https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 16 Apr 2026 08:30:43 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-changes-3-different-drop-offs-super-long#post-2869722 Wed, 30 Jan 2019 14:24:56 +0000 Mrsbells 2869722@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@HappyBaker: oh got it. That's awesome but yeah that means you cant avoid having atleast 2 pick-ups </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-changes-3-different-drop-offs-super-long#post-2869718 Wed, 30 Jan 2019 14:14:20 +0000 HappyBaker 2869718@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrsbells: They have before and after care available right at the school, and its amazing and super cheap! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-changes-3-different-drop-offs-super-long#post-2869717 Wed, 30 Jan 2019 14:13:10 +0000 Mrsbells 2869717@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@HappyBaker: oh ok. Not sure if I missed this but where does the old one go after school. Many people I know have their school aged cold ride the school bus in the morning and then their daycare offers transportation from school to the daycare. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-changes-3-different-drop-offs-super-long#post-2869715 Wed, 30 Jan 2019 14:06:33 +0000 HappyBaker 2869715@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks so much for the responses all, I'm going to drive there this afternoon and give the deposit! I appreciate all of your opinions / questions, as I think sometimes you get so stuck in something its hard to see it clearly from the outside! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-changes-3-different-drop-offs-super-long#post-2869714 Wed, 30 Jan 2019 14:05:42 +0000 HappyBaker 2869714@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrsbells: We could probably manage for her to ride the bus one way, but with both of us trying to work full time we can't swing doing the bus both there and back because the day is too short.</p> <p>@MamaBear87: They don't have any 4 year old spots, and I'd feel kind of bad moving him just one year before he starts K. His teacher who he'd have next year at the current center has been there for like 10 years and is awesome, so I know he will be fine there. The only place I'd consider moving him is to the public preschool, we applied for a spot but its a super small chance that we will get one! And totally agree, this center seems so great about them just learning about more than whats in our current day to day life like the culture and holidays and traditions, which I think can only help! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-changes-3-different-drop-offs-super-long#post-2869681 Wed, 30 Jan 2019 11:47:32 +0000 MamaBear87 2869681@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just another perspective. Can you move your middle to the new daycare as well? Then you're at 2 drop offs and they're both at a place you love. </p> <p>As to the Jewish aspect. I wouldn't worry. We looked at a jcc for my daughter and we aren't religious at all. I love how accepting they are and they made it very clear it's all about culture and they aren't trying to make the kids Jewish or anything. I loved it and wanted to send my daughter there, they just wanted too many hours for us so we would have ended up paying for a bunch of time we didn't need </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-changes-3-different-drop-offs-super-long#post-2869678 Wed, 30 Jan 2019 11:40:13 +0000 Mrsbells 2869678@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@HappyBaker: can your oldest ride the bus tp school? That would cut down one drop off </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-changes-3-different-drop-offs-super-long#post-2869675 Wed, 30 Jan 2019 11:31:03 +0000 Sams Mom 2869675@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would go for it, $200 is a chunk to lose if you start, but peace of mind is worth it to me. Also what if it does go downhill again between now and fall? The waiting lists will be even further out and you'll be stuck in a bad situation. At least if you put money down, you have a solution, there will be an end in site, and all will be well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-changes-3-different-drop-offs-super-long#post-2869673 Wed, 30 Jan 2019 11:28:44 +0000 Rocker2014 2869673@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Based on all you've written, I'd put down the deposit. Worst possible scenario, you lose $200 - that's a lot of money but to me it's totally worth the peace of mind that you've got a workable plan that you're comfortable with starting in the fall. We have a great DCP that sounds very similar to the new place and we LOVE it. Feeling comfortable with who is caring for your kids is worth its weight in gold! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-changes-3-different-drop-offs-super-long#post-2869670 Wed, 30 Jan 2019 11:19:49 +0000 LemonJack 2869670@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It sounds like it would be worth it. I would do it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-changes-3-different-drop-offs-super-long#post-2869651 Wed, 30 Jan 2019 09:44:06 +0000 YogiRunner 2869651@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Follow your mama gut and do it. It’s worth it to feel 100% comfortable and happy with the adults who are with your kids all day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-changes-3-different-drop-offs-super-long#post-2869648 Wed, 30 Jan 2019 09:39:01 +0000 Foodnerd81 2869648@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@HappyBaker: sounds like you should do it then! Especially if there is a little chance the older two could both be at the public school! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-changes-3-different-drop-offs-super-long#post-2869645 Wed, 30 Jan 2019 09:36:39 +0000 HappyBaker 2869645@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Anagram: that's a good idea, there's also a slim possibility my middle guy will get a spot at the public preschool which is in the same building as my daughter, so if that happened it would simplify things immensely since they'd be together! </p> <p>I am super Type A so printed out a calendar for and highlighted all the days off between the 3 schools, except for a couple of extra holidays in the Fall at the new school they all line up for the most part which is amazing.</p> <p>@periwinklebee: So good to here the change has been good for you guys! I HATE change and so does DH so it's hard to bite the bullet, but I think in the long run it will be better!</p> <p>@Foodnerd81: Ah yes they are actually surprisingly good! (at this one thing in life LOL). DD actually takes the bus home now, and it is amazing! Depending on if we can flex our schedules again next year I guess actually for end of the day she could take the bus home, and then come with me to pick up the other 2, which would cut down on one stop! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-changes-3-different-drop-offs-super-long#post-2869642 Wed, 30 Jan 2019 09:32:38 +0000 Foodnerd81 2869642@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@HappyBaker: I would also consider how your kids are with drop offs and pick ups. My kids drop off fine but pick up is annoying because the older one doesn’t want to leave, and I’m always fighting them back into the car. It’s draining, and I only have to do two twice a week. But that said- yes it’s only a year, you clearly feel way better about this school, and he will be there for a lot longer. But I agree with @Anagram: about looking for ways to make drop off and pick ups more efficient. </p> <p>My older daughter gets a bus to Kinder next year and I am so excited. I mean, SHE is. :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-changes-3-different-drop-offs-super-long#post-2869639 Wed, 30 Jan 2019 09:27:30 +0000 periwinklebee 2869639@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We went from a daycare we were not happy with - for reasons that sound similar to yours - to one we love, and it has made all the difference in the world. Our daycare now has a less convenient location, so significantly more time spent doing drop off/pick up, and in its location DH cannot do pick up/drop off at all, so I do it all. It also has way more holidays (closed two weeks in the summer, spring break week, christmas for a week and a half, etc, etc) which is annoying to try to figure out how to cover. But it is 100% worth the added hassle in our lives to know that DS is in a place where the teachers love him and that is really good for his development. He has thrived so much there. We were also at a third center over the summer - between the center we didn't like and the one we're at now - and that was also 100% worth it to not be at the one we didn't like any longer than absolutely necessary. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-changes-3-different-drop-offs-super-long#post-2869627 Wed, 30 Jan 2019 08:46:01 +0000 Anagram 2869627@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@HappyBaker: I would do it, but I would also try to figure out a way that I could make the drop offs/pickups more efficient. Can you arrange a carpool for your public school kiddo? For at least one way?</p> <p>Or hire a college student or someone who has a clean driving record to drive one of the kiddos to/from school every day?</p> <p>One other thing to consider--how do each of these schools' calendars line up--will they have similar holidays or will all tree of them always be different? That would be a huge factor in my decision as well. Is your public school kiddo's drop off/pick up just a car pool line, where she just hops in/out of the car or do you have to go in?</p> <p>Because the younger two are harder--I assume you have to park and go in and drag one of them in with you to drop off/pick up the other. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-changes-3-different-drop-offs-super-long#post-2869623 Wed, 30 Jan 2019 08:35:50 +0000 HappyBaker 2869623@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>And I'd probably end up doing a lot of all 3 on my own because DH often works late / has to go in early. But I'm zen about it because its only 1 year so I know its not forever! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-changes-3-different-drop-offs-super-long#post-2869622 Wed, 30 Jan 2019 08:35:14 +0000 HappyBaker 2869622@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: Ha I know right! They are not that bad, our current daycare and the public school are in our town, so a 2 minute drive from our house, and a 1 minute drive from each other. This new place is about a 5-10 minute drive away but its on the way to both of our works. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-changes-3-different-drop-offs-super-long#post-2869621 Wed, 30 Jan 2019 08:33:53 +0000 Foodnerd81 2869621@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How impossible are the three drop offs? Two is a lot but doable. If one person has to do all three that might drive you insane. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-changes-3-different-drop-offs-super-long#post-2869617 Wed, 30 Jan 2019 08:21:54 +0000 gotkimchi 2869617@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I’d do it, peace of mind for me where my kids are is #1 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-changes-3-different-drop-offs-super-long#post-2869615 Wed, 30 Jan 2019 08:16:30 +0000 HappyBaker 2869615@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Here's our situation, I'd love any advice since I always feel like you guys see things more clearly from the outside sometimes! </p> <p>We have 3 kids, DD is in public school K, DS1 and DS2 are both in full-time daycare, DS1 just turned 4 so has one more full year before starting K in 2020. DS2 is 10 months, so has MANY more years until K :-). We've been at our current center since DD was 18 months old, its sort of been a rollercoaster. There are some GREAT teachers, but there are also quite a few mediocre and downright not great ones that you can tell just don't want to work with kids, this is just a job. Specifically from infants until preschool / age 3ish the turnover for teachers in those classrooms is really high, so there are no guarantees on who my youngest will have for the next few years. There is one teacher specifically I've dislike so much I've asked that he never be placed with her. </p> <p>I've been looking for a spot for DS2 somewhere else, since DS1 only has 1 more year until K, and I know for sure who his teacher is at his current center, I'm okay with keeping him there for 1 more year. But for DS2, spots are hard to find anywhere else, so I feel like I should just get him out when I can so that he can be in a new place from now until he starts K many years from now. I've found a really great school that would have a spot for him starting in the Fall -- the teachers are all grown adults who have been working in this specific preschool for 10-20 years, and who LOVE working with the kids. It's much smaller than our current place (50 kids vs 100), and it works out to be about the same amount of money. </p> <p>The only issues are: the spot isn't open until the Fall, so we are still stuck at our current place for a while. DH doesn't think we need to leave until things go south again at our current place (even though I've told him whenever that has happened in the past we can never find a spot when we want it somewhere else). And its a Jewish preschool, and we are Catholic, which he thinks is weird. Only one teacher is actually Jewish, and very few of the kids are Jewish, so its not like our kid would be the odd duck out, and I actually like that he'd be learning about more than just our faith. Another con is we would have 3 different drop offs and pick ups for the next year, until my older 2 are in the same school. The deposit is $200 and its not refundable if we change our minds, and I would need to decide LIKE TODAY since they have literally one spot left for the youngest class my son would be in.</p> <p>What would you do? </p>