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18 mth old starting crèche
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30-07-2015 5:01pm#1
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So the place is bloody amazing. I want to go there myself! Now it is steep (9 euro an hour for 20 hrs a week) but prices go down significantly if they are there the full day.
The whole place is brand new even the building in April. The place is very clean and tidy, ikea looking organisation. Most of the toys are wooden, she said they are very bpa/ plastic/ chemical conscious. Outside looks amazing, twice a day they are outside. If the weather is really bad they have a gymboree style place in the basement.
All the food is fresh and organic every day. Made by chef in a big kitchen.
They are very child orientated, very gentle/ attachment style approach. No punishments. 2 german speaking and one English speaking teacher in each room and they don't change unless someone is sick.
They also have a few irish kids and one even uses cloth nappies already!
They provide all nappies, wipes, even toothbrushes. All I have to bring is a water bottle and a change of clothes.
All highly trained and very nice teachers. They are creating a new class at the moment that my son will be in so I'll have to meet those teachers.
I was very impressed but then I have no frame of reference. But he basically ran off and left me which is a good sign.
They also take the kids on field trips!
I'm going to miss him so much. He'll probably nap for 2 hrs once he's home so that'll be most of our day gone
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Aww sligo1, it's doesn't have to be so bad.
If they have good hand washing policies in place they can avoid a lot of it. Plus any extra jabs you can get make a big difference. I'd say we avoided 90% of the tummy upsets in our local creche with washing their hands before and after they go in (wipes don't cut it, both hands into a bowl of warm soapy water. They love splashing in it anyway). Making sure the creche staff wash their hands, and then the vaccines for whichever one it is.. rota or noro... and chicken pox.
Thanks pwurple. I'd be fairly obsessed with hand washing anyway. They both stand up on a stool at the sink to do them before and after we go out anywhere, after toddler cafes, before and after food etc. I am going to take L in to get the chick pox vaccine and the rotovirus drops aswell. All I can do regarding the staff at the creche tho is trust that they follow correct hand hygiene procedures etc... So fingers crossed it will be ok (but I'm dreading it still. Lol).
Glad u found a lovely Creche Dori.
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dori_dormer wrote: »I asked about sickness too and the lady said yes it does happen obviously but generally by 18 mths old they have encountered so much already it's less likely they'll catch every little thing like a 6 month old.
Don't know how true it is tho!
O dori that's great to hear! 0 -
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If it's any consolation to you my daughter started creche at 10 months old and never suffered from the dreaded crechitis. She got the odd cold like all kids (once each winter) but wasn't constantly sick like so many other poor babies when they start in creche.
That's great to hear Xdancer. Our creche said it was sessional. And because L will be starting coming into the winter Im not so sure if she will be so lucky. Did u get any extra vaccines or anything other than those in the current schedule? 0 -
That's great to hear Xdancer. Our creche said it was sessional. And because L will be starting coming into the winter Im not so sure if she will be so lucky. Did u get any extra vaccines or anything other than those in the current schedule?
Yeah I paid for her to have Rotateq (rotavirus), Prevenar (pneumonia vaccine which I think is included in the Irish schedule, but not here in Spain) and at 15 months the Varivax (chicken pox) vaccine. Basically if it was available, my daughter was given it. Cost a small fortune but worth it
My daughter started in the November when she was 10 months old, although our winters are a lot milder!0 -
Yeah I paid for her to have Rotateq (rotavirus), Prevenar (pneumonia vaccine which I think is included in the Irish schedule, but not here in Spain) and at 15 months the Varivax (chicken pox) vaccine. Basically if it was available, my daughter was given it. Cost a small fortune but worth it
My daughter started in the November when she was 10 months old, although our winters are a lot milder!
Thanks Xdancer. I'm going to make an appointment to get chick pox and rotavirus vaccine. 0 -
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dori_dormer wrote: »So the place is bloody amazing. I want to go there myself! Now it is steep (9 euro an hour for 20 hrs a week) but prices go down significantly if they are there the full day.
The whole place is brand new even the building in April. The place is very clean and tidy, ikea looking organisation. Most of the toys are wooden, she said they are very bpa/ plastic/ chemical conscious. Outside looks amazing, twice a day they are outside. If the weather is really bad they have a gymboree style place in the basement.
All the food is fresh and organic every day. Made by chef in a big kitchen.
They are very child orientated, very gentle/ attachment style approach. No punishments. 2 german speaking and one English speaking teacher in each room and they don't change unless someone is sick.
They also have a few irish kids and one even uses cloth nappies already!
They provide all nappies, wipes, even toothbrushes. All I have to bring is a water bottle and a change of clothes.
All highly trained and very nice teachers. They are creating a new class at the moment that my son will be in so I'll have to meet those teachers.
I was very impressed but then I have no frame of reference. But he basically ran off and left me which is a good sign.
They also take the kids on field trips!
I'm going to miss him so much. He'll probably nap for 2 hrs once he's home so that'll be most of our day gone
What type of a kita are you putting him in? Usually the majority of the costs are covered by the Bundesland. Here in Hamburg, they cover the first 20-25 hours a week, not sure what the exact number is. And then you pay for any additional hours after that. You shouldn't have to pay the full costs.0 -
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dori_dormer wrote: »Ah sadly we do it's a private one and we are only here on a one year relocation. Not paying german taxes .
Ah ok, that would explain it. The private ones would also be covered if you were paying taxes, which is good at the moment because of the kita strikes.
Best of luck with the Eingewöhnung, the first few days you will spend your time there with your son. The hardest part is when you start leaving him on his own. It really breaks your heart when they start crying and you have to leave them there. But they adapt so quick, the worst is over after 2-3 weeks.0 -
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