Sick child daycare?
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Topic: Sick child daycare?
Posted By: Mum_to_J
Subject: Sick child daycare?
Date Posted: 18 August 2010 at 9:42pm
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My son is 11 months old and I will be returning to work part time next month. My son will go to daycare for the three days I work. My husband works full-time, and we do not have any family in our area.
Whilst one of us would ideally like to stay with our son should he get sick, we also want to put in place a backup plan, if possible. I'm wondering if anyone knows of any type of sick child daycare available in Auckland? Or if anyone has other suggestions, they would be welcome as well! Thanks :) |
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Posted By: crafty1
Date Posted: 19 August 2010 at 12:19pm
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i have never heard of it, most people use their own leave or take unpaid leave. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 19 August 2010 at 1:11pm
| Don't think such a thing exists. Besides if a child is too sick to be at daycare then they should be at home resting anyway |
Posted By: T_Rex
Date Posted: 19 August 2010 at 2:02pm
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I can't imagine such a concept would work - cos the sick child would end up catching everything all the other sick children were carrying. Part of keeping them home when they are sick is to limit the spread of illnessess. Between you and your DH, you should be able to take turns staying home.
DD is BF, so if she's off sick it always has to be me who stays home with her (she doesn't take a bottle), so I have made sure work is aware of this and I have people who are up to date with where I am on joint projects that they might have to cover me on all the time. It'll get easier with time too. DD has been in care 3 days for 7 weeks now, and has missed a total of 3 days in that time  ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: LittleBug
Date Posted: 19 August 2010 at 2:11pm
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I don't think it exists, to prevent spread of illness. I know why you are worried though, there are times when it is nearly impossible for us to be at home with the kids. We muddle through, though. Ollie gets chronic ear infections which is difficult.
We often get friends or family to help out when it is going to be really difficult. If no one is able to help us out in a pinch, then we just need to work it out so one of us can go home... life keeps going. ------------- Chloe (4 years) and Oliver (3 years). |
Posted By: LittleBug
Date Posted: 19 August 2010 at 2:11pm
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Perhaps you could contact a babysitter and see if they would be happy to care for a sick child from time to time? ------------- Chloe (4 years) and Oliver (3 years). |
Posted By: Mum_to_J
Date Posted: 19 August 2010 at 2:20pm
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Thanks for the ideas - I appreciate the responses.
It is challenging to be away from any family support whatsoever, and we are trying to understand the resources available in the area to make the best of this situation. And to ensure we are as prepared as it is possible to be (recognising that we will just muddle through, mostly :) |
Posted By: blondy
Date Posted: 19 August 2010 at 8:52pm
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we have no family support either, and it can be a pain having to take time off - DH and I try to share it (even though I'm not earning, I'm in fulltime teacher training, so can't really miss lots of time either). We've been quite lucky in that because DD is in in-home care, if she has something mild that the carer and other couple of kids have already had (and is happy in herself), her carer will still take her in a pinch! But I doubt daycare would be as flexible.
A friend just had this same problem (and runs her own business, so can't really take any time off) - but managed to call in a nanny casually from a nanny agency last minute, with the express instruction of looking after a sick child - but of course this won't always be an economical option! -------------  
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Posted By: LittleBug
Date Posted: 19 August 2010 at 9:27pm
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Perhaps you could advertise for a casual babysitter, and they can babysit for you on other occasions (to get to know the child, then it won't be so bad when your baby is sick!)
So hard when both parents are working and/or studying, or even when the at home parent is sick as well. ------------- Chloe (4 years) and Oliver (3 years). |
Posted By: FionaO
Date Posted: 25 August 2010 at 8:09am
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The only option is to stay at home and its not easy without family support we are in the same boat, i've had so much time off its now unpaid but what can you do when they are sick they are sick they need you and its tiring without having family support to use. taking annual leave can work. With him going 3 days a week it might be ok as you have a few rest days for him to get over things and he won't catch as much as if he was fulltime, also depends on the child, DS catches everything going! ------------- 
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Posted By: Twinboys2b
Date Posted: 25 August 2010 at 10:02pm
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Hay, I'm 'Blondy's friend' with my own business and the boys are in daycare 3 mornings a week and we had the issue recently and had no other option but to call in an emergency nanny (I used both Tinies and Rock My Baby) and both were great at finding someone that day.
In fact I've just contacted them to get another emergency nanny for tomorrow & Friday afternoon/evening as I'm sick with very sore ribs and DH away with no other support to help me. Be aware you still have to pay daycare (depending if you get sick days for the child or not) and then a nanny on top of that. 1 day of this costs us $188 but that is for twins so more than it would cost for 1 child. Still, may work our cheaper to just take the time off yourself or use the emergency nanny sparingly. ------------- 3yr old gorgeous ID twin boys. |
Posted By: Bexee
Date Posted: 31 August 2010 at 5:00pm
| We are in the same situation and it's tough, but you do muddle through. DS has managed to get everything lately, and we are currently on chicken pox alert. I can sometimes juggle my hours so I work from home and/or after hours and we're just looking at options for a temp. nanny if he is okay but can't go to daycare with things like gummy eyes. I just keep telling myself it will get easier and he's building up his immune system! |