Suggestions for NW Daycares with Longer Hours?

[Anonymous]

Husband and I are both physicians and are moving to DC in the Fall. Daughter will be 2 in July. Looking for schools that have earlier drop off and later pick-up times, since we both work long hours and have to be at the hospital fairly early. Thank you for any help!

[Anonymous]

La Petite at Washington Hospital Center isn't great, but does have the best hours. (well, 630 to 630)

[Anonymous]

Time for a nanny, who drives, OP!

You are residents, or fellows? or some combination of both? Yes, for now the cost of nanny + daycare ("school") seems insurmountable. But be assured that these lean years where you have to pay $$$ childcare costs while not making big-A$$ bucks are short.

Soon you will be killing it financially and you'll make up time and be able to accelerate retirement and education and down payment savings

Until then .. do not park your TWO year old in a corporate daycare for 12+ hours a day. She needs to be in her own bed and with individualized attention during some of her waking hours. If not from you, then from a woman you hire to be 1:1 with her

[Anonymous]

How early and how late? You are both physicians with long hours, are they unpredictable so they can hold you over longer? You need a nanny or an au pair.

[Anonymous]

Several of my physician colleagues send their kids to La Petit in Brookland. It has longer hours than most daycares and they seem satisfied with it.

[Anonymous]

You need a nanny.

[Anonymous]

You need a nanny, not a daycare.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Time for a nanny, who drives, OP!

You are residents, or fellows? or some combination of both? Yes, for now the cost of nanny + daycare ("school") seems insurmountable. But be assured that these lean years where you have to pay $$$ childcare costs while not making big-A$$ bucks are short.

Soon you will be killing it financially and you'll make up time and be able to accelerate retirement and education and down payment savings

Until then .. do not park your TWO year old in a corporate daycare for 12+ hours a day. She needs to be in her own bed and with individualized attention during some of her waking hours. If not from you, then from a woman you hire to be 1:1 with her

+1. Well said. I had a big job when my first was a baby and our nanny was (and is) part of the family even though I’ve long since leaned out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Time for a nanny, who drives, OP!

You are residents, or fellows? or some combination of both? Yes, for now the cost of nanny + daycare ("school") seems insurmountable. But be assured that these lean years where you have to pay $$$ childcare costs while not making big-A$$ bucks are short.

Soon you will be killing it financially and you'll make up time and be able to accelerate retirement and education and down payment savings

Until then .. do not park your TWO year old in a corporate daycare for 12+ hours a day. She needs to be in her own bed and with individualized attention during some of her waking hours. If not from you, then from a woman you hire to be 1:1 with her

This is good advice if you can swing it. It doesn’t need to be you or your spouse but it is best if care is mostly a consistent and warm adult. -also a two physician family