https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 08 May 2026 08:39:36 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-first-choice-form-of-child-care-for-a-1-year-old-and-why#post-623333 Thu, 07 Mar 2013 23:15:02 +0000 brownie 623333@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Preschool. We started a preschool daycare at 18 months and he is doing wonderfully. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-first-choice-form-of-child-care-for-a-1-year-old-and-why#post-623330 Thu, 07 Mar 2013 23:14:06 +0000 Freckles 623330@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It would be a nanny because most babies are still on a two-nap schedule and a lot of daycare centres have a one nap routine. I would want to have a nanny for LO up to the 18 month mark and then have her in a daycare for the socialization. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-first-choice-form-of-child-care-for-a-1-year-old-and-why#post-623319 Thu, 07 Mar 2013 23:12:15 +0000 googly-eyes 623319@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@su9su9: Exactly my ideal! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-first-choice-form-of-child-care-for-a-1-year-old-and-why#post-623309 Thu, 07 Mar 2013 23:10:48 +0000 googly-eyes 623309@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I believe that at that age, the most meaningful experiences for babies/toddlers actually occur with caretakers, rather than with other kids. For that reason, if money were no issue, a nanny would be my #1 choice at age 1. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-first-choice-form-of-child-care-for-a-1-year-old-and-why#post-623281 Thu, 07 Mar 2013 23:06:38 +0000 sera_87 623281@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My super-perfect-ideal would be me be with him other than the 20 hours a week I work, wherein DH would be with him. If I couldn't have that, nanny. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-first-choice-form-of-child-care-for-a-1-year-old-and-why#post-623271 Thu, 07 Mar 2013 23:04:33 +0000 pinkcupcake 623271@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If money wasn't an issue, I'd go with a nanny. I think I'd prefer my child to have individualized attention. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-first-choice-form-of-child-care-for-a-1-year-old-and-why#post-620789 Thu, 07 Mar 2013 13:21:47 +0000 su9su9 620789@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If money was no object, I would pick a nanny who makes the effort to get out of the house, arrange playdates, etc. And then daycare starting at 2. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-first-choice-form-of-child-care-for-a-1-year-old-and-why#post-620741 Thu, 07 Mar 2013 13:07:26 +0000 Grace 620741@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Centre daycare. I've heard a lot of horror stories about home daycares in my area and I don't want to go through that. Plus, even if it's a great home daycare, you are at the mercy of the whole place closing down for sick days/vacas ect. A centre doesn't shut down just because a worker is gone. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-first-choice-form-of-child-care-for-a-1-year-old-and-why#post-620700 Thu, 07 Mar 2013 12:53:35 +0000 Smurfette 620700@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Day care for the social aspect. All my friends with kids in day care, LOVE it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-first-choice-form-of-child-care-for-a-1-year-old-and-why#post-620690 Thu, 07 Mar 2013 12:51:24 +0000 Mrs. Pen 620690@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I say nanny. We're going with a nanny when I start work in two weeks. I'm really happy Cobi's schedule will stay the same (naps etc), he'll eat our own food, have personalized attention etc... </p> <p>I was worried about sickness with daycare. DH and I dont want to have to take a lot of sick days cause our child is sick. I also really worried about his nap schedule. When I was nannying I thought he would adjust to napping somewhere else and he never did. </p> <p>I honestly don't worry at all about the socialization aspect of a one year old. My mom was a SAHM with all six of us and I was homeschooled as well and I never suffered socially as a result. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-first-choice-form-of-child-care-for-a-1-year-old-and-why#post-620597 Thu, 07 Mar 2013 12:30:38 +0000 winniebee 620597@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Center (either independent or chain). After having sent my son to daycare, I don't think I'll ever go back, even when we can afford a nanny. He's been there since 5.5 months which was a great age to start. He's now 9.5 months and he LOVES it (cried when I picked him up last week because he didn't want to leave his friends!) Frankly, I think he gets a little bored at home sometimes and I love that he socializes w/ other kids. He's in an independent (non chain) center. He gets sick a lot, but it's now or in pre-school, so I'm ok with it : ) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-first-choice-form-of-child-care-for-a-1-year-old-and-why#post-620582 Thu, 07 Mar 2013 12:27:57 +0000 yoursilverlining 620582@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Center. I think having babies of other ages/development stages around them is beneficial. Older babies will model behavior for your LO, and the younger ones will help teach patience, having to wait our turn for items, sharing, etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-first-choice-form-of-child-care-for-a-1-year-old-and-why#post-620574 Thu, 07 Mar 2013 12:27:13 +0000 pelikila 620574@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For me it comes down to socialization opportunities and structured learning environments (education programs) so I voted daycare center. However, all daycare centers are not the same so that has to weigh in there. We are at a NAEYC certified center for that reason. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-first-choice-form-of-child-care-for-a-1-year-old-and-why#post-620555 Thu, 07 Mar 2013 12:24:47 +0000 dookie32 620555@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son (11 months) is in a center and I'm really happy with it. He is very social and loves having other kids to play with. Since we don't have a lot of friends with kids or family close by, it's really the only chance he has for any kind of socialization. Most importantly his teacher is a teacher and not just a baby-sitter. A nanny wasn't a really attractive option for us for that reason. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-first-choice-form-of-child-care-for-a-1-year-old-and-why#post-620548 Thu, 07 Mar 2013 12:23:45 +0000 blackbird 620548@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Daycare or home daycare at age 1. The commercial daycare centers by us only have 8 babies in a room, so they still have a small feel to them. The home daycare we're going with only has 4 kids, though. Honestly, I'm fine with either and i just comes down to location/convenience. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-first-choice-form-of-child-care-for-a-1-year-old-and-why#post-620494 Thu, 07 Mar 2013 12:09:36 +0000 T.H.O.U. 620494@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PurpleUnicorn: I would say by age 2, big commercial preschool would be ok. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-first-choice-form-of-child-care-for-a-1-year-old-and-why#post-620473 Thu, 07 Mar 2013 12:05:37 +0000 PurpleUnicorn 620473@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@T.H.O.U.: good point, .though my feeling is that "big commercial centre" would not be preferred over a small independent centre. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-first-choice-form-of-child-care-for-a-1-year-old-and-why#post-620350 Thu, 07 Mar 2013 11:37:29 +0000 Mrs. Bee 620350@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@T.H.O.U.: true. ours is a small independent center. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-first-choice-form-of-child-care-for-a-1-year-old-and-why#post-620347 Thu, 07 Mar 2013 11:36:53 +0000 T.H.O.U. 620347@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think there is a big difference in "centers". Between a commercial franchise, a church center, and a small independent center. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-first-choice-form-of-child-care-for-a-1-year-old-and-why#post-620345 Thu, 07 Mar 2013 11:36:28 +0000 Mrs. Bee 620345@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>charlie started daycare at 21 months, and I have no regrets about that. up until 1 i prefer a nanny, but from 1 i think daycare is great! they learn so much and love it. olive just started a month ago, and now she throws tantrums when we come pick her up because she doesn't want to leave! (she started daycare at almost 16 months.) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-first-choice-form-of-child-care-for-a-1-year-old-and-why#post-620344 Thu, 07 Mar 2013 11:36:11 +0000 irene 620344@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>if money were no issue, I'd like to hire a nanny that is very determined to help my child on his development (eg. first words, reading, singing, drawing, social skills), but I highly doubt perfect nannies exists especially I had bad experience with one before. So I'd say a very very good daycare would be ideal (which is what we are doing now). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-first-choice-form-of-child-care-for-a-1-year-old-and-why#post-620336 Thu, 07 Mar 2013 11:34:37 +0000 prettylizy 620336@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Home daycare was our first choice, LO is a DIVA and loves the one on one care she gets there. I also like being able to make th rules up ourselves re: pickup/drop off times and days off/holidays. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-first-choice-form-of-child-care-for-a-1-year-old-and-why#post-620327 Thu, 07 Mar 2013 11:32:42 +0000 PurpleUnicorn 620327@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is sort of a spin off from prettylizzy's thread about which type of child care you use but i want to ask everyone what would be their PREFERRED method of child care assuming costs, location/transportation, etc were a non-issue. I am not saying these are non-issues for me, but i am just trying to decide where to start and what is ideal.</p> <p>I also notice a lot of people change child cares depending on age. My LO will be one year old when i have to work full time so I am trying to decide specifically for a one year old's needs (e.g., I won't need to nurse him at lunch time).</p> <p>oh and i took out the options of a family members, SAHM/SAHD, and opposite shifts since I don't have those options. </p>