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  • Qpmomma
    New Daycare.com Member
    • May 2011
    • 47

    #16
    Our appointment is Monday night, so I will let you all know how it goes.

    Unfortunatly, mother's common sense has gone out the window. There is one mom at my daughter's DC that I cannot stand. Her son has been here for 2 years and she has never let him adjust to daycare in that time! She will tell him "if you have a bad day tell your teacher and I will come and get you, ok?" I asked the teacher the other day if she has ever called his mom when he told her to and she said no, . Good for her! This mom also brings McDonald's pancakes every morning for her son. EVERY morning! So while my child is eating yogurt and fresh fruit, she sees he's eating junk food. One morning he was eating a freaking CUPCAKE!!!! FOR BREAKFAST!!! I asked the teacher if he was eating a cupcake and she said "his mom said it was a muffin." Her tone told me she knew it was a cupcake. I talked with the assistant director and she said she wished they were on the food program for that exact reason. Unfortunatly, the church board voted against it. Yup, people who don't even have kids, voted against having a food program. These same people voted to close the daycare.

    I want my kid to be a well adjusted member of society. I want her to be fine with me not there. She is very well adjusted. She's polite, doesn't hit, doesn't bite, and is very outgoing and talkative. I feel like I am doing something right. Why parents want to take the easy way out and not the best way is mind boggling to me. I want a healthy kid, physically and emotionally. This is why I loved her daycare so much. I really feel like her teachers helped me raise her for 2 years. That's what I am looking for in another provider. I want someone who will help me raise her. Someone who shares my values. After reading a lot of the posts on the forum by home daycare providers I feel like I can now find that with a smaller enviroment.

    The funny thing is a while back I was going to quit my job to start a home daycare. I ended up not doing it because I loved my child's daycare so much and because my husband didn't think it was the right move for our family. I now wish I would have taken that leap.

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    • MizzCheryl
      Advanced Daycare.com Member
      • Mar 2012
      • 478

      #17
      [QUOTE=Qpmomma;262325]

      My husband really wants her going to the church daycare. I, on the other hand, want her to go the home daycare at least until she's potty trained, then we can switch her to a better daycare/preschool.

      QUOTE]


      Just because it is a center it is definatly not better. It is just different. Home child care has many advantages and is great in it's own way. Your daughter would have time to bond with her provider as she picks up more clients.

      Don't mean to seem aerogant but I have been told My home daycare was the best in town.
      If you are just gonna leave the kid there long enough to get potty trained that would be unfair to the provider and your child.
      Not Clueless anymore

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      • lovemykidstoo
        Daycare.com Member
        • Aug 2012
        • 4740

        #18
        Originally posted by Sunchimes
        I am a home day care. I have a sibling set right now, a 25 mo old and a 7 month old. My 2 year old has been with me since she was 6 months old. Right now, she can say most of the alphabet, knows left and right, many colors and shapes, and she can count to 15. Why? Because we talk and sing and dance and play, and that's how a toddler learns. She spends the day as a member of our family, not a child in a group setting. She gets plenty of interaction with kids from her cousins and we have play dates with former kids who have left but still stay in touch.

        I honestly think home day cares are under estimated. Kids are going to spend the rest of their lives regimented. Give them 4 or 5 years at home-either their own or one like mine--to be kids, free of regimentation.

        As long as you are happy with the home and take your role seriously by being observant when you pick up and drop off, she will be happy in a home center, even if she is the only one for awhile, IMO.
        Amen!!!! I think that in-home daycares are underestimated also. My DCK's all learn those things too. We dont' have to be labeled a preschool to do that. I think it's important for the kids to be in a loving setting that resembles a home. Let them get the nurturing they need while their little.

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