When to look for daycare

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I am due in November and will be going back to work in February. When should I start looking for daycare? I don't want to pay to hold a spot so far in advance.

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Now.

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Definitely now. We’re looking for daycares starting at the end of March and a ton of them have no openings already.

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Now. And we had to switch daycares (but I ended up just quitting and now a stay at home mom!) and the only one we wanted to send our daughter to had a year wait list 🤦🏼‍♀️

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Definitely start now. All the good ones in my area have wait lists.

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Now. I’m due in December and already have my childcare lined up for when I return to work in March.

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I would look now due to long wait lists.

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Start now!! Many will be full or have lengthy wait lists because most states have very specific adult to baby ratios that have to be followed that limit how many infants a center can have. 
Indiana for example, at least when I worked in a center, is 4 babies to 1 adult and our center maxed at two adults for the room so we could only have 8 babies. 
It took me a couple of months to get something set, and my baby isn't due until September.

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I'd look and have a list of about 4-5 that youd like and be able to do because most wont hold a spot (even if you pay) or others youd have to pay to do it so having a list of a few, one is bound to have an opening

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We were told to start looking and put our names on a waitlist when we started trying to conceive, because the waitlists around our area are 1-3 years long.

When to look for daycare

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