PN its been such a roller coaster. We met 10 family day care educators and liked a few but lots were way different than what I thought I'd find.
I found a lovely gentle serene FDC educator only 10 mins from home but she only had a Friday available so we've taken that spot, hoping for more days next year.
I asked my cousin who lives in the same region as my work and she is thrilled to have DD for 2 days a week- she's worked with children and is a sahm who is a kinder teacher too. My parents will have DD one day a week.
It's far from what I want for DD, having multiple carers over a week but 2 are family so I just keep saying to myself ' it takes a village to raise a child' and putting my many fears aside.
I'm going to request a different kinder for next year. Where I am for term 4 is just too far especially with dropping off DD.
I looking forward to learning lots from you guys.
I'm glad that you have a solution, even if it's a short term solution.
I don't see the multiple carers as a negative necessarily - she is sufficiently young that there won't really be any expectations on her, so there's a limited scope for mixed messages etc, especially if your chosen carers take a similar gentle approach to you.
The differences in activities, food, environments etc could be a great thing! And if it's the same routine each week, that's just a different type of consistency.
Eg: my ideal week for the DSs is mainly music on Mondays, Playgroup on Tuesdays, park and picnic on Wednesdays, pool on Thursdays, and library on Fridays. Heaps of variety, but predictable, and activity and burning energy etc everyday. (That routine never happens, but it's a nice goal )
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