We finally have a daycare decision/solution!! As you know, daycare has been a struggle for us. We currently have Micah in daycare one day a week at the Children in the Shoe (Towers) daycare. Nearly two weeks ago, we were offered a full-time spot in the Fall with our first-choice daycare, Wonders Daycare. I went in to speak to Children in the Shoe to see when Micah would be switched to the older room and if we could increase days in the Fall, and we were informed that it would be unlikely they would either move him or increase his hours until he was at least 15-18 months old. I was upset by that news, but relieved that it gave us an easy excuse to leave them. While we like Children in the Shoe, we have not been pleased with the current primary caretaker for Micah, and we actually prefer the other location (BCC).
We decided to go check out Wonders again before making a final decision, and we also found another daycare center with an open spot that was recommended by a friend – Family Academy. We went to visit both places, and we still felt that Wonders was still the best place for Micah (even though Family Academy is significantly less expensive). Our biggest hesitation was that the offer was for “full-time daycare” – we just were not sure if that was best for us. After learning that the daycare rates increased by nearly $200/month at Wonders since we initially went on the wait list, we became certain that we preferred a part-time slot.