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We live in a small ranch home (1040 sq. ft on main level) & currently my playroom is also my son's room. Has been all three years I've been open. He's 3 & driving me crazy lately! I kinda feel it is because he can't play with his 'special' toys during daycare because of course it's a fight. I use my living room quite a bit (changing table & entrance is in there) right now. I'm thinking about taking some furniture downstairs & making my living room daycare central. Any thoughts? Have you done this & regretted it? We don't entertain often so I feel as if it would just be better use of space. My daughter has her own room that kids only go in when she is home and invites them to play with her & maybe my son is jealous? Thanks in advance ladies!
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My dc is in my formal living room which is right off my family room. I don't regret having it there. It's actually more like a playroom and a bonus when we do have friends over. I think if I were you I would move the dc in to the main area. There are so many things you can do to make it not scream "day care" in terms of storage, etc. plus I would think having more room would be nice. In any event I do think our own kids deserve their own spaces and would be making the move soon. Good luck!Comment
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We use our living room and two other rooms as well. DD who is 4 has her special toys put away in her room. This helps her a lot.Comment
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Thanks guys! Right now DS special toys are in his closet so the kids don't play with them. I just think I need to bite the bullet and try it!Comment
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I cant stand toys in my living room. I feel like I need at least one adult space. I mean I have them but only in a leather ottoman. I love my kids toy room!Comment
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If I were you, I'd definitely do what you could to give each of your children their own space. They need to know they're special(which I'm sure they know anyways), plus sometimes they do need a place to go to get away from the screaming whining kids, especially as he gets older. (Don't we all??
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I have a 2 story house (no basement) so all the bedrooms are upstairs and my kids have their own space (except at naptime) but on my main floor I have a living room and a family room. So my daycare is in my living room (and the room next to it) and we live in our family room which is on the other side of the house. I try to keep it an adult only room but its my own kids who keep bringing stuff into the family room. right now I have a farm village (breyer horses) in the room and the camper for all of them.Comment
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This is what we did. We made the "living room" (our only first floor living space) into a daycare room, and moved typical family room stuff (couch, loveseat, tv, wii, etc.) to an upstairs bonus room. It's great for daily use, but I do have to give some sort of brief explanation when we have someone over. Typically, though, the people we have over for dinner are families with young kids, or families who've had young kids. So they understand what I'm doing.
Oh, and my dc business is a preschool, so I don't have infant equipment.
I did get a smallish love seat and two chair from Ikea to keep in that room, so that helps.
Personally, for the size family we have, our house is not large, and my kids don't get their "own" space (they share bedrooms), but we felt it important to demonstrate our seriousness about this business. This wasn't an easy, "Well, we'll just use that formal living room we don't ever use. This was a major overhaul. I don't think it's necessary in every situation, but it works for ours.Comment
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I have my living room as my play area. I have a 3 bedroom home and 2 daughters 2 & 6. Both of my daughters have their own bedrooms and I do not allow daycare children in their rooms. Ever. That is their space and I feel that it is very important that they have their own space as well as their own toys. There are times when my 6 yr old (almost 7) wants some space from the daycare children and I allow her to go in her room and play or read. I do not allow them to bring their toys out of their bedrooms during daycare hours with the exception of one toy on show and tell Friday when my daycare children also get to bring a toy from home. I believe that they need their own special place to go if/when they need quiet time away from all of the other children....Comment
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I have a four bedroom home with the living room and master bedroom downstairs. I moved the living room to the madter and the main living room as daycare space. My husband was skeptical but after months of constantly changing furniture around to make it all work this seems to work best. Plus now I don't have to worry about the living room being daycare ready if I just haven't had time to clean it as well. I can just close the doors. Also my husband works nights and sleeps during the day so it just didn't make sense to have him trying to sleep downstairs while kids are here.Comment
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