Earliest Newborns Can Enter Daycare???

[Jack Sprat]

I searched for a thread on this and didn't find what I was looking for. If there is something I apologize!

I have a dcf that has asked how early their baby (being induced next week) can start daycare. They have one dck here now. The original plan was six weeks. However, dcm started her leave early (3 weeks ago) and dcf can't afford anymore time off work. I have emailed my licensor to see if there is an age etc. I haven't heard back yet and couldn't find anything on regs website.

Ideally, I would like the baby to be at least 6 weeks. I don't think she is going to nurse of if she does she has stated it won't be longer then 2 weeks so milk supply probably won't be an issue. I don't really know what age she was thinking but, I would think she would want 4 weeks off at least. Just for her own recovery and time with the baby. DH mentioned offering them this: 6 week maternity leave, hold spot for both dck's and have them pay half their weekly rate for one child, and keep the older one home during that time. This would give them a break financially and wouldn't hurt my finances either.

Thoughts???

[Annalee]

I searched for a thread on this and didn't find what I was looking for. If there is something I apologize!

I have a dcf that has asked how early their baby (being induced next week) can start daycare. They have one dck here now. The original plan was six weeks. However, dcm started her leave early (3 weeks ago) and dcf can't afford anymore time off work. I have emailed my licensor to see if there is an age etc. I haven't heard back yet and couldn't find anything on regs website.

Ideally, I would like the baby to be at least 6 weeks. I don't think she is going to nurse of if she does she has stated it won't be longer then 2 weeks so milk supply probably won't be an issue. I don't really know what age she was thinking but, I would think she would want 4 weeks off at least. Just for her own recovery and time with the baby. DH mentioned offering them this: 6 week maternity leave, hold spot for both dck's and have them pay half their weekly rate for one child, and keep the older one home during that time. This would give them a break financially and wouldn't hurt my finances either.

Thoughts???

Licensing rules here is 6 weeks before entering child care.

[Childminder]

On my license it states 6 weeks but idk what is possible in your state.

Btw, I always thought you were a male dcp by your name.

[butterfly]

On my license it states 6 weeks but idk what is possible in your state.

Btw, I always thought you were a male dcp by your name.

me too. - to both points.

[Jack Sprat]

:: I am female!! It was the first thing that popped into my head. I changed my name a few months ago..


I was thinking it was also 6 weeks just can't find that magic number anywhere. :confused:

[Blackcat31]

My license also says 6 weeks BUT I had a DCM once who had NO family or friends in the area and needed me to take her baby sooner than 6 weeks.

I called my licensor and asked her and she told me the 6 weeks on my license was stated that way because that is the general age infants are when their parent returns to work and taking someone younger was up to me.

Mom had the baby on a Thursday and I had the baby in care on Monday.

[renodeb]

I have had babies as young as 3 weeks b/c of that situation. Where I live there is no minimum age! I prefer 6 weeks though.
Deb

[MarinaVanessa]

I'm in CA and I'm not sure that we have a regulation on age. Typically it's 6 weeks and that's what I go by but for me that' only because the smaller they are the more risk of sids etc. You made me curious enough to want to go check if there is a limit for me

[craftymissbeth]

I just looked at my license and it just says under 18 months. I don't recall seeing a minimum age in the regs, but I'm not positive there isn't one.

[SignMeUp]

Do your licensing regulations include a set of definitions? If so, there may be a definition of "infant" by age. That's how ours is.

From our definitions: Infant. "Infant" means a child who is at least six weeks of age but less than 12 months of age
Newborn. "Newborn" means a child between birth and six weeks of age.

From our administrative rules: Newborn care. When a newborn is in care and only one adult caregiver is present, the newborn shall be the only child under 12 months of age and the provider shall not care for more than two other children at the same time unless another adult caregiver is also present or the newborn is the provider's own.

These are our regulations, but of course they differ state to state, maybe sometimes even county to county.

[nannyde]

I would take them from the hospital! The squishier the better. Love newborns.

My youngest was ten days.

[Jack Sprat]

No ours says 18 months and under...not sure if gets more detailed then that.

[Annalee]

I checked with licensing here in TN and it is 6 weeks at the earliest.....something to do with SIDS. Not sure about your state.

[Jack Sprat]

I would take them from the hospital! The squishier the better. Love newborns.

My youngest was ten days.

You are a gem!!!

[gracepatiencelove]

I don't know about regs but I loooove newborns so, as long as I could legally, as early as they want! I would personally want at least 6 weeks home with my baby but I understand needing to go back earlier.