Need daycare advice!!!
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“Pressuring me” is the only thing I had to read to know this would be a hard no for me. I’d kindly ask them to stop and if they didn’t listen the first time I would find another place for my kiddos. I’ve had to do it too because I didn’t like the way the director handled a situation. We now have a nanny that we love. It will all work out but no one should be pressuring you to do anything when it comes to your children.
daycare owner here and yes infant spots fill up quick but i would risk losing it as a mom, that sounds amazing that you’ll be able to work from home with baby for more months to come God willing one of their infants turns 2 when you’re actually ready to have baby start daycare 🙏🏽🫶🏽
The pressuring you part to me is really not okay. I'd risk losing it. I hate being pressured into things and I'm the worst for speaking up for myself, but when it comes to things that have to do with my kids, I forget all of that.
If they're pressuring you they probably need your business. I would guess that you have the upper hand here
They shouldn't be pressuring you yes inform you of what might happen but don't pressure you that would put me off to be fair
Idk how much daycare is there but would u consider looking into a Montessori program instead. Where I live it’s the same price but at least the children get to experience and start learning things, one reason we did that route, some programs start at 5 months old and they care about their development and helping them reach milestones. Just a thought
Just put her name down and pat a holding deposit should not have to pay more than that xx
Just breathe and wait. It will be okay more than likely. :) Look around the time you are ready to send her and not a day sooner or you’ll stress yourself out with stuff like this. If you need to save the money, keep her until you’re ready and then send her. If not to this one, then it will be another. :) Just breathe.
Risk it. A spot will Open again
Can you pay to hold her spot? Since you work from home I would just wait until I was ready and hope that they had an opening close to that time.
It's use it or lose it with daycare. There's way to high a need for them to hold a spot. And u do need to pay for that spot for them to hold it. If u don't want ur baby in daycare then you shouldn't expect the daycare to hold a spot for you. That spot needs to go to a family who needs it
If she is state-approved or anything, she can only legally have a certain number of children in each age range. She may need the money and is trying to give you the chance to fill the spot before she goes elsewhere to search for another interested party. So it is possible that she's not doing this to try and just get over on you, but legitimately because she needs to make her money and holding out for you is causing hardship, so she is trying to find a balance that keeps her financially stable without disregarding your interest in her services
Daycare spots are very competitive, especially for infants. If you’re not ready to send your baby yet, then it’s best to let the daycare provider know so she can find another child to fill the spot. As an in-home provider, she can likely only watch a few children at a time and depends on that for her livelihood.
Risk losing it it sounds like their just pushing for money tbh and you’ll be getting no benefit of it is just to keep her spot. I wouldn’t send her if you’re not ready it’s easier to regret not sending her than regret doing it xx