When you are looking for a daycare, you need to approach your daycare search as you would a job hunt. Do your homework, and start early – six months before you’ll need it isn’t too soon, especially living in a large city because daycare slots fill up fast. Once you find a daycare center orRead More
When new parents come to our Davenport daycare, they always say they don’t know what to ask me. I know it can be a scary thing to trust a stranger to watch your child and sometimes you might draw a blank as to what to ask your potential provider. I’ve put together a list ofRead More
These April Showers Bring May Fingerprint Flowers crafts can be made on a rainy day! Try this April Showers umbrella craft from Everything Except The Grill With all the rain happening here lately, we had to make this craft from Ramblings of a Crazy Woman This wreath craft would make anyone’s door more bright onRead More
In the pantheon of parenting decisions — natural childbirth or epidural? Infant carrier or convertible car seat? — deciding on child care holds sway among the biggest stressors. For full-time working parents, day care is where Junior will spend the bulk of his waking hours. It’s not a choice to be made lightly. Research hasRead More
A guest post from a parent that embraces being a daycare mom… When I returned to work after maternity leave, I cried. I cried when we dropped him off, I cried when we picked him up and they told me my 3-month-old had only eaten an ounce in eight hours, I cried when I realizedRead More
I remember that day. The first time I left my daughter at daycare. Gaaaahhhhh. It was awful. Excruciatingly painful. I cried. My hands were glued to his camo onesie, not wanting to let him stay with this lady who would get to have 8 hours of his life that I would miss out on. Whhhhyyyyy?Read More
