Tag Archives: Childcare
The Ultimate Showdown: Nanny Versus Daycare
After spending his first year one on one with a nanny in our home, Baby Bee switched to full-time daycare at 12 months. (The center calls itself an “early childhood education program,” but it’s really just high quality daycare.) Since our current … Continue reading
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New Study from Penelope Leach is Good News for Working Mothers
Penelope Leach, who has in the past suggested that children under 3 years old should be with their mothers for maximum human development, has redeemed herself with two recent pieces of journalism. Last month she wrote this piece in the … Continue reading
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Hiring a Childcare Provider
This is a good list of pointers from Working Mother magazine on hiring a childcare provider. I would add one more — to make sure to discuss paid and unpaid holidays, vacation and sick time openly and clearly. This is … Continue reading