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Need affordable childcare options for 2 kids
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My wife and I have an adopted three year old daughter who is currently in a daycare center that we're pretty happy with. We were planning on adopting again but not right away since we don't feel we're financially ready. Well it turns out that a friend of a friend has a pregnant 17 year old daughter that wants us to adopt her baby. Anybody who's been through the adoption process knows it would be insane to pass up such an opportunity. After looking at our finances there are some options (refi our house, student loan hardships, etc.) to ease up some extra cash for daycare for a 2nd child, but it will be quite difficult. We've been looking into a number of care options (au pairs, live-in or live-out nannies, in-home daycares, etc.) but want to be sure we're exhausting every possibility before deciding what to do. Hopefully somebody reading this has been in a similar situation and may have some advice to share, or can at least point me in the right direction. (This is my first time on this group so I'm not even sure if this is appropriate here, and posted a similar message on alt.childcare). Bottom line, I guess what I'm asking is what is the best bang-for-the-buck option for childcare of an infant and a three year-old. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks so much, Nate |
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Need affordable childcare options for 2 kids
NC wrote: Hi, My wife and I have an adopted three year old daughter who is currently in a daycare center that we're pretty happy with. We were planning on adopting again but not right away since we don't feel we're financially ready. Well it turns out that a friend of a friend has a pregnant 17 year old daughter that wants us to adopt her baby. Anybody who's been through the adoption process knows it would be insane to pass up such an opportunity. After looking at our finances there are some options (refi our house, student loan hardships, etc.) to ease up some extra cash for daycare for a 2nd child, but it will be quite difficult. We've been looking into a number of care options (au pairs, live-in or live-out nannies, in-home daycares, etc.) but want to be sure we're exhausting every possibility before deciding what to do. Hopefully somebody reading this has been in a similar situation and may have some advice to share, or can at least point me in the right direction. (This is my first time on this group so I'm not even sure if this is appropriate here, and posted a similar message on alt.childcare). Bottom line, I guess what I'm asking is what is the best bang-for-the-buck option for childcare of an infant and a three year-old. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Some places have a discount for multiple kids. But I think your best bet is to just start looking around. Obviously you need to find a situation you're comfortable with and not just the cheapest option. You may find it more effective to have a live-out nanny, even tho that's likely most expensive. We use a licensed in-home provider, which also happens to be cheapest but is first and foremost the environment we're happiest with for a variety of reasons. The downside is that she doesn't have an assistant. So when she's off, I need to find alternate care. |
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Need affordable childcare options for 2 kids
NC wrote: Hi, My wife and I have an adopted three year old daughter who is currently in a daycare center that we're pretty happy with. We were planning on adopting again but not right away since we don't feel we're financially ready. Well it turns out that a friend of a friend has a pregnant 17 year old daughter that wants us to adopt her baby. Anybody who's been through the adoption process knows it would be insane to pass up such an opportunity. After looking at our finances there are some options (refi our house, student loan hardships, etc.) to ease up some extra cash for daycare for a 2nd child, but it will be quite difficult. We've been looking into a number of care options (au pairs, live-in or live-out nannies, in-home daycares, etc.) but want to be sure we're exhausting every possibility before deciding what to do. Hopefully somebody reading this has been in a similar situation and may have some advice to share, or can at least point me in the right direction. (This is my first time on this group so I'm not even sure if this is appropriate here, and posted a similar message on alt.childcare). Bottom line, I guess what I'm asking is what is the best bang-for-the-buck option for childcare of an infant and a three year-old. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks so much, Nate Good luck with your adoption. Is one of you staying home with the kids an option? You may have to change your lifestyle, but IMO, the benefits are incredible. Good luck, -L. |
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Need affordable childcare options for 2 kids
NC wrote:
Bottom line, I guess what I'm asking is what is the best bang-for-the-buck option for childcare of an infant and a three year-old. Any help will be greatly appreciated. The most affordable option is often to find a way to flex your schedules so that you can provide most of the childcare yourself while still being able to work. Obviously, that's not always possible, and it is also exhausting and sometimes hard on a marriage, but it works for some and you can't beat the price. Best wishes, Ericka |
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