multiple childcare providers

[briggsy's girl]

rayray - i'm not sure of Milo's personality, but from what i can gather, most kids are pretty resiliant - and it's better to start putting them in multiple places early so they don't get too set with the one thing (just from what i've seen) - he might be a bit unsure for a while, but he'll get used to it pretty quickly. i wouldn't pull him from the place he's at for now for the fact that they DO have the program you're happy with - and you can always put your name down for the fourth day there in case it opens up - use FDC as your "back up" til you know how he's coping with it

FWIW - FDC will have him exposed to far fewer children, and, in most cases, less activities due to it being home-based. it's great for fostering family environment and things, but doens't have as much socialisation with other kids (same kids all the time - more change in the centres) - my mum used to do FDC when we were kids and they very much got incorporated into our every day lives... not sure what it's like now though...

[Amity]

If I recall correctly, it was the ratio for me that was the problem - somehow the CCB was split between the carers in some weird ratio and I had to pay one carer WAY more than the other, and it was all strange... sorry can't remember exactly.

But what I can say is I got a nice big CCB refund that year - I think the day care stuffed it up and didn't work it out correctly, and I paid HEAPS more than I should have... so perhaps my situation wasn't quite the same IYKWIM.

Sorry I can't help... brain freeze today.. too d@mn tired... trials everywhere (why do people have to get divorced all the time?!?!? I shouldn't whinge I guess!)

[Kitt3n]

when i did FDC i only worked 4 days a week, and soem of the kids went to another centre on the other day.

They loved it, having different activities and the like.

Lil one will get used to it