Gonna Pull My Hair OUT!!

[daycare]

My move....

I go online and I find this wonderful house, look at the online pics of it and make an appointment to go see it tomorrow. HOUSE is HUGE, yard HUGE, on a dead end street could not be more perfect....


Insert sad music here......................


I found out today when given the address that it is 3 houses down from one of my friends childcare..................................UGH

This was the only hopeful prospect we had.....

[Josiegirl]

Hmmm, well it could be a problem OR I can picture both of you getting together for field trips with your groups, or going for walks together, etc. Would you be taking your current dc group with you or will you be having to start all over again?

[Blackcat31]

I don't necessarily see that as a problem.

My daycare is on a block with two other daycares.

Each provider can only have so many kids enrolled so what's the difference if they drive next door or 3 miles away...kwim?

[craftymissbeth]

You have to do what's best for YOU... don't worry about her. There are just under 40 daycares in my small town of 13,000 people. There are daycares EVERYWHERE

[taylorw1210]

I wouldn't see that as a problem either and for exactly the reason BlackCat stated. If it's perfect for you, GO FOR IT!

[e.j.]

I don't necessarily see it as a problem, either. When I first started out, I lived on a cul-de-sac, right between two other home day cares. Our kids all played together and we offered support to each other emotionally as well as professionally. We knew the other's dc kids and their families and they knew us so, as long as one or two of us had openings, we were easily able to sub for each other - which was a selling point for some parents. If one of us was full and got a call from a parent looking for care, we recommended the others. If one was low on milk, we borrowed from the other until we could get to the store. we traded craft ideas, went on field trips together ... There are a lot of advantages and for us, no drawbacks. I miss having another provider that close by!

[midaycare]

Sounds like there are a lot of advantages, after reading all the previous posts!

[mom2many]

There are practically dozens of home daycares in my immediate neighborhood. I know of two that are right across the street from each other a few blocks over from me.

I don't think it's necessarily a bad thing... Especially since you offer a specialized program with field trips and it's not just a regular home daycare!

Best of luck to you on this! happyface

[daycare]

I don't necessarily see that as a problem.

My daycare is on a block with two other daycares.

Each provider can only have so many kids enrolled so what's the difference if they drive next door or 3 miles away...kwim?

No, I don't think that we would get together for any reason, her and I run our programs like night and day and I am one of those that is 100% by the book.

I can't say that about her. She has told me things that I have to bite my tongue on, we met through the net work provider so I don't think that we would hit it off that way....

[CraftyMom]

No, I don't think that we would get together for any reason, her and I run our programs like night and day and I am one of those that is 100% by the book.

That's it right there...you may offer something she doesn't and the other way around too. Just because you're close by doesn't mean much.

I have a daycare 2 houses away and 3 others that I know of within a few streets of me. We all operate differently from what I hear at interviews when people are shopping around

[NeedaVaca]

You do what's best for YOU! Everything else will work itself out There are 2 other daycares on my street, it's not a problem!

[TaylorTots]

I don't necessarily see that as a problem.

My daycare is on a block with two other daycares.

Each provider can only have so many kids enrolled so what's the difference if they drive next door or 3 miles away...kwim?

I agree. I am one house away from another daycare. She offers a different atmosphere, hours and policies than I do. 3 of her 5 families I declined after interviewing.

It's all perspective

[cheerfuldom]

I would go for it. We almost bought a house two doors down from a provider friend. but she ran a large group with several workers.....mine was much smaller and I mostly did babies so it really was no issue. you cant move anywhere in this down without being a stones throw away from a daycare. Its a college town with lots of young families. we have major daycare shortages, especially for babies, part time care and such.

[TwinKristi]

There's a home daycare just a block away from me. We're actually friends and only once have had the same parents interview us and usually refer to each other if one of us is full. She's actually one of my references as I worked at her daycare. Anyway, if this house is reasonable then by all means pursue it!!

[Sugar Magnolia]

No, I don't think that we would get together for any reason, her and I run our programs like night and day and I am one of those that is 100% by the book.

I can't say that about her. She has told me things that I have to bite my tongue on, we met through the net work provider so I don't think that we would hit it off that way....

I'm a center, so it's a little different, but.........
There is a another center directly across the street from me. Well, across the corner. It's has been a benefit to me because it's not that nice and has zero curb appeal, hidden behind the church. But guess what? They advertise a LOT. People see their ad, go check them out, decide they don't like it and when they leave, they see my place and go "hmmmm, there is a nice place over there...." I have had people tour that told me that directly.

Look at it this way, daycare: Did Walmart decide not to open in a certain location because Target was already open there? No. Walmart will purposely open near an established Target, to attract the Target shoppers. McDonalds near Burger King......Walgreens near Cvs.....Toyota next to Honda.......you get the idea.

I love house shopping! Good luck!:hug: