Daycare

Today Joel and I made the very tough decision to transition Quin to daycare. We have absolutely loved having someone come to our home to take care of him for the past few months, but it is time for us to make a change. When we first started thinking about child care I couldn't imagine my little guy laying in a crib all day long. Now that he is more mobile and will probably be walking soon I can imagine him engaging in lots of different kinds of play. Being at a daycare center will give him an opportunity to be out of the house, meet new friends, and be exposed to great early childhood care.

We have decided to go with a Childcare Network center near our home. Quin's teachers are bilingual and do activities during the day in both English and Spanish. The class of children is very diverse and most of the families live near us. Each day the kids play outside, have story time, play in age appropriate centers, sing songs, do science activities, and do some kind of art. Knowing more about pre-k allowed me to more critically evaluate the types of activities they do with the children and I am confident that he is going to get exposure to all the right things.

We won't be starting until after his birthday in early February. I wanted to give our current nanny plenty of notice (we told her today) since she has been so great for our family. We also have about 4 weeks between now and February that we won't need childcare. I really didn't want to have to pay for weeks that we wouldn't be using. I know this will be a big change for our family,but I have no doubt that it is the right decision for us.I'm thankful I was able to make this decision when I was ready and on my own terms. I know not all mothers have this luxury.