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Delaware Nanny or Daycare?
What to consider when comparing hiring a Delaware nanny to sending your children to daycare:
STRENGTHENING FAMILY TIES
Nanny: How wonderful for your little ones to spend quality time together as siblings! Your Delaware Nanny will present group activities that your children can do together. With all that time learning and playing together at home, your children are sure to form the strongest sibling relationships with one another!
Daycare: Without a doubt, when sending your children to daycare, they will not all end up in the same classroom. And for good reason; naturally, with the amount of children in the center, daycares need to separate the children by age. Even if you have twins or multiple children of the same age, more than likely they will be separated to make it easier on the teacher.
DAILY INDOOR ACTIVITIES
Nanny: Parents always know best! No one knows your child better than you do. The schedule and activities that you request is most beneficial! Just think; your child will be potty training, perfecting his ABC's, or perhaps learning a different language, all according to a schedule that you can set for him! Nothing is more rewarding than watching your child grow and succeed every day!
Daycare: Often times, when you pick your child up at daycare, teachers are too busy to give you a play by play on what your child achieved during the day. At best, you will receive a letter at the end of the week with the list of activities that was completed during the week. This type of interaction is far less personal than that which a nanny can offer.
OUTDOOR PLAY
Nanny: Your Delaware ABC Nanny can certainly spend plenty of time getting fresh air with your children if you would like them to play outdoors. After all, sunshine sometimes is considered key to happiness! Perhaps your children love to go on nature walks. Your Delaware ABC Nanny can be sure to spend extra time pointing out particular trees, flowers, and animals to encourage and stimulate learning with simultaneous play. If so, every day can be filled with nature and nurturing!
Daycare: How difficult it must be for a daycare teacher to monitor a group of 20-25 children outside in the recess yard! For this very reason, outside play is extremely limited in daycare centers. In order to assure safety, playtime outdoors must be limited.
INDIVIDUALIZED CARE
Nanny: Your Delaware Nanny will make sure that your child is getting the individualized attention that he or she needs and wants! Your nanny will interact with your child one on one and focus on all of your child's interests. Your child will be receiving the best care from a local professional! All of the activities that your child and nanny share are sure to enrich your child's life!
Daycare: Teachers at daycare centers often become attached to the children in their classroom. Of course, it is not professional to show favoritism among students; therefore, each child receives the same amount of attention. In a classroom with a high teacher to student ratio, the amount of time given to each student is extremely limited.
PROGRESS REPORTS
Nanny: As a working parent, it is difficult not knowing how your child's day is until the evening. Often times, you may notice it is a beautiful, sunny day outside and wonder if your child is enjoying it. When you hire a Delaware ABC Nanny, you can be notified of your child's day whenever you want! Call your child, and see if he or she has played outside today, or hear about how your child's day is going whenever you want! Just hearing the joy in your child's voice is sure to put a smile on your face and make your workday a little less stressful!
Daycare: Because daycares need to provide a structured environment for classrooms full of students, they often times are averse to parents frequently calling for reports on their children. Even if they daycare does allow for parents to call, it would be a rare occurrence for you to speak directly to your child; to keep order in the classroom, you may only be able to talk with either a teacher or a teacher's aide to learn how your child is doing that day.
HOMEWORK HELP
Nanny: No matter the age of your child, a Delaware ABC Nanny is sure to provide homework assistance! Our nannies are highly qualified childcare professionals, many of whom have a background in education. Your Delaware ABC Nanny will be able to meet your child's individual needs, and work with your child one on one to provide assistance on a difficult topic, or even help your child advance academically! You can be sure that when you come home from work, you will be able to spend quality time with your child. Your nanny will have already organized the after school assignments, such as homework and transportation to and from after-school activities!
Daycare: Daycares are great for providing social time after school; however, with the amount of children running around and playing when you come to pick your child up, it is evident that not much was accomplished academically. Your children may have been exposed to educational games, but a majority of the time, homework still needs to be done, and after running around for a couple of hours after school with friends, your children will most likely be extremely hyper, or exhausted by the time they see you. Quality time with your children becomes limited.
VACATIONING
Nanny: Your Delaware ABC Nanny is sure to promote a safe and worry-free vacation for you and your family! Just think of how relaxing it will be at the shore when you and your spouse walk hand in hand on the sand, knowing that your children are in safe hands. Or perhaps you need some alone time while at the spa? Your Delaware ABC Nanny will make sure that you get the soothing vacation you deserve!
Daycare: How can you have a relaxing vacation knowing that you are paying for a service that is not provided? Even if your child is not at the daycare center, you still need to "hold your spot" at the daycare while you are away. In addition to this, you are responsible for providing any childcare you may need while away.
SICKNESS
Nanny: It is so difficult to leave your child on a day when he or she is not feeling well. You are torn between wanting your child to be comfortable and needing to go to work. Delaware ABC Nannies are there at your child's side when you can't be! You will have the opportunity to let your nanny know what your child's ailments are, and she will be sure to tend to them appropriately. She will update you throughout the day to let you know how your child is feeling, so you will be constantly informed and comforted!
Daycare: With so many children in one classroom, it is not surprising that so many children become sick so quickly! One child spreads germs to another so easily, and then you will most likely receive a phone call at work requesting that you pick up your child. Or perhaps your child is so ill that he or she will not be able to go to school that day, and you have no choice but to miss a day of work. Daycares are not able to provide a single staff member to tend to the children who are sick during the day, which creates additional stress on you.
ENVIRONMENT
Nanny: There's no place like home! And at your home is exactly where your Delaware ABC Nanny will be, at whatever time is most convenient for you. Your nanny works around your schedule, so you know she will be flexible, and prompt! The best part of having a nanny come to your home is that you don't have to worry about packing diapers, food, favorite toys, bottles, or any other essential item your children would need throughout the day. Your nanny comes to you!
Daycare: Like any other business, daycares have certain hours of operation, leaving you with little flexibility. They also require you to bring certain items for your children, which can make your morning even more hectic by packing a bag, trying to get your children ready for daycare, all while keeping an eye on the clock to make sure you get to work on time.
