[blparent] Choosing a daycare provider?

Tue Jan 4 01:50:23 UTC 2011

I also took Joshua to the interview with me to make sure he was comfortable 
there.I also watched to see what she was like when I dropped him off in th.e 
morning.  Those to me are pretty good indicators as well
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From: "Melissa Ann Riccobono" <melissa at riccobono.us>
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Sent: Monday, January 03, 2011 7:57 AM
Subject: Re: [blparent] Choosing a daycare provider?


> Day cares are good options, but you may also want to consider hiring a
> college student, or perhaps even an older high school student, at times
> instead of actual day care.  This will give you more flexibility since it
> sounds as if you may not need care everyday or even for a certain amount 
> of
> time every week.  I put an ad in the newspaper at a local college and got
> calls and emails from a bunch of students wanting babysitting work.  I
> interviewed them and found two really great young women who helped care 
> for
> Austin when he was littler and I needed to go somewhere for a few hours.
> Both of them have since graduated, and now I have a great in home day care
> Austin attends that Oriana can go to as well as needed, but I'm still
> considering putting another ad in so we have a couple of back up sitters.
> Word of mouth is also a great way to find care for children.  I love where
> Austin is now, so whenever anyone asks me I really talk it up.  I did not
> like where he was before, so I will mention that person as well as someone
> to stay away from.  I agree with Brandy that it may be hard to find care
> right now since you don't know when care will be needed, but certainly 
> doing
> research so you have a few choices when the time comes is great.
> Melissa
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Brandy W
> Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2011 3:10 PM
> To: 'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [blparent] Choosing a daycare provider?
>
> All of my information should be used for a home also. If you aren't 
> welcome
> to drop by any time, or if she hasn't been doing it a while with 
> references,
> has no schedule and everything above it isn't a good home. The home should
> be clean. I wasn't speaking to centers only. I pick up a baby I watch for
> the mom since they don't drive either. Yes all daycares including homes 
> have
> ratios which is why I suggested she check the ratio and make sure it is
> being followed. Ratios are tricky because they are based on the Childs 
> age.
> For example a home can't have more than 4 children under 18 months, but 
> the
> numbers get bigger if the children are older or there are less infants.
> Finding the right daycare is very tough. Things were definitely much
> different 20 years ago.
>
> Good luck with this search. It is also going to be hard because you don't
> know when you need care, the hours, or the age of the child so it is going
> to be hard to do your research.
>
> Bran
>
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of sharon howerton
> Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2011 1:12 PM
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> Subject: Re: [blparent] Choosing a daycare provider?
>
> Bran,
> These are all great ideas. I personally used home day care and was 
> fortunate
> enough to find people who lived in my neighborhood. Sometimes the provider
> would come to pick up the boys at home and would bring them back as well.
> For me it was so tremendous to take them to a place where I could walk and
> not have an additional trip on the bus before going to work or coming 
> home.
> I found one of them by word of mouth and personal recommendation. Other
> issues include what you can afford and the age of the child as some 
> daycare
> centers can take babies only at certain ages. At least here in Illinois 
> and
> when my sons were young, they are now 27 and 24 years of age, the home
> provider had a quota of the number of children she could have who were
> certain ages. That may vary by state. Providers may also want a guarantee 
> of
> a certain number of days or hours per week.
> Sharon
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Brandy W" <branlw at sbcglobal.net>
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> Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2011 1:00 PM
> Subject: Re: [blparent] Choosing a daycare provider?
>
>
>> First and foremost will they let you drop in unannounced? If not run
>> screaming in the opposite direction! Second go to your states website
>> and look up what they have been cited for if anything. Next what is
>> their daily schedule, and what are their adult to child ratios? If the
>> use a curriculum what is it? How long have their staff worked the and
>> what are their qualifications to be a teacher in their school. Make
>> sure at least once our have someone with vision go with you and check
>> how clean the place is. How cluttered is it? D9o the appear to be
>> following standards for diapering etc?
>> Is the overall environment friendly and do you feel welcome? When you
>> listen to other rooms do you hear the same happiness while you are not
>> in that room? Try all that and that will keep you busy enough finding
>> a happy place should you need care.
>>
>> Bran
>>
>>
>> "Be aware of wonder. Live a balanced life - learn some and think some
>> and draw and paint and sing and dance and play and work every day
>> some."--Robert Fulghum Brandy Wojcik  Discovery Toys Educational
>> Consultant and Team leader
>> (512) 689-5045
>> www.playtoachieve.com
>> Do you want to: *earn extra income?
>> *get toys for free?
>> *get sale updates on our award winning products that have never been
>> recalled?
>> Just ask!
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>> On Behalf Of Miranda
>> Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2011 7:18 AM
>> To: Blind Parents
>> Subject: [blparent] Choosing a daycare provider?
>>
>> Hi,
>> As we prepare to be licensed as foster parents, I'm looking in to
>> daycare providers should the need arise. I'm wondering if anyone has
>> any tips or specific questions I should ask when selecting a daycare?
>> Thanks in advance, and have a great 2011!
>>
>> In Christ, Miranda
>>
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