Daycare

Well it's been a while but I think I can find time to blog again! I missed it, but I had my hands full! My little angel has grown in leaps and bounds. Where shall I begin?

Lets talk about daycare. Alex has been in daycare for a while now, I was grateful to find a "spot" for her. Infant spots are difficult to find and I took what I could get. At the time the daycare didn't seem too bad, I wasn't even bothered by the fact that it's inside a church. She started June 1st when she was almost 14 months.

I had to go back to work when she was 12 months and her dad (who works evenings) stayed home with her. I had to leave work early every day to relieve him. He found it difficult most days. He happened to meet a woman who's son is at this "church" daycare and she said she would ask if there's a spot available. We were both relieved that there was a spot.

When I first signed up at the daycare they gave me a welcome package. Included in that package was a letter from the Ontario ministry regarding a recent licensing inspection. According to the letter, the daycare had met most of its requirements to 100%, except for "health and medical." That had always concerned me and I wondered what it meant. I never got around to asking but I can now assume what it meant.

I understand that once children venture off into the public they are going to get sick. Whether it's to the park, grocery store or school. But Alex was sick practically the entire time she was at this daycare. I asked what their procedure is for sick children and the woman told me that as long as they can participate in the day-to-day activities it was O.K. to bring them!

Thankfully, I have enrolled Alex in another daycare, a French one. She starts tomorrow.