Babysitter/daycare needed

fordwheelinman

fordwheelinman

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Randolph County
After a couple weeks of set backs, missed work, and a bunch of bull from friends and family, my wife and I are at our wits end. Who would have though finding a baby sitter would be so difficult. The sad thing is, people that were lined up for months canceled at the last minute. I'm not a heartless prick, I know stuff comes up sometimes, I get that. Ever get the feeling that boxing a truck load of Kit-Kat is the only way you can get a break?

Anyway, my wife and I are in desperate need of child care for our 11 month, soon to be 12 month old son. I have not noticed many on the board in or around my area, but I figured maybe someone knew someone who knew someone. We live in the northeast corner of randolph county. I work in Siler City, my wife works in Randleman, so pretty much anywhere from Siler, to Asheboro, to Randleman would work. Or the immediate area. If we can't find anything within the next week, I'm gonna have to quite my job and find something third shift so I can be home during the day with my son. It would suck dramatically, but I will do what I have to do. If anyone knows anyone that knows anyone, please let me know by post or PM. Keep in mind, we are needing something on the less expensive end as I am the only paycheck right now as my wife is getting her own business up and running. Its not that we are cheap, we just don't have a lot of extra money for child care at the moment so flexible pay is a plus.

Thank you.

Side bar: If anyone reading this does hiring and needs someone for a third shift position, I'm looking for work.
 
Not much help here, but I feel your pain. I've got a 3yo and I work a rotating schedule and my wife works every weekend as a nurse. We have the hardest time lining up childcare. My parents help, but can't all the time. I usually end up working night shift then staying up with my son all day. Makes for long weekends.
 
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Have you tried care.com? My wife is in the child care field, and used to get jobs from there. It is one of the best sites for finding child care.

Are you wanting someone to come into the home or a place to take your child?

Many churches offer part time day care programs that might could help.
 
paradisePWoffrd said:
Have you tried care.com? My wife is in the child care field, and used to get jobs from there. It is one of the best sites for finding child care.

Are you wanting someone to come into the home or a place to take your child?

Many churches offer part time day care programs that might could help.
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I looked there, the problem was it was already the weekend by the time I found it and none of the places I had found were open on the weekend. With it more than likely being someone that I do not know real well, I would prefer them not be in my home while I am not around, just a little paranoid like that. With the sometimes changing times that we would need to have my son somewhere, it would also just be easier to be able to drop him off than need to change the time a person would need to be at the house. Trying to make this as easy on everyone involved as possible, and I would rather inconvenience myself or my wife a little, then someone else.

Actually found a day care program at an ex gf's church on care.com that I had forgotten all about until I googled "daycare".
 
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GotWood said:
Check your local church, there is probably an older grandmother that would like to make an extra dollar and could use the company.
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We are looking more on the less elderly side. My son will be 12 months old in less than three weeks, and already has the size, strength and speed of most other 2 or 3 year olds. Most people are surprised by how young he is. He also likes to get into things that he shouldn't quite often. As active as he is, he needs someone that can keep up with him, and be able to handle him when he gets rambunctious. I'm 310lbs, and if I'm sitting on the floor, at full speed he can knock me over if he hits me at the right angle. There are not many "older" people in my area that would be able to keep up and withstand him I do not believe. Through various functions, I have met a lot of the church populous around were I live, and there is a very clear divide in age goupr and activity level. Those I would feel comfortable leaving him with, are working or taking care of their own grandchildren, the other side of that divide, I would not trust leaving him with. I appreciate the suggestion as I hadn't really thought of that option yet.
 
X2 for Care.com

Actually, we use care.com so often, that I just kept a "premium" annual membership rather than just doing 3 months here and there.

Our last 3 nannies have been from care.com and we have always had wonderful results. Usually, we have 15-20 quality applicants within days of posting the ad.
 
When my daughter was a baby I found a 70 y/o lady that was a former day care operator. She was amazing. Through the years she taught her to jump rope Wmd would make her get off the trampoline so she could jump. She was 1 in a million.
 
Am I missing something... why can't you use a typical daycare facility? Need it on weekends?
Daycares are expensive but good ones are worth so much more than the financial cost.
 
RatLabGuy said:
Am I missing something... why can't you use a typical daycare facility? Need it on weekends?
Daycares are expensive but good ones are worth so much more than the financial cost.
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Maybe....... I'm looking for places/people to go talk to. Good experiences, bad experiences, really open to all advice. We just need help, period.
 
I'm telling ya, spend 20 minutes on care.com and post an ad; you'll likely find someone very qualified for cheaper than daycare within a day to two.
 
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