Moms (and dads)- how did you select a daycare?

[AdoreMyDogs]

Thanks for all the good advice! Well, I found out at the interview it is a VERY part time job, only 2 hours twice a week. It pays well per hour and I would like the job, though, so if they offer it I will probably take it.

My husband will be able to watch Lyra one of those days, so if she has to go to daycare it will only be for about 3 hours a week. I'm going to ask my sister in law first (she would love the opportunity to watch Lyra, but she works and may not be able to do it every week), and have a daycare picked out for backup. Eventually I will need to return to work for more hours than 4 hours a week, so it will be good to have one I trust anyway. I will look for all the things mentioned. It's scary to think about entrusting my daughter to strangers though, even for just a few hours.

Gosh, I wish I could find a job for 3-4 hours a week that pays well. We're totally broke and living paycheck to paycheck, but that, unfortunately, is the reality since I quit work to be home with Quinn when she was born Is this a local place you're applying at, or online or what? I'm curious because I could use a job with so few hours to bring in a few extra bucks hehe.

[Pembroke_Corgi]

Gosh, I wish I could find a job for 3-4 hours a week that pays well. We're totally broke and living paycheck to paycheck, but that, unfortunately, is the reality since I quit work to be home with Quinn when she was born Is this a local place you're applying at, or online or what? I'm curious because I could use a job with so few hours to bring in a few extra bucks hehe.

Well, they still haven't called me back so I don't know if I got the job or not, but I know how you feel about being broke! We just have so many bills that even a few hundred dollars a month will help, but I don't want to be away from Lyra for long....I know you must feel the same way about your kids.

I found the job online (on craigslist- the jobs are nearly all legitimate now that they have started to charge money to post employment ads), it's a local education company that is hired by school districts to teach kids after school who are eligible for title 1 funds. Basically I just always check the jobs I'm qualified for on different websites, and ignore the ones that aren't part time. I hope you can find something!

[beeniesmom]

Hey! Here's a thought: Can't you work from home?

If you sign up at www.care.com, you can babysit, do lessons/tutor or pet sit from your house.
That way you can be at home with Lyra, save on gas and be working a bit!
I've found several tutoring jobs on the site as well as dog sitting jobs.