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how bout applying for nanny jobs?
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No Nanny job here. The whole perk of doing in home daycare is I am the boss
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I would like to invite you to join the forum! There are several perks to being a member....
You can find out a ton of info about what you do and don't want for your business and also find that support system and virtual friends that completely understand where you are coming from whether celebrating a new client or venting about an old one.
Plus, we have a very fun and entertaining off topic section available to members only as well as not having to wait for your posts to be moderated if you are a member....
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I want to start a family too.
I have been thinking when I should have my first child. I now work in a daycare center and dream to taking care of my own child. I'm not sure when and how I should do this. So far I think when I am pregnant, I will prepare and get family daycare ready. When should I quit my daycare center job though? We don't have any family members live close to help to take care of our baby. I might only get 4-6 week maternity leave (maybe without getting pay too) for them to keep the job for me. That means my newborn will be so young and I don't like the idea to be in the daycare center that young. I dream to get discount 50% but that won't happen. My co-worker who has worked here for over 25 yrs didn't even get that close. She only said she got a little discount. We don't make good money with daycare center jobs, right? SO if I have to lose at least half of what I make for paying the daycare for my child while I still work hard fulltime and bring back home less than I have to pay, should I continue to work there? I do need to work or bring in some income. There are other things to worry me such as when should I start my family daycare? Will I get my first customer as soon as I open? I will lose my income for how long. From all of these being said, it seems to be impossible for me to have a child. So stressful!Comment
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If you enjoy what your doing you will find a way to work it out. Women have babies and do daycare all the time. All depends on what you want. Some people like to work and find purpose in their work. I say hire an assistant to help you and give you that much needed break that you might need and when you need it.
or quit for now or forever and enjoy other things-make sure your husband knows that he will be stepping up to the plate financially and you can be happy with that. I like having my "own" money even if it is our money-
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One baby can make a mess and be noisy and take over your house- your husband is in for a shock. True it will be your own child but still the same-Comment
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I'm currently 8 months pregnant with a 3yo son and I'll tell you, if my husband offered that to me I'd totally take it! Pregnant with a daycare is no joke. At least in my opinion. Parents have brought their sick children around me, lied to me about illness, etc. I have a hard time making appointments to the OB. I really want to breastfeed this time around since last time I exclusively pumped for a year. That won't be possible to do with a daycare so breastfeeding is my only option and I really want that to work since formula is SUPER expensive. I'll be closing down for 6 weeks after I have the baby and hubby really wishes I didn't have the daycare some days because he feels like we don't get to enjoy our family time together since my 3yo and my 1yo day care girl fight ALL the time. Never a break. I have been considering letting her go but she is my only full time kid.
I say run the daycare for now if you really want to. Get pregnant and see how you feel. If it's easy for you then right on! If not, you can give notice and shut down. In my case I'm just taking it day by day. I'll keep working up to the labor and while I'm taking my 6 weeks I'll be doing some serious thinking about what I'm going to do with the daycare.Comment
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Ive got kind of the same delema here. But Ive already had all my kids, youngest is 14 months and i took a total of 9 days off when he was born. And i called around and juggled kids to other providers in the area so they would still have care. I wanted to keep the families i had because the kids were well behaved, older and they had shorter hours and were very laid back and understanding that we would be taking it easy for a while. But it is no longer a financial issue anymore to continue working since my husband can easily make what i make a month with just taking an extra shift or two. That is just discouraging actually the more i think about it. But really just quit and chill out. relax and enjoy yourself. Ive really changed my attitude the last few months. I'm taking more days for myself, spend more time with my own kids making time to be there for them. ( cause there is nothing worse then being at home right across the street from the school and you cant even attend their school events or even field trips because of the daycare.) Then you feel obligated the the daycare then sometimes annoyed. Perhaps i,m coming out of the winter blues but iam almost regretting that we will be possibly closing in December and im like why not wait until the end of the school year because i keep thinking it'll be easier for the families to deal with that way. But i do regret not taking more time off when last baby was born like i did with the others. How quick they grow and to be able to have time off to just mosey about and cherish that time when they are so little.
But if you do continue doing daycare I found it much easier having my own the youngest, Your attention wont be so divided. Keep children who listen and are more well behaved. I did have to term one little boy ( i gave him to my mom who also has a daycare a few blocks from me) because of numbers. I had to make room for when baby was born. He still make the most annoying noises while playing and it drove me nuts when he was in my care. he was also first to arrive and fist to leave. That took an extra 40 hours off of my work week
. Im not sure what to do though, I want to quit and just be here with my kids but then I do enjoy my daycare despite complaining I know i have good families and kids... But its like winning the lottery how many people would just quit if they did not need it for income... why the heck am i working then. darn decisions. And you only live once and kids get older so quickly so enjoy it while it lasts.
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I have another perspective.I closed 15 yrs ago for 4 yrs.My special needs sisterinlaw and fatherinlaw with alzhiemers moved in.I thought it would be easy to incoorperate their care into caring for the 6 children I had in DC.My own children at the time were 11,14,17,&20 . I had cared for the kids since they were babies.When I told the parents about the family members moving in 3 parents pulled their kids without a thought.After 3 months I ended up closing and the others moved on. I stayed closed for 4 yrs and when they passed away decided to reopen it only took a summer to be completely full and I have been full the last 14 yrs. I would suggest you set a closing date give parents a month .Take your best equipment -toys ,box them and store.Then after the baby comes and is older you want to reopen you will not have to start from scratch. If your husband is serious get a amount of money per week that you do not have to account for and run with it.When in your life will you ever have the oppertunity to focus on yourself? Good luck NanComment
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