SaraC
Pesky pescetarian from Australia!
Hi mins!!
Hope you don't mind me posting?
Here's a bit of background info: Our (just turned) 2 year old daughter is currently looked after by my Dad and his partner 4 days a week whilst I am in work, they have a 4 year old who goes to pre-school each morning and so our daughter is with my Dad & Step-Mum on her own in the morning and then my little sister comes home at 11.30 and they play together until they go to collect my little brother from school at 3.30pm. In September my little sister starts school fulltime and my Dad said to us tonight that he doesn't think that they, as adults, will be enough for our daughter and she needs to be with children her own age. I appreciate all they have done for us and agree that she needs to mix with children her own age.
So we now have to look for childcare for her and are thinking of the Pro's and Cons between a nursery and a childminder. Here are the ones I have thought of so far but wondered if anyone else could add anything:
Nursery
Pro's
Structure to the Day
Close to my workplace
Ofsted inspected
Lots of children her own age for her to play with
Con's
More likely to pick up sickness bugs being exposed to more children
Expensive
Would LO just be a number?
Child Minder
Pro's
More intimate care
Cheaper
Closer to home
Cons
Not enough structure?
Might not get on with them on a personal level
If the childminder is ill, we will have to take days off work.
If anyone could add anything or give me any recommendations, I would be grateful!!
Thank you
Hope you don't mind me posting?
Here's a bit of background info: Our (just turned) 2 year old daughter is currently looked after by my Dad and his partner 4 days a week whilst I am in work, they have a 4 year old who goes to pre-school each morning and so our daughter is with my Dad & Step-Mum on her own in the morning and then my little sister comes home at 11.30 and they play together until they go to collect my little brother from school at 3.30pm. In September my little sister starts school fulltime and my Dad said to us tonight that he doesn't think that they, as adults, will be enough for our daughter and she needs to be with children her own age. I appreciate all they have done for us and agree that she needs to mix with children her own age.
So we now have to look for childcare for her and are thinking of the Pro's and Cons between a nursery and a childminder. Here are the ones I have thought of so far but wondered if anyone else could add anything:
Nursery
Pro's
Structure to the Day
Close to my workplace
Ofsted inspected
Lots of children her own age for her to play with
Con's
More likely to pick up sickness bugs being exposed to more children
Expensive
Would LO just be a number?
Child Minder
Pro's
More intimate care
Cheaper
Closer to home
Cons
Not enough structure?
Might not get on with them on a personal level
If the childminder is ill, we will have to take days off work.
If anyone could add anything or give me any recommendations, I would be grateful!!
Thank you