Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think I have figured out how nanny vocabulary works here on this forum.

If someone provides part or full time care for children in a home setting, and they do a good job, we label them as a "nanny".

If they provide the same service, but they do a poor job, we label them as a "sitter".

If an organization provides full time care for children in a group setting, and they do a good job, we label them as "preschool"

If they provide the same service, but they do a poor job, we label them as "daycare".

This allows people to make statements like "nanny care is always better than daycare", because if you offer any examples to disprove it they just reassign vocabulary. "Oh no, that person who provides full time care and has a contract that says 'nanny' is really a sitter. All nannies are good!" Similarly if someone mentions that their child is thriving in a daycare we can say "Oh no, it must be a preschool."

+1

Daycares and preschools are the same thing. Daycares just like to call themselves preschools because yuppy parents think that sounds fancier. Nannies and babysitters are the same thing. Babysitters like to call themselves nannies because yuppy parents think that sounds fancier.

This is so true, lol same with Executive Assistats aka bonified secretary.

To you, it can all be the same. Not to me.

Anonymous wrote:I think I have figured out how nanny vocabulary works here on this forum.

If someone provides part or full time care for children in a home setting, and they do a good job, we label them as a "nanny".

If they provide the same service, but they do a poor job, we label them as a "sitter".

If an organization provides full time care for children in a group setting, and they do a good job, we label them as "preschool"

If they provide the same service, but they do a poor job, we label them as "daycare".

This allows people to make statements like "nanny care is always better than daycare", because if you offer any examples to disprove it they just reassign vocabulary. "Oh no, that person who provides full time care and has a contract that says 'nanny' is really a sitter. All nannies are good!" Similarly if someone mentions that their child is thriving in a daycare we can say "Oh no, it must be a preschool."

+1

Daycares and preschools are the same thing. Daycares just like to call themselves preschools because yuppy parents think that sounds fancier. Nannies and babysitters are the same thing. Babysitters like to call themselves nannies because yuppy parents think that sounds fancier.

I think I have figured out how nanny vocabulary works here on this forum.

If someone provides part or full time care for children in a home setting, and they do a good job, we label them as a "nanny".

If they provide the same service, but they do a poor job, we label them as a "sitter".

If an organization provides full time care for children in a group setting, and they do a good job, we label them as "preschool"

If they provide the same service, but they do a poor job, we label them as "daycare".

This allows people to make statements like "nanny care is always better than daycare", because if you offer any examples to disprove it they just reassign vocabulary. "Oh no, that person who provides full time care and has a contract that says 'nanny' is really a sitter. All nannies are good!" Similarly if someone mentions that their child is thriving in a daycare we can say "Oh no, it must be a preschool."

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Why are you so mean, PP?


My patience with children is infinite;
with adult stupidity, not so much.

Huh, so you think you are the judge of adult stupidity because someone disagrees with you?

That has nothing to do with patience and everything to do with being a mean and nasty person on the Internet.

Shame on you.

She disagrees with the name of the school. LOL.

Anonymous wrote:
Why are you so mean, PP?


My patience with children is infinite;
with adult stupidity, not so much.

Huh, so you think you are the judge of adult stupidity because someone disagrees with you?

That has nothing to do with patience and everything to do with being a mean and nasty person on the Internet.

Shame on you.

You know what-this is one of the few threads where the tagline says it all. In the case of childcare, especially when it comes to nannies, affordable really is a code word for cheap. Why would someone seek out the most expensive option for childcare, offer bargain rates and expect to get quality applicants? Just doesn't make sense.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nannies aren't always for the wealthy. For some if us the day care wait lists are insane and we settle for a nanny. I say settle because of the attitude many have in our supply and demand market. I think many here would prefer a good day care

Can you please name one daycare in the DC area, you personally consider to be a good one.

School for Friends at Dupont Circle.

Interesting that they describe themselves as a preschool, not a daycare.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm the SfF poster, I posted that post and the one clarifying that it is a daycare. I have not posted anything else on this thread.

The fact that you want it to be a daycare,
does nothing to change the fact that it's a preschool.

Preschools and daycares aren't mutually exclusive. A preschool is a program that provides activities and a curriculum in a group setting to get children ready for Kindergarten. A daycare is a program that provides supervision and care during the hours that a parent is working. Most daycares that serve students over 2 are going to provide activities and curriculum and prepare kids for K so they're also preschools. Many preschools are designed to serve children all day, so they are also daycares.

SfF has a full day program. It includes elements that are specifically designed to cater to working parents, such as a 10 hour day, and staying open at times when part time preschools and preschools in elementary settings are typically closed, such as winter break or the month of July. It is absolutely a daycare. It is also a preschool.

There are a number of excellent programs in the DC are that offer full day daycare plus an excellent preschool curriculum. The preschools at both DC JCC and Rockville JCC, Ohr Kodesh, Wonders, Amazing Life Games, the childcare centers at UDC or Georgetown Law or the World Bank, the Center for Young Children at UMD . . . . I could go on and on listing my favorites. Families choose these programs instead of nanny care for many reasons other than simply being cheap. They choose them because they have more opportunities for peer interactions, because they value the activities in the curriculum, because the teachers are often highly educated, because they'd rather not have someone in their house, etc . . .

Anonymous wrote:I'm the SfF poster, I posted that post and the one clarifying that it is a daycare. I have not posted anything else on this thread.

The fact that you want it to be a daycare,
does nothing to change the fact that it's a preschool.

I'm the SfF poster, I posted that post and the one clarifying that it is a daycare. I have not posted anything else on this thread.

The nonsense poster thinks she's entitled to a cheap nanny, just because she can't afford a regular nanny.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nannies aren't always for the wealthy. For some if us the day care wait lists are insane and we settle for a nanny. I say settle because of the attitude many have in our supply and demand market. I think many here would prefer a good day care

Can you please name one daycare in the DC area, you personally consider to be a good one.

School for Friends at Dupont Circle.

I've actually looked at them. I'd hardly consider them a daycare.

They are a daycare. That's what they are.

Their website says they're a PRESCHOOL.
Their NAME says they're a SCHOOL.
And you are super stupid.
Sorry.
Please find yourself a different hobby somewhere else.

This was my last reply to the nonsense poster.

Anonymous wrote:Why are you so mean, PP?

My patience with children is infinite;
with adult stupidity, not so much.