potential sitter
Oct. 7th, 2003 06:45 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mamajoanI finally got around to calling this woman my mom had found for me, who might be a good babysitter option. She lives on the same street as, and her 6-year-old daughter is friends with the 6-year-old daughter of, one of my mom's coworkers. I had been putting off calling her simply because I hate calling people I don't know. It's a phone phobia thing.
Anyway, she sounded VERY nice. She has 13 years of child-care experience (including some time working at a daycare center), has a degree in early childhood education, knows infant CPR, the whole bit. She pretty much said she can do whatever schedule I want, which was what I was hoping not to hear ;) because I don't know exactly how I want to work things, but it's nice that she's flexible anyway! She could come here and get Isaac and take him back to her place and then bring him back. Or I could bring him to her. Or she could hang out with him at my place while I work at home (optimal for my comfort level but not for me getting work done, which after all is the whole point).
Anyway, we arranged for her to come here on Thursday and meet me and the boy, and maybe between now and then I'll figure out what makes sense. I was thinking she could take Isaac on days that I work from home, but as I consider it, that makes less sense; it would make more sense for her to have him on days that I go to the office. Or maybe not? I dunno. I'll have to ponder it. Anyway, I'm encouraged by how nice she sounded and how easy she was to talk to, and hopefully we'll really like her, and we'll be able to work something out.
She charges $13-$15 per hour, which is at the high end of what I've been hearing is standard. I won't argue whether she's worth it, but it will certainly be a bit of a blow to my finances. Oh well. I do need something in the way of child care, that much is becoming obvious, so I'm going to have to resign myself to paying for it. I'd certainly much rather pay a nice chick who loves kids and wants to make her living with them, than pay a center where half the employees are just doing it for the cash and where Isaac gets lost in the midst of a dozen other kids.
Anyway, she sounded VERY nice. She has 13 years of child-care experience (including some time working at a daycare center), has a degree in early childhood education, knows infant CPR, the whole bit. She pretty much said she can do whatever schedule I want, which was what I was hoping not to hear ;) because I don't know exactly how I want to work things, but it's nice that she's flexible anyway! She could come here and get Isaac and take him back to her place and then bring him back. Or I could bring him to her. Or she could hang out with him at my place while I work at home (optimal for my comfort level but not for me getting work done, which after all is the whole point).
Anyway, we arranged for her to come here on Thursday and meet me and the boy, and maybe between now and then I'll figure out what makes sense. I was thinking she could take Isaac on days that I work from home, but as I consider it, that makes less sense; it would make more sense for her to have him on days that I go to the office. Or maybe not? I dunno. I'll have to ponder it. Anyway, I'm encouraged by how nice she sounded and how easy she was to talk to, and hopefully we'll really like her, and we'll be able to work something out.
She charges $13-$15 per hour, which is at the high end of what I've been hearing is standard. I won't argue whether she's worth it, but it will certainly be a bit of a blow to my finances. Oh well. I do need something in the way of child care, that much is becoming obvious, so I'm going to have to resign myself to paying for it. I'd certainly much rather pay a nice chick who loves kids and wants to make her living with them, than pay a center where half the employees are just doing it for the cash and where Isaac gets lost in the midst of a dozen other kids.
