Finding Childcare

One of the worst fears a parent has is that their child is not getting the appropriate care in someone else's hands, particularly one they hardly know. I had to go back to work in another month, so it was time to start searching for that someone we can trust to watch CJ.

Jeff and I toured three different places: a daycare center and 2 home daycares. The daycare center, Kindercare, was very clean and seemed well organized, but we really didn't want to pay $387/wk, not to mention they had a wait list. We met with Ting Ting, who runs a home daycare exclusively for infants right by our house. The advantage of that place was that she would speak Mandarin to CJ so that he can learn another language that his Mommy could understand, however the disadvantage was that Jeff may not be able to communicate well with Ting Ting as she spoke minimal english. Lastly, we met with Natalie and her assistant Kim, who run a daycare inside Natalie's home in the westside of Dublin. We were greeted by many toddler boys who seemed very welcoming, social, and happy, so we both saw that as a good sign. The kids seemed to play well together, and Natalie and Kim interacted with each of them and gave them the appropriate amount of attention, but still letting them play and be kids. That seemed to be the perfect environment for a child to grow, as all I really wanted for CJ is to be happy.

So we hired Natalie and Kim! Jeff and I are so relieved that we found people we can trust to watch CJ!