dustbunny responded September 25, 2008 at 2:26PM

  dishing the dirt, cleaning the chaos

ooh, tough call. you must make sure your babysitter has lots of support- things to do, playgroups, etc. the thing about a preschool is that it'll be there even when one person gets sick. if you rely on one person (unless a live in! or someon you really trust), they COULD end up running your life with sick/late/excuses, etc. then, you're stressed there- like an extra kid, ya know?
BUT if you have a great person, you can get a lot more attention, flexibility and real life interaction from 1:1...is the person trustworthy?

  rockergirrl responded September 25, 2008 at 3:30PM

  www.findbarefootbooks.com

day care centers get a bad rap but if you find a quality program they can be really great. I myself personally would never use a home daycare center. When my youngest was in daycare liked the fact that the center was regulated and there was more than one adult watching the kids. I also liked that if the staff was sick there was always someone else to work.

  RainbowDash responded September 25, 2008 at 3:37PM

  They're cute when they're alseep!

1. Do a background check.
2. Check references.
3. Have the babysitter start early so you can be at home with your baby & the sitter and see how they interact.

  benbaby responded September 27, 2008 at 1:19PM

  Goofing around with my babies - Big and Lil

Thanks all! I will try to get a live in babysitter. Guess otherwise its going to be more stressful.