Weekend Open Thread
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What’s your typical summer date outfit? Do you still get all dressed up for your partner or, if you have little kids, are you just happy to get time alone? Do you have rules like “no talking about the kids”? These best-selling espadrilles give you a ton of height but are actually only 2″ high with the platform, so they’re a good medium, and I could see them working with everything from a casual outfit to a more dressed up look for a summer date or brunch with your girlfriends. They’re $149 at Nordstrom, Amazon, and Zappos, and come in a zillion colors.
Psst: here’s our last discussion on date nights for working parents…
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I also use an in home. I spoke to several references and the licensing body as commenters above mentioned.
Similar pros as the others: love the separate nap room (my baby naps more than the other kids so it’s really helpful for him), 1:1 attention if baby is cranky and needs to be held (mine has two assistants), and flexibility (can send in a quart of yogurt with kiddos name on it, rather than needing to portion it out each day). Does not close for snow and is more lenient on illness.
Cons are that there is no curriculum or special subjects like music or math. Fine at 6mos but by 2.5 years we plan to move to a pre-k. She does have a visiting librarian come because it is a free service of our local library.
Can you guys talk to me about the pros and cons of in home day care. After reading the most recent Week in the Life post I started researching in home day cares. They are about 35-40% cheaper than what I am paying now. The savings is significant and my daughter has only been in her current day care for a few months but I am already very attached to them.
I also have fears about trying out these care providers that have fewer reviews than my current big center.
I really liked Le Tote for maternity, although I don’t know how helpful it’d be for a very formal workplace. I’m in business casual and got good work and weekend pieces, several of which I ended up purchasing.
Will you have an infant or an older child? I dropped in to day care twice a day to feed my baby, which was not a problem at all and meant I never had to pump at work.
Starting at age 1, our day care wanted parents to volunteer to visit at specific times—e.g., to help walk the kids to the library for story time. Like every other day care we looked at, they had an official policy allowing parents to visit at any time. I did not like going in there during the day, though, because it was disruptive to my kid. And lunch time at day care is massive pandemonium that is probably best avoided.
I asked this the other day but didn’t get a response – any recommendations (or anti-recs) for day cares in center city Philly? We’re looking at Right Steps since it’s so convenient for us, but are open to other suggestions.
Also, is nearly $2k/month for full-time pretty standard in Philly?
Last question – if we go with RS, it’s super close to my work – do day cares typically allow parents to visit their kids during the day (such as at lunchtime), or would that be too disruptive?
Any suggestions for trendy/fashionable maternity brands? I love everything at Hatch but it’s so expensive!