Daycare recommendations needed please!

[sockgirl77 (Premo)]

Originally Posted by rwethereyet

I was paying $165 a week for my infant for home daycare and that was earlier this year. Not sure if the price has gone up or not since then.

You were getting a good deal. Depending on where you live in the county, the average is $200 per week.

[sportspartier]

Originally Posted by sockgirl77

There is a huge need. Infant spots are full all across the county. No sure what the regulations are in VA, but you are only allowed 2 infants here.

only allowed 2 infants...isn't the number based on size of space, etc?

[sockgirl77 (Premo)]

Originally Posted by sportspartier

only allowed 2 infants...isn't the number based on size of space, etc?

No. It is 2 infants per provider. If they have a helper they can have more. Most inhome daycares do not have a helper though. And I totally agree with the 2 infant per person rule. It is hard to give infants the attention that they require with another infant around plus 5 other tots.

[Dymphna]

Originally Posted by sockgirl77

There is a huge need. Infant spots are full all across the county. No sure what the regulations are in VA, but you are only allowed 2 infants here.

Virginia doesn't govern family child care at all unless there are more than 5 children, besides the providers own. After that, I'm not sure what the rule is.

Originally Posted by sportspartier

only allowed 2 infants...isn't the number based on size of space, etc?

No. The number based on the fact that a provider by herself only has 2 arms to carry the babies out of the house if there is a fire. Originally, the child care licensing rule was 2 under 18 months, but the fire code overrode that and licensing changed their rules to match. Every now and then there is a movement to change the rule back to 2 under 18 mo, but it gets voted down over and over again.

The overall capacity of a child care home is 8 total children although some jurisdictions such as Charles County have zoning laws in place limiting that to 6. A provider's own children under age 6 count towards that number, although with the change to all day kindergarten, they may consider changing that to under age 5. Again, this has nothing to do with space, but with personnel. One person can only do so much. If a provider has an assistant or co-provider (husband & wife teams aren't unheard of) then they can have 4 infants. There is also something called a "small group center" which can also be run from home. The limit on that is 12 children, but I think they can't have infants at all and still require an assistant.

[RRANEA]

Yeah, out here (va beach) we can have 5 or less children in care and not be registered with the city. If I am reading it correctly, all providers need to be registered there to care for children even if you only care to watch 3 or 4 at a time?

[sockgirl77 (Premo)]

Originally Posted by RRANEA

Yeah, out here (va beach) we can have 5 or less children in care and not be registered with the city. If I am reading it correctly, all providers need to be registered there to care for children even if you only care to watch 3 or 4 at a time?

Yep.

[Dymphna]

Originally Posted by RRANEA

Yeah, out here (va beach) we can have 5 or less children in care and not be registered with the city. If I am reading it correctly, all providers need to be registered there to care for children even if you only care to watch 3 or 4 at a time?

even one unrelated child in care requires a license.

[Dougstermd (Premo)]

Originally Posted by ericaboc

My husband is in the Navy and we will be relocating to California, MD from Pensacola, Fl at the end of this month. We have a 6 month old and a 2.5 year old I would like to enroll in daycare up there (they are both in one now and love it). I am looking for recommedations and contact information for daycare centers in California, MD. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you!

Check with the on Base Daycare. if you are transferring active duty you will get some priorty. They have great programs for daycare and summer daycamps on base. Summer daycamp fills up very quickly.

[lovinmaryland]

Originally Posted by sockgirl77

Buh bye.

Sounds like a good deal to me

[BS Gal (Premo)]

Originally Posted by hncobrien

It is a good deal and it's a wonderful experience; the Au Pairs (which are primarily female) are really sweet and very excited to be a part of an American family.