD daycare provider! : ) It was just my 3 month old son and a toddler that really should have been in preschool. I had the...
Looking for Home Day Care.
Asked by S.Y. from Dallas
on February 21, 2006
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I have asked this question recently and recieved some great responses, thanks. I put my daughter in a home day care run by a woman with 30 years experience. It didn'...
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- Hi S., I agree, you made the right choice by pulling your daughter out of that home childcare. I am one myself and I had a 12 month old boy that started 1 month ago pa...
- Hi S.: I don't have any referrals for you, but just had to comment on your situation. How awful that the daycare provider would say your daughter was a hassle. That w...
- Hi S., I'm sorry your daughter is a handful for the other lady, but I would be glad to watch her. I am a mother of a 23mo little girl and I care for a 14mo, 12mo, 9...
Daddy Day Care!
Asked by M.W. from Jacksonville
on August 21, 2010
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My husband is lucky enough to be able to stay home with our 11 month old baby girl. I am worried that my she doens't get enough interaction with other children. I have...
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- No...You're baby is getting just what she needs right now. I would say that by the time she's around 2 she'll want to be interacting more with other kids. Yay for you ...
- At her age, she doesn't need to socialize with anyone but her parents and family. A visit to the park will give her fresh air and the knowledge that other people exis...
- Do you go to church?? My kids get loads of interaction on Sundays and Wednesdays!
eIn Home Care Vs. Day Care
Asked by J.G. from Philadelphia
on April 15, 2010
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Approximately how much per hour should I be paying a child care provider to watch my 2 year old and 4 year old in her home? I am providing lunch and she is providing ...
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- J.-- I paid $9 an hour for one child, many years ago, in my home. Then I paid more than that for two children, in my home. I never did day care outside the house,...
- It does cost more because a daycare can take on more kids per provider, so they make more per hour. $9 is a small amount when you consider she has to purchase health ...
- I think that $9 is too little. I pay $10 per hour for babysitting, and a lot of that is just sitting and watching TV. Personally, after 10 yrs of experience, $9 an ho...
Drama with Daddy over Day Care
Asked by E.S. from New York
on December 5, 2011
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I am absolutely livid.
I recently took DD out of day care because the center was no longer a good fit. There was only one toddler left and an absentee owner. Plus,...
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- At her age -whatever it is, it must be under 5 -she does need to see and be around other children, but she does not necessarily need a structured environment (any more...
- i actually think when kids are in day care from very little that they beinifit from them i plan on putting my daughter in something next fall or the year after to get ...
- It is a good idea to have her in a mother's day out or preschool. She needs it. And so do you!
Potty Training and Day Care
Asked by L.H. from Salt Lake City
on September 14, 2010
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Ok I need some advice: My son is 21 months old and has been slowly working on potty training since 18 months. I just introduced the idea to him when he turned 18 month...
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- I too have a potty trained son at 18 months - exactly like yours. He doesn't tell us usually, but we take him in there after asking him, and he goes. He is potty tra...
- So... the "potty" is in the other room? DO you mean a 'toilet' or potty... chair???? Can you, buy a potty chair, for IN his classroom.... ???? If they can put ...
- I say find another daycare if possible, because they should be willing to potty train when the parents are ready, not when they are ready. Some kids don't verbalize th...
Day Care or Nanny
Asked by N.B. from Chicago
on October 24, 2005
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I work full time and my baby has had a babysitter Mon-Fri since she has been 3 months old. I feel that it was important that she recieved undivided attention at such ...
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- I have a nanny for my two kids, 2 and 5 months and wouldn't have it any other way. I feel that we are a team and I still get to make the decisions on my kids napping, ...
- I think it's great that you want your child to start interacting with other children and I agree that it would be great for your child's social skills. However, I woul...
- Hello N. - If you're looking for advice, or an opinion - both of which are the some in this case from me, I would totally recommend putting your little one in a daycar...
How Mych to Charge for Day Care?
Asked by K.C. from Boise
on August 2, 2012
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So I have a friend that is due in few months with her 1st child. With day care so expensive she was looking for a cheaper way. So since I am sahm she asked if I be int...
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- I don't think you should change your price...and she should bring diapers, formula (food later on) and thank her lucky stars she has you to turn to! If she gets any k...
- I can't believe she is trying this with you . . . my kids are 18 and 15 (YEARS) and that would have been a great deal when THEY were infants! Wow! I'm not sure I w...
- You are asking for a very reasonable rate, do not let her push you around. Trust me, it can make things difficult if you do not have a contract written up. I babysat f...
Toddler Tunes Out at Day Care
Asked by S.N. from New York
on March 23, 2010
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My 2-year old (25 months to be exact) daughter is very active at home - loves to read, sing, dance, talk, shout, etc at home. But when she goes to her day care she is ...
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- Sounds like she is not happy there. Trust your instincts - find another day care. If she is happy at home, what can be done so that she can have more time at home with...
- At the end of my son's second year in pre-school, his teachers advised me to wait a year for kindergarten, as my son was not very social, preferred playing alone to gr...
- My children are much older .... but isn't it a sad world when all children are expected to be social butterflies! Why don't you try joining a Mommy and Me class and s...
Day 1 at Day Care: NIGHTMARE
Asked by T.B. from Seattle
on March 17, 2008
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I go back to work next week and my 5-month old daughter started day care today. We did this purposely so there would be some transition time. I scheduled her for 3-h...
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- Imagine you wake up one day and you have been plucked from your home, your husband, everyone, and in some strange and foreign country with no help, you don't understan...
- Did you take her to the day care before you left her? She could have seen the place and other kids and played for awhile with the day care provider. If she got used ...
- I ran a very successful daycare preschool in the '80's. If you left your baby for only 2 hrs and the provider called you to pick her up I wouldn't go back to her. Yo...
