Childcare Considerations

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Re: Childcare Considerations

@dosa_chick

^ well you live a v nice neighbourhood finding a good family friendly kind of babysitter or daycare should not be a problem. When we used to live around leslie and york mills my cousin used our address to get her daughter enrolled in one of the neighbourhood school daycare, I don’t remember if it was denlow or bond st one, some good schools have very good day care attached to it, may be that option would be worth exploring in your area schools..

I used to be worried too, but inshallah it will all work out

he’s waitlisted at all of the infant daycare programs in the area, so we’ll see what happens when he’s closer to 1 insha’Allah. there aren’t that many in the area, actually, and as far as home daycares, i’ll have to look into the links mehnaz provided at the agencies that help you find the right places.

@Khalil KhaaN FaaKhta

**oh wow…maashaa Allah…she works and keeps fit…great!

i can understand her hesitation. once you’ve lived in a nice neighbourhood, it’s hard to move out. may be after retirement she’ll move closer to you iA if that’s NOT too far off.**

**oh wow…i used to work in your neighbourhood 4 years ago i worked at Ministry of Environment, 135 St. Clair Ave. W…i was there for about 4 months working on a project…i loved the area… **

yup, mil works and yeah, the neighborhood mum and dad are in is perfect for them, so as much as i’d like them to move closer, i know they’re happier where they are so i don’t like pushing the issue. the area is totally awesome mA we’ve been here for a few years now and love it!

@Niksik

SGC, for your little toddler next year, have you considered hiring a professional nanny who comes to your home?

A friend of mine hired a nanny to come home from 7 am through 6 pm while she was at work. This lady was CPR certified, all police records in order, knew how to drive, could do light cooking and laundry, play with the kid, read to him, put him to bed in his own crib, etc etc. It was a great arrangement for 2 years after which they moved on to a private daycare.

As far as the expenses, I think she paid about $1200/month, but received clean, healthy, personal care for her child in the comfort of her own home. Of course you’d go through a registered agency.

nannies are wayyyy more expensive than montessori and public daycares from the research i’ve done. the only nanny we could have at $1200 a month is a live-in that we would sponsor from the phillipines through an agency, and thts because that program is government subsidized and you get a tax break on her salary too. thats something hubby’s cousin did for his kids, and they love her, but we don’t have room for a live-in at our place, and hubby and i decided it would make more sense to go that route when we have more than one kid.