daycare update
We found a home day care that we really liked. We spent an hour at her house talking with her and her husband, and they were both really nice and I liked her set up. She has a huge house with a big backyard, she's been running day care for 28 years, she only has 3 kids right now, Sabrina would make 4. She has a play room, plus rooms set up for nap time where it will be quiet, she understands the importance of routines. She says on days that it is nice enough, the kids go outside to play or for a walk. I had two parents from work highly recommend her. So the next day, I called her and told her we wanted the spot and asked if I could come by while the kids were around to fill out the paperwork.
I picked up Sabrina early from work and we showed up at the new daycare around at 4. I got to meet the other kids, and even spent another hour there hanging out with the provider and the 13 month old. I filled out the paperwork, gave her the deposit, and we decided on a start date of February 8th. Everything seemed great...
But then anxiety set in. As I was leaving, I was just feeling really anxious and had this sinking feeling in my chest. I started getting really nervous about the switch, and then I started coming up with all these things that I wasn't so sure about. She had seemed somewhat nervous and anxious while I was there, repeating herself and explaining herself about many things. She seemed almost a little high strung, not laid back and comfortable with the kids...so by the time I got home I was regretting my decision. Buyers remorse, maybe? I don't know. So Mike and I talked about it for several hours at length, going back and forth, until we finally decided not to make the switch. Basically, we chickened out.
I don't know if all of my anxiety is in my head, if I'm making up stuff I don't like about her because I'm scared to move Sabrina, or if my instincts kicked in. But since I don't know I can't in good conscience put Sabrina there. So Mike and I decided once again to wait until Sabrina moves to the toddler room before deciding if we actually want to move her to a new daycare.
I picked up Sabrina early from work and we showed up at the new daycare around at 4. I got to meet the other kids, and even spent another hour there hanging out with the provider and the 13 month old. I filled out the paperwork, gave her the deposit, and we decided on a start date of February 8th. Everything seemed great...
But then anxiety set in. As I was leaving, I was just feeling really anxious and had this sinking feeling in my chest. I started getting really nervous about the switch, and then I started coming up with all these things that I wasn't so sure about. She had seemed somewhat nervous and anxious while I was there, repeating herself and explaining herself about many things. She seemed almost a little high strung, not laid back and comfortable with the kids...so by the time I got home I was regretting my decision. Buyers remorse, maybe? I don't know. So Mike and I talked about it for several hours at length, going back and forth, until we finally decided not to make the switch. Basically, we chickened out.
I don't know if all of my anxiety is in my head, if I'm making up stuff I don't like about her because I'm scared to move Sabrina, or if my instincts kicked in. But since I don't know I can't in good conscience put Sabrina there. So Mike and I decided once again to wait until Sabrina moves to the toddler room before deciding if we actually want to move her to a new daycare.