How to find in-home daycare

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Anonymous wrote:For VA, infanttoddler.com

Infant Toddler just went up 17% for infants. I know a lot of parents who are pretty unhappy with them right now. VA State checks their people just as closely as Infant Toddler so for VA also ask your prospects if they are VA State Licensed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:HI Monday Morning MOMS!! HIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!

Thank you!!! Glad I'm not the only one to spot them.

[Anonymous]

Actually, no, I am not one of Monday Morning Moms, just someone who has been very pleased with their services.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Actually, no, I am not one of Monday Morning Moms, just someone who has been very pleased with their services.

Me too, I am at least the 2nd or maybe 3rd poster to on this post to recommend them.

And to thank they have time, or need, to promote themselves on DCUM is laughable. They have been doing this since 1992 and their kids are not in the target demo for discussion on DCUM anymore; and further, they have a ton of business as was the complaint.

There are 3 moms running the business, and the bulk of their day is spent either doing site visits, or taking parents to interviews with providers (they accompany the parents on interviews).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Actually, no, I am not one of Monday Morning Moms, just someone who has been very pleased with their services.

Me too, I am at least the 2nd or maybe 3rd poster to on this post to recommend them.

And to thank they have time, or need, to promote themselves on DCUM is laughable. They have been doing this since 1992 and their kids are not in the target demo for discussion on DCUM anymore; and further, they have a ton of business as was the complaint.

There are 3 moms running the business, and the bulk of their day is spent either doing site visits, or taking parents to interviews with providers (they accompany the parents on interviews).

How do you know them so well that you know their schedule, since we're on the subject of laughable?

[Anonymous]

Not the same PP, but we know their schedule because when we pick our children up, the provider mentions that one of the MMMs visited and left behind materials for us (magazines, articles, that sort of thing). Also, when we were looking for daycare, we spent several hours going around with one of the MMMs to visit the daycares they recommended. It's not that hard to figure out. And they have always called me back in a timely fashion when they weren't able to answer the phone when I called.

To act as though one can only talk on the phone when it convenient for THEM is ridiculous. It has to be convenient for BOTH parties. And sometimes people do things other than sit by the phone and wait for your call.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not the same PP, but we know their schedule because when we pick our children up, the provider mentions that one of the MMMs visited and left behind materials for us (magazines, articles, that sort of thing). Also, when we were looking for daycare, we spent several hours going around with one of the MMMs to visit the daycares they recommended. It's not that hard to figure out. And they have always called me back in a timely fashion when they weren't able to answer the phone when I called.

To act as though one can only talk on the phone when it convenient for THEM is ridiculous. It has to be convenient for BOTH parties. And sometimes people do things other than sit by the phone and wait for your call.

People usually do but businesses usually don't. I'm not buying that you have some kind of deranged level of loyalty to this business just because you are a satisfied customer. Just not buying it.

[Anonymous]

Why not? Look, I have no vested interest in the business, but I dislike the baiting that's going on here. I believe someone (not me) already stated that the business is a total of 3 people. How are they supposed to man phones, visit and vet daycares, and take parents to visit daycares all at the same time?

I find it utterly absurd to expect that when you place a phone call to anyone, anywhere, that it will ALWAYS be answered because it is convenient for you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why not? Look, I have no vested interest in the business, but I dislike the baiting that's going on here. I believe someone (not me) already stated that the business is a total of 3 people. How are they supposed to man phones, visit and vet daycares, and take parents to visit daycares all at the same time?

I find it utterly absurd to expect that when you place a phone call to anyone, anywhere, that it will ALWAYS be answered because it is convenient for you.

No 'anyone', but a business. Yes, it's pretty typical to expect a business to answer the phone during business hours. (That's why they're called 'business hours'.) You -- er, I mean, they -- should try a cell phone. They're all the rage these days.

[Anonymous]

So you've never ever called any other business and had to leave a voice mail message? Because everyone is always at their desk all the time?

And if they had cell phones, would they really answer them if they were out at a meeting with a client (i.e. showing parents a daycare)? If you were the parent being shown around, would you want them answering the phone while meeting with you?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So you've never ever called any other business and had to leave a voice mail message? Because everyone is always at their desk all the time?

And if they had cell phones, would they really answer them if they were out at a meeting with a client (i.e. showing parents a daycare)? If you were the parent being shown around, would you want them answering the phone while meeting with you?

When I call MOST businesses, someone answers the phone, MOST of the time. I think that's a pretty normal expectation. This is a forum where people ask for and give advice about parenting issues. In my experience with MMM, I called them several times, they did not ONCE answer the phone nor did the ONCE call me back when I was available to talk (not a surprise, since I'm a mother and very busy). It was a PITA -- so much so that when I found a licensed provider through MDCHILDCARE.org and found out that since my kid was less than two the contract would be through MMM, I said no thanks. (And then found another licensed in-home provider through MDCHILDCARE.org). That is the experience I had with MMM that I am sharing with the fake OP who pretends to want to know how to find childcare in Bethesda/CC/NWDC. Not sure what it has to do with you.

[Anonymous]

I'm sure Jeff can verify the IP addresses are not traced back to MMM, as yesterday was a business day. At the very least he can confirm the OP is not the person who recommended MMM.

There are at least a few of us, unless you think it is some sort of diabolical plot for MMM to TAKE OVER THE WORLD, ONE HOME CARE PROVIDER AT A TIME!!!!!!!!!!!

It pisses me off that you are ruining a thread meant to help new moms find childcare, even if they can't help OP. It was a terrifying process for me and MMM helped me through the process and found us a great provider that we used into we got into daycare at my husband's work.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm sure Jeff can verify the IP addresses are not traced back to MMM, as yesterday was a business day. At the very least he can confirm the OP is not the person who recommended MMM.

There are at least a few of us, unless you think it is some sort of diabolical plot for MMM to TAKE OVER THE WORLD, ONE HOME CARE PROVIDER AT A TIME!!!!!!!!!!!

It pisses me off that you are ruining a thread meant to help new moms find childcare, even if they can't help OP. It was a terrifying process for me and MMM helped me through the process and found us a great provider that we used into we got into daycare at my husband's work.

So are you suggesting that only people with experiences like yours reply? I have a right to tell the OP -- or anyone else on this board who is interested -- what my experience with them was. Again, not sure what that has to do with you.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm sure Jeff can verify the IP addresses are not traced back to MMM, as yesterday was a business day. At the very least he can confirm the OP is not the person who recommended MMM.

There are at least a few of us, unless you think it is some sort of diabolical plot for MMM to TAKE OVER THE WORLD, ONE HOME CARE PROVIDER AT A TIME!!!!!!!!!!!

It pisses me off that you are ruining a thread meant to help new moms find childcare, even if they can't help OP. It was a terrifying process for me and MMM helped me through the process and found us a great provider that we used into we got into daycare at my husband's work.

So are you suggesting that only people with experiences like yours reply? I have a right to tell the OP -- or anyone else on this board who is interested -- what my experience with them was. Again, not sure what that has to do with you.

Ok, I will end this. I am one of the MMM defenders, but I am not MMM. I do not doubt that you had a bad experience, and I was not trying to imply that you were lying. What I was trying to say is that my dealings with them were always very professional, when I called and no one answered, they got back to me in a reasonable length of time, and if I could not talk, we arranged for a mutually agreeable time to get back in contact.

I still think that you have unreasonable expectations that all of your calls to all businesses will be answered at your convenience. Even if you call a company (like, for instance, where I work), if you really needed to talk to me, the best the receptionist could do would be to take a message for me and I would call back. How that is different from voice mail escapes me.

Ok, that was baiting again and not ending. I am glad you found child care that worked for you. There are many avenues that people in MoCo can take to find child care. Not every avenue works for everyone. I found that MMM worked for me and I will continue to post on here suggesting them to people in MoCo looking for child care.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm sure Jeff can verify the IP addresses are not traced back to MMM, as yesterday was a business day. At the very least he can confirm the OP is not the person who recommended MMM.

There are at least a few of us, unless you think it is some sort of diabolical plot for MMM to TAKE OVER THE WORLD, ONE HOME CARE PROVIDER AT A TIME!!!!!!!!!!!

It pisses me off that you are ruining a thread meant to help new moms find childcare, even if they can't help OP. It was a terrifying process for me and MMM helped me through the process and found us a great provider that we used into we got into daycare at my husband's work.

So are you suggesting that only people with experiences like yours reply? I have a right to tell the OP -- or anyone else on this board who is interested -- what my experience with them was. Again, not sure what that has to do with you.

Ok, I will end this. I am one of the MMM defenders, but I am not MMM. I do not doubt that you had a bad experience, and I was not trying to imply that you were lying. What I was trying to say is that my dealings with them were always very professional, when I called and no one answered, they got back to me in a reasonable length of time, and if I could not talk, we arranged for a mutually agreeable time to get back in contact.

I still think that you have unreasonable expectations that all of your calls to all businesses will be answered at your convenience. Even if you call a company (like, for instance, where I work), if you really needed to talk to me, the best the receptionist could do would be to take a message for me and I would call back. How that is different from voice mail escapes me.

Ok, that was baiting again and not ending. I am glad you found child care that worked for you. There are many avenues that people in MoCo can take to find child care. Not every avenue works for everyone. I found that MMM worked for me and I will continue to post on here suggesting them to people in MoCo looking for child care.

I seriously doubt that many adults find it unreasonable to expect a phone to be answered at a business and I even more seriously doubt that more than one person would find that expectation SO unreasonable that they felt the need to defend MMM to the death over it if they were simply a satisfied customer.