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    Now that I am a mom (single mom) and getting ready to go back to dancing I want to know what other dancers do for child care over night ? My daughters safety is of the utmost importance and I do not trust easily however I am getting to the point where I don't want to live with my mother anymore . Soooo what do you do ? Is there an agency thats come highly recommend ? Are there over night "day care" centers in bigger cities like NYC or Las Vegas ? I did some research on nannies and once you actually pay the fees to get them over here (about 5000) then their pay was only around 150 a week so I dunno maybe thats an option . Besides my daughter would be sleeping while I was at work so she wouldn't be a hassle for someone who was maybe studying or whatever ........Anyways I am just wondering so I can start preparing oxox Thanks in advance

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    I used to work at a 24 hour in home child care... and I lived in the middle of nowhere... all child care centers have to get licensed. you call the county licensing place (here theres PCOE and Child Action) I dont know what theyre called where you live and get a list of 24 hour child care facilities.

    I rarely work anymore because I have no childcare... and since my daughters school aged its even harder.

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    I understand not wanting to live with your mom, but couldn't she watch your daughter while you're at work anyway?

    I was one of those women that didn't trust anyone but family to watch my kids. I stayed home with them during the day and stripped at night while their Dad was home to watch them. Weekends when we wanted time alone, they went to a family member.

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    We found our current sitter through Craigslist, believe it or not. Obviously you should check all the references and such, but she's been working out wonderfully. We tried the services before, but it was far more expensive then just doing a little legwork yourself.
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    When my oldest was younger, she went to a 24 hour in home child care facility.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DylanAngel View Post
    I understand not wanting to live with your mom, but couldn't she watch your daughter while you're at work anyway?
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    Only if I live near her !!!! She lives here near Tampa and I actually HATE it here and I know she would move with me BUT ........I need a break so YES she could and would watch my daughter if I was living near her BUT I am not planning on living near her .

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    Quote Originally Posted by Glamazon View Post
    When my oldest was younger, she went to a 24 hour in home child care facility.

    See I don't like in home child care those are one that most often have cases of child abuse or molestation . Its usually not the caregiver but will often be the son who lives in the home .....I know its not the norm but why take the chance .

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    Quote Originally Posted by LoveSexMoney View Post
    I found mine on craigslist too.
    So they stay in your home over night ? What do they typically get an hour ??

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sindi View Post
    See I don't like in home child care those are one that most often have cases of child abuse or molestation . Its usually not the caregiver but will often be the son who lives in the home .....I know its not the norm but why take the chance .
    My child care provider was licensed and it was just her and her daughter. They became like family to us. She had actually purchased a duplex and knocked out the wall that separated the units to make one big kitchen and she and her daughter lived on one side and the child care area was on the other side. I don't think I would have been okay with the situation if there had been any males living there.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sindi View Post
    Only if I live near her !!!! She lives here near Tampa and I actually HATE it here and I know she would move with me BUT ........I need a break so YES she could and would watch my daughter if I was living near her BUT I am not planning on living near her .
    Well then, I guess that clears that up then!

    Seriously, though, I don't trust any caregiver (for my nieces and nephews now) that doesn't have the benefits of a webcam to be able to view the goings on at any given time.

    Good luck. This is one of the most important decisions you'll have to make.

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    luckily i dont have any kids. my number one fear
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    Quote Originally Posted by Glamazon View Post
    My child care provider was licensed and it was just her and her daughter. They became like family to us. She had actually purchased a duplex and knocked out the wall that separated the units to make one big kitchen and she and her daughter lived on one side and the child care area was on the other side. I don't think I would have been okay with the situation if there had been any males living there.

    Yeah after I posted my responce I was thinking "well I suppose there maybe some in home places with a single women or like yours" I agree that would have been a great find xo

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    Quote Originally Posted by DylanAngel View Post
    Well then, I guess that clears that up then!

    Seriously, though, I don't trust any caregiver (for my nieces and nephews now) that doesn't have the benefits of a webcam to be able to view the goings on at any given time.

    Good luck. This is one of the most important decisions you'll have to make.
    Ya know the more I think about it IF I was paying all the bills and my mom was living WITH me then I suppose her attitude would be different I could be the one that says things like " I have enough of my problems , I don't need to hear about yours" then she could get mad at me and post threads about living with out me !!! I like her and we get along and she is the only other person my daughters has ever lived with so it would be in my babies best interest and I would be able to take care of my mom , paying her back for all she has done for me etc etc ......then maybe if someone else was in my position of needing over night care she could watch that kid too .....I am thinking out loud .,

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    Quote Originally Posted by AudreyLeigh View Post
    Uhum - I have to disagree. I worked at a 24 hour daycare for a year and nothing ever happened. In this childcare there were 2 sons but when children stayed the night they slept in her room - she had a crib and small bed (a huge master suite) but even if it wasnt set up that way she was like family. I had my daughter in that childcare for years.

    I pulled her out when my mom opened an inhome daycare. She had it for 5 years with my little brother living there and he never molested any of the children.

    Gosh - way to ponder on the negative...


    Back to the post - Maybe post a sign at the local college/community college in the child development classes looking for a sitter. When I was taking a CD class they had a dozen flyers looking for sitters....
    Normally I would not argue a post BUT I am sorry to see that you are as you put it (uhum , I have to disagree) because it did not happen to you ? Pretty naive ....and a good Mother always ponders the negative possiablities . Child molestation is way to common and if I can help it wont happen to my daughter . Your two examples sound like great situations but I did not pull my opinion out of my butt , it is something I have read about and heard about in countless molestation incidences . Anyways I am not going to comment further on a sensitive subject like this because everyone is entitled to their opinion and I am actually surprise at this attempt . Lets refrain from picking at each other in a thread about our children

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    Craigslist here, too. I wouldn't trust putting her somewhere overnight with multiple people/kids. IDN - I just feel safer one-on-one in her own bed at night. I used to pay her $8/hour but we just changed it to $200/week, 4 nights a week or less. She's even taken her to her place over weekends before when I had to move and go out of town for a wedding and refused to take extra $$ becouse I wasn't working.
    I <3 my daughter's sitter.


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    Im deleting my posts here...

    I agree with LoveSexMoney - just check references and ask around.
    Last edited by AudreyLeigh; 10-24-2007 at 04:51 PM.

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