Child minder vs creche (1 Viewer)

[nlgbbbblth]

We decided to go down the child minder route. Put adverts in local paper, supermarkets etc. Interviewed a variety of people, many of them unsuitable. Two people who said they would do it changed their minds.

Finally we decided on one person who seemed competent and got on well with the little dude when they met.
Due to start next week
Get text message at 11pm last night saying 'I can't take your son after all'.
In the lurch with just four days to find somebody else.

Pricks.

Now I'm thinking maybe we should have gone for a creche. I always thought they were less flexible than a childminder but at least they're there.

Any of you parents have preferences either way?

 

[c0De_n1NjA]

in a creche your nipper gets to play with other nippers, and theres a few people there if one of them is scaldy hungover or sick.

Creche it up dude. Or i'll mind him for you.

 

[egg_]

Friend of Mrs. egg_ has a little girl in a creche in Drogheda who gets left in shitty nappies often, resulting in nasty nappy rash.

Glad I don't have to make that decision, Mrs. egg_'s Ma looks after ours 3 days a week

 

[snakybus]

creches make me sad

 

[deedee]

Creche all the way nigglybits. Your baby will get to hang out with other babies, the staff are all trained, the day is broken up into activities and as such your nipper won't be left in front of the tv all day.

My little one is in her second creche as we moved house and she's the happiest little bunny ever. Loves hanging out with her little mates all day, loves all the activities etc etc. She's really outgoing so it suits her temperament. Creches don't suit all kids.

I tried the childminder route for a couple of weeks. It was a disaster. She wasn't home one day when I turned up to drop my child off. So that was the end of that!

 

[Pantone247]

Pantone Jr is in a creche, she's been in two now, she got expelled from the last one for being to non conformist (no she didn't). In my experiences creches are fine (obviously it's not the ideal, but it's 2007 folks), when she joined she came on loads cause kids are competitive little sods, once one starts walking they're all walking, once one starts talking, they're all talking, etc, etc, etc... So I think from that aspect they do help development

You do wonder about the staff, or the hygiene, and indeed her mum had issues with the creche we left (not going to name it here but PM me if you really want to know), but she got a place in her work creche a few months ago and P247jr settled in really quickly and actually seemed to get a kick out of the attention and fuss made out of being the new kid

We got a very nice report from them a xmas, which was both sweet and quite bang on about her, so it's nice to know they seem to 'get' her... the only thing I'd worry about is that some of the other kids would give her a hard time or something, but (and not to sound callous) that's sort of what happens in the world, sometimes other people are shits and you just get on with it. So yeah, if you have to get child care personally I think Creches, if you can find on you like, are a fine way to go.

Interesting my ma child minded to kids, one is now a promising actress (totally from my ma's whole theatre buzz) and the other was leader of the young PDs (we deny we even now him now 8)), it's interesting to see the nature/nuture facotr there...

 

[Pantone247]

I tried the childminder route for a couple of weeks. It was a disaster. She wasn't home one day when I turned up to drop my child off. So that was the end of that!

fucks sake!


fyi: everyone on this thread is getting parent rep

 

[aoboa]

Yeah - creche here too.
I much rather the idea of a creche i.e. the social aspect, mixing with loads of other kids. The only problem is that the little fella catches all manner of colds etc, basically anything that's going. Once one gets it, they all do.
Can be a bit of a nightmare with work and all cos as soon as they get sick the creche send them home.

 

[billygannon]

My child will be raised by wolves.

 

[Pantone247]

Yeah - creche here too.
I much rather the idea of a creche i.e. the social aspect, mixing with loads of other kids. The only problem is that the little fella catches all manner of colds etc, basically anything that's going. Once one gets it, they all do.
Can be a bit of a nightmare with work and all cos as soon as they get sick the creche send them home.

folk would argue that it "builds up their immune system" and that they'd only catch all those colds and stuff once they started school anyhow... which I guess is debatable... but I was glad Eala got chicken pox when she was young enough that she won't remember what a pain in the hole they were, that's one skanky pox right there...

 

[Pantone247]

creches make me sad

would you rather I left you with a childminder?

 

[snakybus]

is she hot?

 

[mr pharmacist!!!!1]

 

[hugh]

Our one is in a creche. It's worked out great and I would second what others have said about the benefits of socialising with other kids and so on. Have heard stories about bad creches, so make sure you go and visit, ask lots of questions and so on. Ask yourself "Do the kids here look like they are having a good time?".

It probably helps that due to flexible working arrangements and so on, we don't have to leave her in there 9-5 every day. But even if you do, if it's a good creche I don't see a problem. They just spend all day doing fun stuff - instead of sitting around at home with Dad being made listen to SunnO))) records or something ... ha ha.

Downside obviously is that they are really fucking expensive

 

[snakybus]

yep it'd be two grand for us

hence their mom staying at home

 

[deedee]

Yeah - creche here too.
I much rather the idea of a creche i.e. the social aspect, mixing with loads of other kids. The only problem is that the little fella catches all manner of colds etc, basically anything that's going. Once one gets it, they all do.
Can be a bit of a nightmare with work and all cos as soon as they get sick the creche send them home.

So fucking true. Chicken pox, chest infections, all manner of colds, croup etc etc etc and she's only 17 months!

 

[nlgbbbblth]

thanks for all your suggestions everybody

you rock.

 

[Corey]

I was'nt nuts about the idea of a creche either, having worked in an office above a large one for over a year, I felt that this new SuperCrecheStarTotSuperFunClub trend thats come on recently was full of shit. We had ours with a minder who had kids herself which suited everyone just fine, she was nuts but in a fun way; there are still a couple auld wans out there who would mind maybe four or five in their house just cos they enjoy it. They're okay.

we moved her when the minder got offered a full time job she was waiting for, and found a tiny little creche that never takes on more than a dozen kids at a time, 8am till 1pm; that smells of food and has toys everywhere. It's the business. It's cheaper too. Suits us as i work from home and herself is 9-5 right now.

If you're wary about the cons of large creche's, look for ones that dont take on too many kids ata time, talk to the staff and watch the others when they're not watching you. If the person in charge is wearing an apron than get your nipper in there immediatley, it's a good sign but i cant say why.

And brace yourself for a nonstop onslaught of colds, snot and virusus. They do build up the immune system, but it sure as shit aint fun been given colds from your nipper. They murder you, but never seem to bother the little fuckers.

Healthy, bouncy little pricks.

 

[RED(tape)MENACE]

Yeah, Granny all the way.

 

[Corey]

Yeah, Granny all the way.

Youre sick Menace,


Sick.