Daycare

The big topic at hand is that Katie's maternity leave (as long as it is) will run out in a few weeks. Then what do we do with our little angel? While Katie ponders part-time vs. full-time, we still need somewhere for her to go regardless. Family members have been less than receptive to the notion, so we are turning outside the family for help.

Most daycare places around us don't take infants. Hinsdale has a great day-car/education place that does take infants. In fact, they can take 12 of them at any given time. Why 12? Because that's how many cribs they have and also that allows them to maintain a four-infants-to-one-teacher ratio. No more, no less.

We toured it last night. I have to say that I liked it. They answered all of our questions and made me feel at ease. Katie needs some time to mull it over. One of the best perks is that we can drop Amanda off in the morning, park our car there and walk a few blocks to the Hinsdale train station to jump on the same train line we would catch from home. Bonus. The path would reverse on the way home.