tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7739107438723417053.post1455507013880283012..comments2023-04-05T05:54:22.366-06:00Comments on Just Us Girls: But is the grass always greener?Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13361585193237968343noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7739107438723417053.post-3342366291390164162011-02-03T19:11:47.297-07:002011-02-03T19:11:47.297-07:00I pay alot for my center and love it with all my h...I pay alot for my center and love it with all my heart. I'm paying almost $700 for three days a week - for a toddler - and it's pricey on a single mama salary. I also feel like I'd be saving more, and I looked into even other daycare centers.<br /><br />But my kid can count to 10 and she's not even two, so there's what my money pays for right there. Serious face time with people who care about taking care of her. That's priceless.<br /><br />We also just have to pay a deposit for the fall, and don't have to pay over the summer. Altho, if I get this division chair position, I'll be working over the summer, so ....MommieVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01802987098837731695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7739107438723417053.post-35090359579811921792011-01-26T20:00:24.057-07:002011-01-26T20:00:24.057-07:00The Mook was in a home daycare from 5 months until...The Mook was in a home daycare from 5 months until 14 months and we switched to a daycare centre when she was 18 months old. <br /><br />I far prefer the daycare centre. Yes, it's more expensive ($65/day instead of $40/day), but at the home daycare, I just felt like she was treated like a piece of furniture. There were no activities that were kid-centred; the provider simply went about her daily grind and just happened to have kids in tow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7739107438723417053.post-49431668494448045372011-01-26T05:31:04.388-07:002011-01-26T05:31:04.388-07:00It's absolutely true that you get what you pay...It's absolutely true that you get what you pay for. Trust your instincts. When I interviewed my current provider, she said she'd treat my children as if they were her own. I thought, oh, she's just saying that...but now I see that it couldn't be more true. However, my previous in-home daycare was a lot like the one you described here--only more chaotic. I should have moved Henry out of it months earlier. Trust your instincts.<br />(Oh, and for us, finding a place that doesn't make us pay over the summer is a huge deal as well!)Laraf123https://www.blogger.com/profile/13283945251427328960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7739107438723417053.post-88807861524921163012011-01-25T22:32:14.018-07:002011-01-25T22:32:14.018-07:00I'm jealous that you can find daycare for unde...I'm jealous that you can find daycare for under $1000 a month! I pay just over $1200. Insane.Genkicathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16588371829033093762noreply@blogger.com