Previously, I blogged about the day care issue and what we would do since my work day care isn't an option.
The good news is I made some inquiries and - thanks to Google - found a day care center not too far from where we live (and really close to Adam's office).
On a Friday afternoon, we toured Tutor Time and had a chance to meet with the director and see the infant room. Unfortunatly, there were no infants there - but the room set up was very warm and safe (booties over shoes are requires), with each child having his or her own crib (parents would supply sheets, diapers, change of clothes and any toys). They feed and change and play with the children - with the ratio being one teacher for four infants under 1 (when they reach 1, they go to a different room). It means I can leave some bottles of breastmilk and they will make sure she is not only fed and changed, but they write it all down so we know every day what she did and when.
Also, the cost per week was far less than getting a nanny and stayed within our budget. The hours - we could have her there until 6:30 p.m. - was also very appealing.
We really liked what we saw, but wanted to see how it would look with kids in it. Since we were both off on MLK day, we came back and - lo and behold - four children were there. The boys were sleeping, the girls were eating. All were older than matzo ball would be when she starts, but they all looked happy, healthy and clean. Pop music was playing on the radio.
We filled out a form and gave a $100 deposit to hold our place for June.
The whole thing is kind of exciting - and I really hope she likes it!
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