Infant Care Sacramento-Pocket/Greenhaven

stephluvsjerry

I am 37 weeks pregnant and was just hired for an amazing new job that will require me to commute to Yuba County every day when my baby will be just 6-8 weeks old. I'm tormented at the thought of leaving him so young but I have no choice. I am trying to decide where the best place to take him will be and live in the Pocket area. If anyone has any personal experience in this area with a very young child your advice would be much appreciated. The anticipation of it all is so stressful as you who have been through this well know.

 Thank you

ErikandAfton

I have a very good friend who does childcare from her home for 0-24 months. She is amazing and has an opening starting soon. However she is in Rosemont which is off of HWY50 and Watt.

MrsJulieT

Have you considered having the baby commute with you and finding care where you will be working? You'll be quite a ways away in the event of needing to pick the baby up asap (for illness, etc). Unless there is someone else local that can be there quickly I would probably have the baby commute with me.

stephluvsjerry

I have considered finding care in Yuba County but my husband does work locally and is self employed which gives him much greater flexablity to come and go. I also have 3 sisters and my mom in town all at the ready for the most part if nessasary.

stephluvsjerry

Sounds great but I'm afraid Rosemont would be at least an hour in traffic in the wrong direction. I'm looking for something either in the Pocket area or along the I-5 North/ 99 Corridor which is on the way to Yuba/Marysville where my job is and starts at 8am. It will be a very long day for me and my baby.

StefandTodd

I definitely recommend cross-posting this to the baby board!  The link is at the top of this board.  Good luck

Mrs.BoomBoom

stephluvsjerry:

my job is and starts at 8am. It will be a very long day for me and my baby.

Why doesn't DH do drop off and pick up?  I wouldn't be comfortable with baby in care that many hours a day.  You're also going to have problems finding care that's that long...you'll probably need a center...but even those are usually only open from 7am-6 or 6:30pm.  You may also look for someone who will come to you.  It was such a relief not to have to wake the baby to do drop off or pick up.

Ditto about xp-ing to the baby board.  There are a lot of sacramento ladies there.

pink.dutch.tulips

stephluvsjerry:

Sounds great but I'm afraid Rosemont would be at least an hour in traffic in the wrong direction. I'm looking for something either in the Pocket area or along the I-5 North/ 99 Corridor which is on the way to Yuba/Marysville where my job is and starts at 8am. It will be a very long day for me and my baby.

i agree, if you can find something b/t home and work that would probably be your best bet if you can't find something in the Pocket area (i used to live there too and i didn't notice a whole lot centers and given the HOAs there, i'm not sure how picky they are about people running in home daycares). try looking at Craigslist for a provider in the 3 areas.

i too have an 8am start time and an hr+ commute (east bay to marin) i was lucky and found an in-home provider that was literally ON my way to work. our days start at 6:45a out the door, by 7:15ish we're at daycare, i'm at work by 8 and i leave to her at 4pm and we're home by 5:30p.

FMIL&MOB

I sent you a PM. I'm hesitant to put someone's info on an open forum.