Tuesday, October 21, 2008

The Search For Childcare

Who knew looking for childcare would become a daunting task for one going back to school or work .... Not me ! I always seen plenty of flyers and ads for childcare in and around our area and many on the internet close enough to home but of course when it's my turn to find someone I easily find out it would not be as easy as I had thought. I phoned countless flyers and ads with much the same response ....." We're Full" . Finally I came across a lady in islandview ,which is about 10 mins out of my way but at this point I was looking out of my preferred area. We met up with this lady and she was great ! very friendly , great with kids, has 3 boys of her own and nice home setting.

Now after scheduling a second meet up , I get an email from one of the ladies I really liked that was previously full but of course NOW has an opening for both girls. What do I do now ? after talking to josh (because this woman is preferred although she's a bit more expensive but she is off hanwell and I like her just one tad bit more then the other lady ) i have asked her if there's any way she can charge less for one of my girls because they will only be there part-time and i really don't want to pay more then the gov'ment is giving me for childcare. So now my question is ... if she says no , is 50 more dollars a week for a very convenient location(and equally qualified provider) worth it ? I think so , hopefully Josh does too ....

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Ugh. The hunt for childcare. It's rough. You'll find someone you love...just keep looking! And if it doesn't work out, you can always find someone better!

Anonymous said...

hope you found someone

Anonymous said...

I'd say 50 is worth it bc you'd be spending that in gas back and fourth to the other sitter anyway. Good luck!