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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]it isn't just DC.  I am a Northern VA transplant to the Shenandoah Valley and quality childcare is difficult to find.  There's really only a few places that accept infants that are high quality and they seem to be always filled up and there are huge wait lists.  For example, I got on the waitlist when I was 4 months pregnant for the daycare literally up the street from me (1 minute drive) and I am STILL waiting to hear back to see if my child will get into the 2 year old room...he's 20 months today.  There are tons of 'in-home daycares' that are mostly unlicensed and questionable. The only ones with availabilities that I found charged $75-$100 a week and had way too many kids in too small a space with too few caregivers and had the tv on most of the day.  I'm now on in a nanny-share but basically no one wants to do that.

I spoke with our nanny about this last night.  [b]There is a small percentage of parents who genuinely care about quality care and but nannies are not popular.  The concept of setting up an equitable situation between families and the childcare provider so that everyone's needs are met is considered bizarre.[/b]  Another Mom just told me last night that she doesn't think any other Mom is going to be willing to pay 1 week paid vacation or any paid sick leave.  No one wants to pay and so most of the time, the great providers leave.  I'm left desperately trying to piece together childcare to enable my child's needs are met through childcare and preschool and my nannies needs are met.  It's a huge struggle!  So DC is not alone though in parents struggling with childcare but the actual struggle is a little different. [/quote]

Bizarre? Try impossible. There is a small percentage of parents who can afford nanny care. Period. They aren't willing to offer benefits because they can't afford the salary in the first place. They need affordable, quality, group care, and we need to subsidize it with tax dollars.[/quote]

Totally agree! [/quote]

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