Creche vs Nanny

the truth is it is a personal choice and only you know what will work for you.

As for living a child with a stranger at home, even at the creche you leave your child with a stranger because you do not know that person and have no personal experience with them.

I am the nanny route although I have to agree that there is nothing wrong with creche, but I prefer not to traumatize my kids because they are introverts and prefer to keep to themselves, my kids actually get physically sick when they are around people for an extended period of time but my daughter has outgrown that and I will wait until my son is out of that phase before putting him in creche.

But mommy think very hard and choose what will work for you and take into account that if you have a nanny you do have more freedom of movement with or without baby.

Sher I could see very early on that she liked other children. When she was 8 weeks a friend of mine brought her 16 week over and she was grabbing him and kicking him. Very sweet. She's a very social little thing. But I think that most babies probably are. But it depends on the personality - much like grown ups I like that she's interacting so young. And it also takes some of the pressure off to have another baby

Claudia I agree. It is shocking that women can open a daycare without proper training etc.

v is very strict with sick kids so that poses one problem. If Dylan is sick (not the odd cold) I have to send a Dr certificate stating he can go back to school.

I must say that it is such a joy seeing him running around with the other kids. He will be an only child so it is important to me that he has playmates.

I work my own schedule and am mostly at home,so I guess I'm lucky. I'm going the nanny route and have to start looking for someone in the next month or so. This way I will hae someone at home when I am with a patient or at the hospital, but am still able to continue with my cloth nappies and breastfeeding. I will have a person that will help with cleaning ironing etc. James will not be exposed sick kids before his immune system has had a chance to develop and before he is able to activly socialise. I raise him the way I want to, not the way that fits in with the creches schedule. I will take him to a morning play group when he gets older, but only want him to start "school" with its set timetable when he is about 3. I am however lucky because I dont work a normal 9-5 and I know alot of moms dont have the luxery of being at home during the day..

I agree with the other moms about the standards at some creches - and even nursery schools. The funny thing is people believe that they are paying for qalified people to look after their child, but a lot of places (aside from the registered preschools) just have laypeople on as staff anyway ( a girl I know has just opended a nursery school and she was a receptionist before having her own kid so now just wants to be able to work from home. She isnt a qualified first aider etc either!

Kristin,

So your baby at 5 months already interacts with other babies, and has fun

see that is what I also want for my little one. so many different views on when to send a child to creche. some say they cant see colors to early etc....

Julz I got the distinct impression that C was bored silly on Sunday. We are just not as much fun as her mates at creche. *sigh* A sign of things to come...

True Kristin. I also like to see what the kids are like when they arrive and leave I have never seen a kid cry when we arrive. Only when it is hometime. Dylan often runs to say hello and then runs back to his friends. He sings all the way to school and bitches all the way back. Doesn't say much for his parents does it.