Idaho ranks dead last for child care
OK… Idaho ranks dead last for child care and standards for day care providers. I’m not too experienced in this arena but I can say RESEARCH and talk to others. If you’re looking for daycare, do NOT read printed or online testimonials. Most of the online or printed testimonials cannot be trusted, not just for daycare, but anywhere you see them.
Talk to someone you KNOW before your commit. You’re crazy if you let a complete stranger (Meaning neither you or someone you know has any history or experience with this provider)! I can’t stress enough to talk to people who have been with a day care provider for more than a year. A web cam is a pretty good idea also. If I had to put my kids day care, which I will do everything possible to not let happen, a web cam would be a must.
My wife and I have been lucky and have worked our schedules to work out for the better. We have two lil ones, 5 and 7… who have not spent one hour, or one minute in a daycare center. In other words… we have kept our children out of a stranger’s care, 100%. This is something we are both proud of. Sure, it takes some working out and patience, we don’t see much of each other… but our kids are safe with us and don’t have to listen to someone who is just being paid to watch our kid.
So.. to sum up, TRY to work things out. Sacrifice your time together if needed, anything to keep your child out of some one’s hand you don’t know Sh*t about! I think we have made it through the tough times, me working 8-5, the wife working here and there… 5-10 at night. We still get quality time together, and our kids our in our hands.
