Would it be crazy to rent an apartment to use as a "learning pod" for 3-4 preschoolers?

[Anonymous]

I love your idea, but I don’t know if there are any legal issues.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would do a nanny share with your one friend, so your kid has one friend but less exposure to covid and less insanity for you logistically. As for space, Honestly maybe now is the time to just move to a 2-plus-den. Or just rent an office space via We-Work or similar. You and spouse can share. Our nanny has the kids outside for a good chunk of time each day (even in this weather), and they are the same age group as your DD. They go outside for about 2 hours right when she gets here at 8:00, then they get back and play and are sometimes loud from 10-11:30 and we just plan for that and if we have a call we go sit in the car. 11:30, one watches a show with headphones and the other does a little mini “school” project of some kind, then they switch (so pretty quiet) then they do lunch and like a quiet time where they have to sit quietly with a stack of books. By then it is like 2:30 and they go for a short walk then there is another window of “loud time” from 3-4, then they quiet down and do some art projects or reading books together. So we just have to plan around the problem times.

What do they do outside for 2 hours???

is this an actual question?

[Anonymous]

A licensed in-home daycare sounds safer from both health and legal standpoints.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would look for a small in home daycare who is experienced and has a set up for preschoolers.

+1. Some focus more on preschoolers vs infants and have curriculum (letters, numbers, shapes, colors, feelings, animals ) and activities (water play, painting, etc). The one we used was run by a former preschool teacher. She charged a little more than others in her neighborhood but it was worth it.

[Anonymous]

No apartment can take the noise and that many kids. Maybe one of the families has a basement.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would do a nanny share with your one friend, so your kid has one friend but less exposure to covid and less insanity for you logistically. As for space, Honestly maybe now is the time to just move to a 2-plus-den. Or just rent an office space via We-Work or similar. You and spouse can share. Our nanny has the kids outside for a good chunk of time each day (even in this weather), and they are the same age group as your DD. They go outside for about 2 hours right when she gets here at 8:00, then they get back and play and are sometimes loud from 10-11:30 and we just plan for that and if we have a call we go sit in the car. 11:30, one watches a show with headphones and the other does a little mini “school” project of some kind, then they switch (so pretty quiet) then they do lunch and like a quiet time where they have to sit quietly with a stack of books. By then it is like 2:30 and they go for a short walk then there is another window of “loud time” from 3-4, then they quiet down and do some art projects or reading books together. So we just have to plan around the problem times.

What do they do outside for 2 hours???

is this an actual question?

Haha seriously was this a joke? My parents take my son outside from about 8:45-11:30 in the mornings while we work even in this weather. If you are serious pp, let the kids explore parks, woods, find little creeks in your area and bring shovels, buckets, bring balls and let the kids run around, really you don’t have to do anything if you let them lead they will explore outside for hours.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This defeats the point of social distancing.

Exactly. OP are her ilk are so stupid. They don’t get it at all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Everything is wrong about devoting mental energy to the legalistics of the lease and inconvenience to neighbors while pretending that there are no risks of prolonging the pandemic and killing a person or two a couple of degrees of separation away from those paying a share of the lease.

Rich people with their $100/hr tutors and 200 sqft basements are being selfish irresponsible a-holes. But let's be honest, that is how most of them got to where they are - not with ethics or respect for the common good (c.f. environment). There is no point in trying the aspirational version of their rich pods. The kids will be fine staying home for a school year. They will come out when it's safe. The benefit, beyong appeasing the pod FOMO, is just not worth it. The risk for your kid is being far too close to illness and death, even if not their own.

I’m really failing to understand this argument. People who have 200 sq ft (??) basements and hire tutors are selfish, irresponsible a-holes? All the time? Or just now?

Really? Just now, mate, for a pod now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here-
Re: my mom as one of the caregivers... You're right, she is almost 70, and that is not fair. I guess I could hire a nanny for the say 1 2 days a week it would be our turn to cover supervising. With 1/4 rent and a nanny for 1-2 days, I still think it would be cheaper than what we were paying for preschool, $1700.

Just trying to problem solve this crazy situation.

This 1-2 day nanny you're going to hire, are you going to pay her for a full week of work? Because if not she'll be working X amount of other jobs with X amount of other people and your pod is no longer a pod at all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would do a nanny share with your one friend, so your kid has one friend but less exposure to covid and less insanity for you logistically. As for space, Honestly maybe now is the time to just move to a 2-plus-den. Or just rent an office space via We-Work or similar. You and spouse can share. Our nanny has the kids outside for a good chunk of time each day (even in this weather), and they are the same age group as your DD. They go outside for about 2 hours right when she gets here at 8:00, then they get back and play and are sometimes loud from 10-11:30 and we just plan for that and if we have a call we go sit in the car. 11:30, one watches a show with headphones and the other does a little mini “school” project of some kind, then they switch (so pretty quiet) then they do lunch and like a quiet time where they have to sit quietly with a stack of books. By then it is like 2:30 and they go for a short walk then there is another window of “loud time” from 3-4, then they quiet down and do some art projects or reading books together. So we just have to plan around the problem times.

What do they do outside for 2 hours???

is this an actual question?

I think it’s a good question. Our area gets so few nice days.

[Anonymous]

This revolving door of nannies and parents and grandparents-wouldn’t it be better to just do an in home or nannyshare and have one person both for stability/wellbeing and reducing COVID risk?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This revolving door of nannies and parents and grandparents-wouldn’t it be better to just do an in home or nannyshare and have one person both for stability/wellbeing and reducing COVID risk?

this suggestion was already posted upthread. OP might as well send her kid to daycare.

[Anonymous]

Ha, actually I think it’s an awesome idea. 2k/mo for rent and insurance, plus outfit it with lot of comfy carpets and learning stations and toys. 4 kids, one teacher/parent, two -four hours per day. It’s $500/mo for a little childcare. Can’t say whether it’s legal, but I like it! (But honestly you are just better off finding another preschool)

[Anonymous]

There are really strict guidelines for preschools and daycares, OP, including co-ops. Not just with cleanliness, but with background checks, number of fire exits, mandatory fire drills, disaster planning, reporting to the health department in case of covid or other diseases, and building inspections, to name a few. There are also strict student to teacher ratios. Pretty sure this could be violating some kind of law unless you register it as a co-op.

[Anonymous]

I can see there being a lot of problems. I wouldn’t do this. I’d find an in-home daycare and send her there. Or pay a sitter to watch her at their house.