Daycare: The Hunt Continues.
Another center, closer to where the boy works, so actually feasible in terms of pick up/drop off (unlike Kindercare) has been contacted.Infant care is $1600 a month.
There are about 40-50 people on the wait list for an infant slot.
It's $100 to get on the wait list.
They can't give an estimate for how long it would take before a spot would open up.
I'd say this is getting ridiculous, but it started out ridiculous. Absurd, maybe?
We've looked into nannies and nanny sharing. Neither are really an option. We've (and by we, in this case, I mean the boy, as I have none to contact) contacted co-workers. Their suggestions were also full (and in the same general price range we've been seeing).
Options remaining: sneak the girl into work under my coat. Disguise girl as companion animal for obscure medical condition X and sneak into work that way. Sell soul and/or left arm.
Oh yeah, and before all that, find job.
I have no doubt I'll be able to find contract work at the very least. I've been talking to my agency, I know I have a good work record through them, and they've been good about finding me work. That I don't know the whens and wheres of my future place of temporary employment just makes this childcare hunt all the more frustrating.
Umm... Uncle?
posted by mohmlet @ 12:05 PM
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Wow, that's the most expensive infant care I've ever seen, and I've done me some lookin'. I'm sorry this sucks so hard.
I think the squeak would make a great helper monkey (lemur). You could develop carpal tunnel and use her to type!
*choke*
My friend here has an infant and toddler in private care and she pays $1400/month.
The only consolation for me is that I have confirmation that it wouldn't pay me to go back to work.
This Daycare of the Absurd borders on nightmarish.
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