While looking for an appropriate Brooklyn-based childcare for my nephew
Sam, I was trying to weigh in the pros and cons of hiring a nanny against sending
Sam to a childcare in the neighborhood. In doing so, I read a lot of
online articles and consulted some neighbors too who had kids of the same age
as Sam.
In Brooklyn, childcare centers are not scarce, because of
which, fishing out a good one from the available options can be challenging. To
top it up, there is the second option of hiring a nanny which presented itself after
a neighbor gave me the number of the nanny she had hired for her daughter two
years back.
The second challenge was sorted as the unavailability of
trained nannies along with the monthly expense of having a child cared for at home
was beyond what I could afford at the moment.
So much for being lazy about waking up early every day to drop
Sam at his childcare-
Well, now that one option very conveniently got eliminated
on its own, I somehow felt relieved as I had a smaller area to cover on my
radar.
All I had to do was browse through the list of options
and pick one.
I finally decided to get Sam enrolled into the nearest Brooklyn Childcare Center as it was not only very close, but it had all the amenities
like a large playground, a gym, a music room, a play pen, toys and games. The
staff were loving and amicable; the childcare center made good efforts to maintain
cleanliness and safety for the children.
It has been a great transition for Sam who used to be very shy.
He talks more now and has even made new friends at the childcare. He is fond of
his teachers and has picked up some good habits from his teachers and friends.
