At home daycare or daycare center??

[ashton2005]

Well i have decided to go back to work.. it will help us out in the long run.. but i have the delima of an at home daycare for ashton or a daycare center?? i was just wondering what everyone else has found out that would be helpful to me.. im kind of leaning towards a daycare center due to there being more people to help with him and so on but then i look t the more germs in a center.. but the germs are evrywhere and i would much rather get him out there now then him be hurting when he starts public schools... thanks in advance for any experiences..

 

[ashton2005]

Well i have decided to go back to work.. it will help us out in the long run.. but i have the delima of an at home daycare for ashton or a daycare center?? i was just wondering what everyone else has found out that would be helpful to me.. im kind of leaning towards a daycare center due to there being more people to help with him and so on but then i look t the more germs in a center.. but the germs are evrywhere and i would much rather get him out there now then him be hurting when he starts public schools... thanks in advance for any experiences..

 

[ashton2005]

Well i have decided to go back to work.. it will help us out in the long run.. but i have the delima of an at home daycare for ashton or a daycare center?? i was just wondering what everyone else has found out that would be helpful to me.. im kind of leaning towards a daycare center due to there being more people to help with him and so on but then i look t the more germs in a center.. but the germs are evrywhere and i would much rather get him out there now then him be hurting when he starts public schools... thanks in advance for any experiences..

 

[Ratatosk]

I prefer daycare centers. Prior to having DS, I searched high and low for daycare. All I knew about daycare centers was that they were usually expensive and everyone told me they were "germ factories". I knew of a couple day cares in a home setting. But they were all booked. Meanwhile DH talked to a former coworker who suggested a daycare center. They'd been thru several home ones preferred the center -- always open. Didn't have to worry about the caregiver taking a day off or getting sick. Another caregiver had kids in private school and other activities, so their kids spent most of the day riding around in a car with the daycare lady and other kids.

DS started off in the baby room -- there were 6 including him. Separated from the other kids -- especially those germy toddlers. They have strict guidelines about hand washing, if children are sick.... Once when I picked up DS he was getting his diaper changed. The caregiver wore gloves, sprayed sanitizer on the changing table when she was done.... A coworker tells me at her granddaughter's daycare -- they line all the kids up in a row and do diaper changes all at once. And they wonder why she's always sick with rotovirus. She also complains that her granddaughter is the only infant at the home daycare, so all the other kids want to play with her -- help feed her, play with her, give her a pacifier -- all the while with runny noses.

Guess best thing to do is talk with other parents. Check out daycares. Ask for references. See if you can observe. I had no intention of going to a center, but it ended up being the best choice for us and we're very happy with the care ds receives.

 

[Ratatosk]

I prefer daycare centers. Prior to having DS, I searched high and low for daycare. All I knew about daycare centers was that they were usually expensive and everyone told me they were "germ factories". I knew of a couple day cares in a home setting. But they were all booked. Meanwhile DH talked to a former coworker who suggested a daycare center. They'd been thru several home ones preferred the center -- always open. Didn't have to worry about the caregiver taking a day off or getting sick. Another caregiver had kids in private school and other activities, so their kids spent most of the day riding around in a car with the daycare lady and other kids.

DS started off in the baby room -- there were 6 including him. Separated from the other kids -- especially those germy toddlers. They have strict guidelines about hand washing, if children are sick.... Once when I picked up DS he was getting his diaper changed. The caregiver wore gloves, sprayed sanitizer on the changing table when she was done.... A coworker tells me at her granddaughter's daycare -- they line all the kids up in a row and do diaper changes all at once. And they wonder why she's always sick with rotovirus. She also complains that her granddaughter is the only infant at the home daycare, so all the other kids want to play with her -- help feed her, play with her, give her a pacifier -- all the while with runny noses.

Guess best thing to do is talk with other parents. Check out daycares. Ask for references. See if you can observe. I had no intention of going to a center, but it ended up being the best choice for us and we're very happy with the care ds receives.

 

[Ratatosk]

I prefer daycare centers. Prior to having DS, I searched high and low for daycare. All I knew about daycare centers was that they were usually expensive and everyone told me they were "germ factories". I knew of a couple day cares in a home setting. But they were all booked. Meanwhile DH talked to a former coworker who suggested a daycare center. They'd been thru several home ones preferred the center -- always open. Didn't have to worry about the caregiver taking a day off or getting sick. Another caregiver had kids in private school and other activities, so their kids spent most of the day riding around in a car with the daycare lady and other kids.

DS started off in the baby room -- there were 6 including him. Separated from the other kids -- especially those germy toddlers. They have strict guidelines about hand washing, if children are sick.... Once when I picked up DS he was getting his diaper changed. The caregiver wore gloves, sprayed sanitizer on the changing table when she was done.... A coworker tells me at her granddaughter's daycare -- they line all the kids up in a row and do diaper changes all at once. And they wonder why she's always sick with rotovirus. She also complains that her granddaughter is the only infant at the home daycare, so all the other kids want to play with her -- help feed her, play with her, give her a pacifier -- all the while with runny noses.

Guess best thing to do is talk with other parents. Check out daycares. Ask for references. See if you can observe. I had no intention of going to a center, but it ended up being the best choice for us and we're very happy with the care ds receives.

 

[ktsmom]

I think you can be very happy with either choice - but it takes some homework and a little luck, sometimes, to find the right fit!

We have had two home daycare situations where the girls ended up riding around to dr.'s appointments and shopping. Neither situation started out that way - they just evolved into that.

Our one experience with a daycare center was okay until they switched teachers on Katy. The new teacher was not a great fit with Katy. And at all times all of the other kids had horribly runny noses, etc. I'm not that big of a germaphobe but it was pretty bad.

Katy just started preschool on M/W/F. On Tue/Thu she goes to a home daycare where the lady only keeps Katy, plus her own two children. With the sitter there is an atmosphere of mutual trust and respect and we are extremely happy with her. But if the sitter and/or her family is sick, needs to go out of town, etc. then we have to make alternate arrangements. BUT Katy definitely needs the home environment (the lack of structure) on Tues/Thurs. Also - our home daycare gal can still keep Katy if she is not feeling well but not contagious.

What treatments/meds will have to be done during the day? One thing that has helped us right now is the preschool only has to administer enzymes and the sitter only enzymes and one med.

Hope this helps.

Dana
Mom to Katy (3, cf) and Kyra (6, no cf)

 

[ktsmom]

I think you can be very happy with either choice - but it takes some homework and a little luck, sometimes, to find the right fit!

We have had two home daycare situations where the girls ended up riding around to dr.'s appointments and shopping. Neither situation started out that way - they just evolved into that.

Our one experience with a daycare center was okay until they switched teachers on Katy. The new teacher was not a great fit with Katy. And at all times all of the other kids had horribly runny noses, etc. I'm not that big of a germaphobe but it was pretty bad.

Katy just started preschool on M/W/F. On Tue/Thu she goes to a home daycare where the lady only keeps Katy, plus her own two children. With the sitter there is an atmosphere of mutual trust and respect and we are extremely happy with her. But if the sitter and/or her family is sick, needs to go out of town, etc. then we have to make alternate arrangements. BUT Katy definitely needs the home environment (the lack of structure) on Tues/Thurs. Also - our home daycare gal can still keep Katy if she is not feeling well but not contagious.

What treatments/meds will have to be done during the day? One thing that has helped us right now is the preschool only has to administer enzymes and the sitter only enzymes and one med.

Hope this helps.

Dana
Mom to Katy (3, cf) and Kyra (6, no cf)

 

[ktsmom]

I think you can be very happy with either choice - but it takes some homework and a little luck, sometimes, to find the right fit!

We have had two home daycare situations where the girls ended up riding around to dr.'s appointments and shopping. Neither situation started out that way - they just evolved into that.

Our one experience with a daycare center was okay until they switched teachers on Katy. The new teacher was not a great fit with Katy. And at all times all of the other kids had horribly runny noses, etc. I'm not that big of a germaphobe but it was pretty bad.

Katy just started preschool on M/W/F. On Tue/Thu she goes to a home daycare where the lady only keeps Katy, plus her own two children. With the sitter there is an atmosphere of mutual trust and respect and we are extremely happy with her. But if the sitter and/or her family is sick, needs to go out of town, etc. then we have to make alternate arrangements. BUT Katy definitely needs the home environment (the lack of structure) on Tues/Thurs. Also - our home daycare gal can still keep Katy if she is not feeling well but not contagious.

What treatments/meds will have to be done during the day? One thing that has helped us right now is the preschool only has to administer enzymes and the sitter only enzymes and one med.

Hope this helps.

Dana
Mom to Katy (3, cf) and Kyra (6, no cf)

 

[LouLou]

I posted a similar thread a few weeks ago. You can link to it here. Although the topic was not the same since I am the one with cf some of the advice might be helpful. Good luck!

<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://forums.cysticfibrosis.com/messageview.cfm?catid=5&threadid=13019&highlight_key=y">Childcare for my baby as a mother with CF</a>

 

[LouLou]

I posted a similar thread a few weeks ago. You can link to it here. Although the topic was not the same since I am the one with cf some of the advice might be helpful. Good luck!

<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://forums.cysticfibrosis.com/messageview.cfm?catid=5&threadid=13019&highlight_key=y">Childcare for my baby as a mother with CF</a>

 

[LouLou]

I posted a similar thread a few weeks ago. You can link to it here. Although the topic was not the same since I am the one with cf some of the advice might be helpful. Good luck!

<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://forums.cysticfibrosis.com/messageview.cfm?catid=5&threadid=13019&highlight_key=y">Childcare for my baby as a mother with CF</a>

 

[NoExcuses]

Talk to an infectious disease specialist.

They will tell you that day care centers bread multi-drug resistant bacteria that children who don't attend day care aren't exposed to.

These specialists can be a great resource when understanding how day care can affect your child's health.

 

[NoExcuses]

Talk to an infectious disease specialist.

They will tell you that day care centers bread multi-drug resistant bacteria that children who don't attend day care aren't exposed to.

These specialists can be a great resource when understanding how day care can affect your child's health.

 

[NoExcuses]

Talk to an infectious disease specialist.

They will tell you that day care centers bread multi-drug resistant bacteria that children who don't attend day care aren't exposed to.

These specialists can be a great resource when understanding how day care can affect your child's health.

 

[Ratatosk]

When DS was diagnosed as a newborn, we wondered what to do about child care. Nannies, finding a small daycare, one of us quitting work, continuing with the daycare center I'd reserved a spot for him at. We figured eventually he's going to go to school, is going to be exposed to germs. So we discussed it with his CF doctor, who is an infectious disease physician. His main concern was whether or not the babies were separate from the older children -- specifically the germy toddlers, which they are. Babies are off in a room by themselves.

We figured we'd give it a try, rethink things if ds didn't do well in the daycare environment. He's actually thrived and is probably the healthiest of his group. The daycare director runs a VERY tight ship though. Handwashing, sanitizing toys, tables, floors each day.

 

[Ratatosk]

When DS was diagnosed as a newborn, we wondered what to do about child care. Nannies, finding a small daycare, one of us quitting work, continuing with the daycare center I'd reserved a spot for him at. We figured eventually he's going to go to school, is going to be exposed to germs. So we discussed it with his CF doctor, who is an infectious disease physician. His main concern was whether or not the babies were separate from the older children -- specifically the germy toddlers, which they are. Babies are off in a room by themselves.

We figured we'd give it a try, rethink things if ds didn't do well in the daycare environment. He's actually thrived and is probably the healthiest of his group. The daycare director runs a VERY tight ship though. Handwashing, sanitizing toys, tables, floors each day.

 

[Ratatosk]

When DS was diagnosed as a newborn, we wondered what to do about child care. Nannies, finding a small daycare, one of us quitting work, continuing with the daycare center I'd reserved a spot for him at. We figured eventually he's going to go to school, is going to be exposed to germs. So we discussed it with his CF doctor, who is an infectious disease physician. His main concern was whether or not the babies were separate from the older children -- specifically the germy toddlers, which they are. Babies are off in a room by themselves.

We figured we'd give it a try, rethink things if ds didn't do well in the daycare environment. He's actually thrived and is probably the healthiest of his group. The daycare director runs a VERY tight ship though. Handwashing, sanitizing toys, tables, floors each day.