Good morning, friends!
I asked you guys on my stories alll about childcare and you were MORE than helpful! I honestly had no idea where to begin and if we wanted to take our son to a childcare facility or have in-home childcare.
A little backstory – we will only need childcare for 1 or 2 days a week. My parents will keep him two days, I will keep him one day and then Luke and I will have him on the weekends (obviously!). Also, we will not need childcare until he’s ~ 5 months old after my maternity leave.
A little backstory – we will only need childcare for 1 or 2 days a week. My parents will keep him two days, I will keep him one day and then Luke and I will have him on the weekends (obviously!).
After reading through and chatting you guys about our childcare options, we decided to do an in-home nanny for the 1 or 2 days a week we need help and then when he’s around 2 years old, we will send him to a daycare because we think the child interaction at a young age is so important! I will list some childcare options and what I learned from you guys. Hopefully this can help other mamas in the area!!
Questions to Ask
NAEYC accreditation?
Rules on DFPS?
Do you supply lunch, snacks, and diapers?
Do you follow Know Co. school schedules?
How do they warm up breast milk for feedings?
Waitlist length?
Part-time options?
Touring options?
Teacher to baby ratio?
Turnover ratio?
Knoxville Childcare Facilities
Goddard
Mother’s Day Out
Tates
Primrose
Ebenezer Children’s Academy
Nanny’s (behind Fort Sanders)
Grace Baptist
Trinity for part-time
Central Baptist Bearden
Morning Star Development Center in Farragut
Concord Christian School
La Petite
Union Baptist Church PDO
Westland Children’s Academy
Kindercare
Where to look for an in-home nanny/baby sitter?
Care.com – SO MANY of you guys recommended this site. They do in-depth background checks and more.
Sweet Peas – Local to Knoxville, this company helps place nannies and families together.
Local facebook pages – a lot of you guys recommended the facebook page called “Sitters for Sequoyah”
Of course, my husband and I hope we can find someone we already personally know and trust to watch our son these few days a week! We already have a great option and I’m so excited about it! I know we have about a year until we’ll need to start the in-home nanny, but it’ll be here before we know it!
Love y’all!!
Laura
