So I am happy to report that I could not be happier with my new home daycare. Mateo is beyond happy, and walks right up to all the kids to start to play and doesn't care if we stay or go. Although this is also very sad because I don't even get a hug or kiss and I am pretty sure I am just left missing him all day, and he doesn't think twice about me. But I am not worried about how he is doing there, because I know he loves it, and comes home tired.
This home daycare has older kids before and after school, as they are waiting for the school bus, and he loves the older kids, and they love him. He has a nickname "Potato" and everyone shares their "finger skateboards" or DS gaming devices with him or really anything he wants because they are so in love with him, which is nice to see. He learns a lot from the interaction with these older kids, but I am left feeling like he is growing up too fast for me (everyone says that is when you start thinking of #2).
So all and all, the home daycare switch from the facility daycare was very positive and a good choice. I think finding the right daycare just comes down to finding the right person that makes you as a mother feel comfortable, and it is very much a mom-instinct.
About Me
- Dish-licious.ca
- We are a community group for mothers, currently in the Orillia to Gravenhurst, Ontario area, we focus on food, nutrition and health for our family. We draw on expert knowledge such as naturopaths, but best of all we learn and share knowledge from fellow mothers. Even if you have never cooked before we can help you get started. We want to encourage moms to cook and learn the importance of what they put on the table. We are REALISTIC and STRIVE to make a healthy lifestyle accessible to everyone, through education. Membership is FREE so sign up to follow us today! We work together to share knowledge of everything from recipes, nutrition, to how to plan ahead. We offer something for every lifestyle, from just the basics of cooking, spaghetti and pizza, to people looking to learn something new about nutrition, organics or even raw cooking. Never cooked before, let us help you get started, we offer some basic cooking lessons from a mom, to help get you started and then this group will help keep you going for a lifetime of providing healthy and nutritious meals for your family. We offer: Workshops, share recipes, and fun get togethers.
Showing posts with label home daycare. Show all posts
Showing posts with label home daycare. Show all posts
Monday, November 1, 2010
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Making a change and the pressure
Yesterday was Mateo's last day at the facility daycare and Monday is the move to the home daycare. It was a sad day with his current caregivers, but I keep telling myself it is the best thing right now.
There is still a lot of pros and cons to this decision, money savings being the biggest pro and the lady that runs the home daycare is going to be great for TLC and Mateo when I can't be around. Although still a lot of debate about the educational/learning side to home daycare vs a facility (or structured) daycare. We decided maybe when Mateo is a little older we may put him back in a structured daycare, for when they add a more classroom environment for him.
In the back of my mind though it always lingering those horrible stories involving some babysitter or a home daycare, but I was referred to this daycare by a co-worker who also uses this home daycare, and they have been around for a long time, I say all this because I need to keep reminding myself I am doing a good thing and I have chosen well.
I just feel overwhelmed with every decision I make because I hope that I am not hindering anything for his future.
There is a lot of articles out there that have checklists on when deciding on a daycare, and believe me I have done them, but when it comes down to it I think I have to go with my gut and trying out more than one maybe, (like I have already done before maybe this move) to see what you feel comfortable with.
On top of this, I am still dealing with finding another family doctor because ours retired. So Mateo is not getting regular checkups, of course he still gets vaccinations from our health unit. Now I have to make it my mission to make sure his health is never effected by any of this which is also a lot of pressure. I might have to see about getting a paediatrician in Toronto to see Mateo for regular check-ups until we can get a family doctor in our area. Of course I read a lot of books and make sure he is where he is suppose to be in development.
All these pressures, always makes you think, that when you go after a job in the workforce you have to exhibit qualifications for that job, but what makes anyone qualified to be a mother? As we don't have to exhibit an educational background in motherhood or have any prior experience, yet it is one of the hardest jobs? This is just food for thought I guess.
There is still a lot of pros and cons to this decision, money savings being the biggest pro and the lady that runs the home daycare is going to be great for TLC and Mateo when I can't be around. Although still a lot of debate about the educational/learning side to home daycare vs a facility (or structured) daycare. We decided maybe when Mateo is a little older we may put him back in a structured daycare, for when they add a more classroom environment for him.
In the back of my mind though it always lingering those horrible stories involving some babysitter or a home daycare, but I was referred to this daycare by a co-worker who also uses this home daycare, and they have been around for a long time, I say all this because I need to keep reminding myself I am doing a good thing and I have chosen well.
I just feel overwhelmed with every decision I make because I hope that I am not hindering anything for his future.
There is a lot of articles out there that have checklists on when deciding on a daycare, and believe me I have done them, but when it comes down to it I think I have to go with my gut and trying out more than one maybe, (like I have already done before maybe this move) to see what you feel comfortable with.
On top of this, I am still dealing with finding another family doctor because ours retired. So Mateo is not getting regular checkups, of course he still gets vaccinations from our health unit. Now I have to make it my mission to make sure his health is never effected by any of this which is also a lot of pressure. I might have to see about getting a paediatrician in Toronto to see Mateo for regular check-ups until we can get a family doctor in our area. Of course I read a lot of books and make sure he is where he is suppose to be in development.
All these pressures, always makes you think, that when you go after a job in the workforce you have to exhibit qualifications for that job, but what makes anyone qualified to be a mother? As we don't have to exhibit an educational background in motherhood or have any prior experience, yet it is one of the hardest jobs? This is just food for thought I guess.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)