After putting it off for what might or might not have been too long, yesterday I called around to the few licensed daycares in the area to see if I could be put on a list. I’m operating under the hope that we might have a placement by the end of the summer, which would put my need for daycare at the second week of October–but as I told the daycares…I have NO idea.
I’m even thinking that with the responses I’ve been given about availability of infant spots, I may be lucky to find anyone at all. The place I really wanted to sign up with has a waiting list until February or March. The others don’t really have waiting lists, but I gave them my number anyway, wondering while I was doing it what the point was. I mean, I don’t even know when I’ll have a baby–how are we going to plan on anything?
The worst of it is that the recommendations that I’ve gotten for daycare providers from friends are all for unlicensed daycares, which I can’t do, considering the state’s requirements in those months before the adoption is final. What’s going to happen if I can’t find anyone? Are we going to have to find someone to come to our house? I just don’t feel comfortable with that.
Seriously, if anyone reads this who has successfully navigated a situation like this, how did you handle finding daycare? Did you do it before the match and placement? How did you work out the specifics? Any tips? I’m drowning here!
2 responses so far ↓
1 Johnny // Jun 28, 2006 at 7:16 am
You sign up for the one you want, the Jan-Feb slot and then you pray the timing works out.
My A$$vice
2 Sylvie // Jun 30, 2006 at 8:07 am
I dont think it hurts to go and do a walk through or orientation at centers before you are matched. Our retired neigbor takes care of our son, but we intially looked at daycare centers and did visits, even though we were not sure about when we would have a match. It’s just another good thing to do while you wait. It’s easier to do it now then to have to take an infant out with you or find a babysitter.
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