Daycare situation... - very stressful day!

mummy2girls wrote: well all this morning i phoned around for daycare centres and because of what has happened with jens old centre there was barely anyone taking 2 years old for a couple months because of the places being taken and such. So i came upon this one centre right across the street from my place. I went to check it out and it seemed ok so i gave them a cheque bvut not to cash it until i phone later to let them know if im enrolling my child. The whole ride home i got this bad feeling in my tummy and i just didnt feel like i should stop right there looking for centres. So I phoned some more and came upon this one centre. I called back the first centre and told them to tear up the cheque as i wont be putting jenna in. Then i went ot go see this centre. It is half way betwwen my work and my house. I felt so relaxed and the kids seemed really happy. I didnt get that feeling with the first centre. The place was clean and set up so nicely. They showed me that with signing out the child will not be taken unless the staff member sees the parent sign them out. And if they take them oyut to the play area they have a sheet of who is out with them and they check each name off as they enter back into the centre. The daycare is in the basemnt of a church. Anmd it is sooo huge! It is so much nicer than the one she was in. The toddler workers seem really nice. And this one girl in the toddler room is actually a ECD major through the same college im going to go too next year. She is there for part of her schooling. She seemed so upbeat and nice and the kids absolutely loves her. The cost is much lower than what i did pay. and they supply meals and asuch. When i arrived there they were having hawaiin day.. eating pineapple pizzas. and wearing hawaiin clothes. And they even had a pool inside with a little water for th ekids to play in... cool! I came out of that centre so relaxed and so happy i found somewhere safe she will go too

Now the downside is that aron needs to get jenna when im working till 6 every second week. my mom will 2 days out of the week when she has off and aron will the remainder 3. I told aron htis last night when i was going through all this crap and he said yeah i know. And then today when i told him again on the phone he says WHAT! I didnt know that! UGH! i can tell this is going to be very stressful on the weeks i work till 6. My sister alythough said she will cover in case aron backs out at the last minute because she gets off in enough time to grab her. I just need aron to get her out at 6 before the centre closes. He just makes it out to be a chore where 1 hour out of his life he needs to do this...UGH! And he wants another with me...NICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

gr33n3y3z replied: I'm glad you found a nice place to take her
I bet you feel at ease now.

aspenblue1 replied: Glad you found a better place.

Kirstenmumof3 replied: I'm so glad you found a Daycare for Jenna! That's great that you are comfortable and relaxed there! Let us know how her first day goes!

~Roo'sMama~ replied: That's great you found such a nice place! I'm sorry Aron is being such a PITA.

Hillbilly Housewife replied: He wants ANOTHER with you? ANd he's not even taking care of Jenna?

I HOPE you told him he was nuts.... lol Sorry!

Good about the daycare!

iluvmysweetiepies replied: I'm glad you found a great daycare!!

moped replied: Well I am glad you had a good feeling about the center!!!!!

Men jsut don't listen - Ahhhhhhhhhh

Can I ask what you pay in Edmonton for daycare? I am in Calgary and we aren't sure what is the going rate!

loveydad replied: I have to say this for my own concience. FOLLOW YOUR GUT

I wish I would have when I put Matt in that one daycare. But I kept telling myself, it's temporary. It's not long. THey're not goign to hurt him, their will be other kids. But I hated myself all day. And I found out later he'd been sitting in a crib all day everyday because he got "into" things. He was shaken to death because I was lazy and I'll NEVER forgive myself.

You did the right thing today!

loveydad replied: Oh btw, Just so you don't freak, that's not something you have to worry about Jenna By two kid sare old enough to be strong enough to withstand SBS.

Sorry I just didn't want to freak you out.

mummy2girls replied:
for fulltime chilcare for a toddler is anywhere between 495 to 560... i get full subsidy because i am a single mom so in the end i only pay 80 bucks a month

Alice replied: I'm so glad you found a place you're comfortable with-- it's ALL about going with your gut!!

texasp3 replied: Way to listen to your inner voice... I swear it knows a lot! I'm so glad you found someplace. Even without a disaster like that last center, it's often so hard to find openings!

One year I just HAD to put Michael in an after-school care program that we BOTH hated... it was literally the ONLY opening in the entire town and I was a single, working Mom. I hated every day that he was there and had him on waiting lists all over town. Fortunately it didn't go on too long, and he was grade school aged so the situation wasn't as bad as if he had been really little.. but still... it still bugs me that I had to do that. I'm just SO glad that you found a good place for Jenna!