Does anyone know of a reputable center for family run daycare that offers Part-Time care for toddlers. All of the ones that I've researched will only provide full-time care. I don't require full-time or wish to pay for full-time if I don't need it. I would prefer something in La Plata, but I can do just about anywhere in Charles and Northern St. Mary's Counties. Any suggestions?
Thanks!
Is your child at least 2 years old? If not, finding part-time care with a part-time price is virtually impossible because the spaces are limited. If you can't work it out to share a space with another parent, than the child care has to give up an entire spot to you, so naturally, they want to get paid for an entire spot.
Over age 2 spots are not as limited, so you should be able to negotiate, but many care providers are still stuck on the idea of not being able to fill a partial spot, if you only take part of it, even though it is easier to fill partial spots for children over age 2.
Check your pms.