Daycare :(

[niq]

We just found out we're in the bottom quarter of the waitlist for UW West Campus. The infant list is 200 babies long, and that's Faculty/Staff only (they get priority at West Campus; the others give priority to students).

There are a whopping nine spaces for infants. I had to ask her twice because I thought she meant to say "ninety" or "nineteen".



Can someone share a feel-good daycare story to help me feel better?

[jennlin]

no feel-good day care story..but i'll have you know my mom is on a mission to find you a daycare. she said my aunt's SIL is watching a under 5yo (my mom isn't sure how old), and will ask her if she wants to watch in an infant..but until then, she will find out where/how much the daycares are in that area.

[niq]

Well I did the math and I think half of those kids will age out of the waitlist by the time baby needs DCP. Still that means around 70-100 kids. We should have written waitlist check the day she took the pregnancy test .

[jennlin]

Mar 29, 2013 12:09:17 GMT -5 niq said:

Well I did the math and I think half of those kids will age out of the waitlist by the time baby needs DCP. Still that means around 70-100 kids. We should have written waitlist check the day she took the pregnancy test .

now you'll know what to do with babyniq#2!

[sarack]

is there another location?

[niq]

Mar 29, 2013 12:12:33 GMT -5 sarack said:

is there another location?

The others give priority to students, and they're a 20 minute walk from her office.

There is a private DCP but it only takes kids starting at 12 months.

We are also on the waitlist at an inhome DCP near our house (like, 3 houses down, no kidding), and four downtown DCPs.

One of them will work out but I think we were both excited about the prospect of her walking 5 minutes to go say hi & nurse.

[sarack]

Mar 29, 2013 12:19:50 GMT -5 niq said:

Mar 29, 2013 12:12:33 GMT -5 sarack said:

is there another location?

The others give priority to students, and they're a 20 minute walk from her office.

There is a private DCP but it only takes kids starting at 12 months.

We are also on the waitlist at an inhome DCP near our house (like, 3 houses down, no kidding), and four downtown DCPs.

One of them will work out but I think we were both excited about the prospect of her walking 5 minutes to go say hi & nurse.

aw man, that would be incredible! i'm sending vibes that some how, you get in there!

[jennlin]

Mar 29, 2013 13:03:54 GMT -5 sarack said:

Mar 29, 2013 12:19:50 GMT -5 niq said:

The others give priority to students, and they're a 20 minute walk from her office.

There is a private DCP but it only takes kids starting at 12 months.

We are also on the waitlist at an inhome DCP near our house (like, 3 houses down, no kidding), and four downtown DCPs.

One of them will work out but I think we were both excited about the prospect of her walking 5 minutes to go say hi & nurse.

aw man, that would be incredible! i'm sending vibes that some how, you get in there!

niq, all you need to do is a give us a list of names.

[niq]

Mar 29, 2013 12:37:54 GMT -5 @jennuinne said:

So, is the length of the waitlist for how many ppl are waiting total? Or how many ppl are waiting for a spot the same month you are? 'Cause that's a big difference. And some will fall off b/c there won't be a spot when they need it and they'll have to go w/ a back up plan.

Come up w/ a backup and hope for the best.

It's the total number. Still, "only" 80-100 people ahead of us for 9 slots isn't very good odds.

[jennlin]

Mar 29, 2013 13:47:03 GMT -5 @jennuinne said:

Either way, ***vibes***. 80-100 ppl don't have nextie vibes, so they're screwed.

lol.