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FionaO 
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Posted: 17 April 2008 at 9:02am |
Morning ladies,
Quick question, I am only in the early stages but already know when I will be leaving work and sadly when I will be returning.
At what point did you start booking child care for after you returned to work?
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linda
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Posted: 17 April 2008 at 9:18am |
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I only had three months off so started looking when I went on Maternity leave (prior to giving birth). Wanted to look into all options - nanny, porse, creche. With creche, there were waiting lists so we put our name on the waiting list and luckily got a place confirmed just before I was due back. We now have two kids and I'm pregnant with the third so will now be looking to get a nanny as it is more viable with three children but as I'm only 6 weeks we'll wait till closer to the date.
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Posted: 17 April 2008 at 9:50am |
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Get on to childcare asap!! Depending where you are, it is near bliming impossible to get a place.
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Posted: 17 April 2008 at 10:13am |
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I went back to work after 4 months and luckily my Aunty came over each day and looked after my little monkey upuntill her 1st birthday. I started to look at day care when Zaara was 10 months (from memory) . Finally found the one we liked and put our name down.
We nearly didnt get in, but my very sad face convinced the manager and she put Zaara in. She still goes there now. This Day care is the cheepest and nicest of all the ones we have seen. We pay $185 and this includes nappies and Food. We are very happy with them.
Def look around while you are free and find the one you feel comfy with, put your name down.
Good luck!
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Posted: 17 April 2008 at 10:52am |
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Yeah, get in there asap - child care can be hard to find these days. I waited 3 months to get my little one into her centre a year and a half ago. These days I know people are putting their names down as soon as they know they are pregnant as there can be up to a years wait! Seems crazy, but there is such a shortage, specially with the free 20 hours childcare that was introduced this year.
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Posted: 17 April 2008 at 12:37pm |
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If you want a place at a specific and popular centre put your name down NOW, otherwise be prepared to compromise with your choices
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Posted: 17 April 2008 at 4:30pm |
 nikkiwhyte wrote:
Get on to childcare asap!! Depending where you are, it is near bliming impossible to get a place. |
What she said!
And even worse, I had to enrol the gremlins in SCHOOL as fetuses to ensure they could get in!
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Posted: 17 April 2008 at 4:35pm |
WHAT?????? 
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Posted: 17 April 2008 at 5:00pm |
That's crazy Emma! I have to admit I haven't even started thinking practically about child care... I will be taking from 9 months to a year off from work, so I guess I really should start getting my A into G. There is so much to think about, especially as I don't have a favoured option (i.e. in-home, day care, nanny etc at this stage). 
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Posted: 17 April 2008 at 5:35pm |
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The daycare Cam is at said I'd need to put Bubs down 6-8 months before I'd get in! Eeek!
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Posted: 17 April 2008 at 7:12pm |
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Oh my goodness - I'd better get cracking. I'm not sure how long we'll be able to afford for me to be off work but the longest is likely to be six months. The trouble in Wgtn (apparently) is that lots of places only want full time kids and ours would only be there part time
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Posted: 17 April 2008 at 8:13pm |
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The waiting list at our creche is currently 9-12 months for the under 2's section. It took eight months for DD to get an extra day when she was already attending one day a week. So, NOW would be the answer! It's unreal how booked up they get.
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Posted: 17 April 2008 at 8:55pm |
I rung two creche's in Auckland. One had a two year waiting list and the other over one year
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Posted: 17 April 2008 at 9:48pm |
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I'd start looking asap, make sure you go and visit a few to get a feel of what they are like. Good luck - it can be a mission finding a good one
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Posted: 17 April 2008 at 10:24pm |
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Start looking straight away - our waiting lists are approx 2 yrs long. Enrol in your chosen daycare but also enrol in another one as a back up (just incase they dont have a place for you when you need it). I have 2 back ups but it looks like I will cancel both of them as my boy I think is going to get into a new one that has opened up.
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Posted: 17 April 2008 at 11:34pm |
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Hi ladies I am a home educator with Homegrown kids and have spaces now for over 2's full time live in One Tree Hill Auckland may be able to help someone out there
emmajbarnett@gmail.com
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Posted: 18 April 2008 at 8:47am |
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I am a nanny/karitane who after children in my own home in Howick and surrounding areas
Charge $8 an hour look after children from birth
Love babies.
Kelly(caitlynsmygirl) should have another grandchild for me
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FionaO
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Posted: 19 April 2008 at 11:15am |
Thanks ladies - scary stuff but probably what I thought. I have started making lists and getting numbers to call.
Can anyone recommend a centre somewhere between pukerua bay and wellington, we have to drive to wellington every day but I would prefer somewhere close to home.
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Posted: 19 April 2008 at 1:18pm |
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The great thing with childcare (not sure if this applies to every creche) but once you have a child in creche then siblings get in because they already have a brother or sister in. Love that but can imagine it is frusting for people that have there name on the list.
I know of friends that have there kids in the Early Years in Ngaranga (sp). Maybe, depending if you drive, it might be better if you choose a city creche, or something closer to the city, so you have the time with them into and out of the city and if you get stuck in traffic you wont have the stress of being late???. Always pros and cons with whatever you choose but as long as it works that is the main thing. Good luck
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VannesaD
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Posted: 20 April 2008 at 8:13pm |
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In Auckland there's a long waiting list on all good daycare centres. The one my daughter goes to is in Newmarket - we have an 18 month waiting list for under 2's and 9 months for over 2's. Even though i have one already there I have to go on the waiting list. I'll just get preference over other people trying to get in for the first time. Our waiting lists doubled also when the free 20 hours came in - our fees are considerably lower than most eg$165 per week and the 20 free hours makes it cheaper again.
I went back to work when Bre was 3 months and put her into Strawberry Fields (second choice) because my preferred didn't take babies until 6 months - then transferred at 6 months when a position came up.
I highly recommend booking into a couple - rank them though - and when you need to firm a date ring your preferred first and so on.
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