Childcare

Thinking about Childcare? Here’s what you need to know in 2021 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WA-iOOuNEA8&feature=emb_logo Parents are having to make tough choices about finding child care for their children. In some cases, they feel that they need to sacrifice cost for safety, especially during...

We are so over this. We have been pandemic parenting for nearly two years, and here we are once again, canceling and being canceled. We're home alone with our kids, in the winter, in the rain, and with the...

  As more workplaces begin to reopen, what is daycare going to look like? What should we expect from caregivers when it’s time to send our kids back to them, and what kind of questions do we need to...

Getting started on the search for a nanny or a family with whom you'll share a nanny is no small feat. Once you get past that hurdle (here's what you need to know), you're faced with screening prospective candidates...

Editor's note: We're happy to have Joe Wiseman, Director of Learning for C5 Children’s School, guest posting for us today.  You may be wondering about the best time to move your child into a program that helps prepare his or her...

Figuring out who will take care of your little one while you're at work is no easy task, and the complexities of living in a dynamic city like San Francisco seem to make it harder. We've shared our favorite...

When I was thirteen weeks pregnant with my first child, I put my fetus's "name" on the waitlists of four daycare centers near our home. I recently received a call from one of them telling me that they had...

This post is in partnership with Bright Horizons. Bright Horizons Early Education and Preschool is growing in the Silicon Valley! The center in Sunnyvale is now open, and a brand new Bright Horizons is coming soon to San Jose. Bright...

This time, last year, I was preparing to return to work from maternity leave. My plan had been to return to work after three months, August 12, 2015, to be exact. I had a few leads from an earlier...

Our family kicked off in 2022 with both our daughters going to school. It was a particular time for our family, as Alice began preschool at her sister's preschool alma mater. Her first day was a homecoming for us (even with...