daycare

- cold-flu
- November 15, 2018
A Parent’s Guide to Surviving the First Year of Daycare & School Colds

Here’s what you need to know about managing your kids’ colds and keeping everyone as happy and healthy as possible this school year.
- child-care
- October 26, 2016
Bored or Busy? How 4 Local Moms Make It Work in Summer

At this point in the summer, moms and families are either well settled into a summertime rhythm or fed up with patchwork childcare and the day camp hustle.
- wellness
- August 4, 2016
How to Support Your Local Early Learning Community

Enhance and support the children in your community, and you will enhance and support the community - and the world - as a whole.
- family-life
- August 2, 2016
Ontario Will Become First Province to Ban Waitlist Fees for Child Care

Frustrated parents can rejoice as fees will be banned by September 1.
- mom-101
- March 2, 2016
The Realities Of On-Campus “Student” Daycare Centres

While meant to support students who are also parents, on-campus student daycare centres are anything but supportive
- mom-101
- February 10, 2016
Do I Need A Business Plan For My Home Daycare?

Jessica sent in a question asking if I had a business plan when I opened my home daycare. The answer might surprise you! Continue reading
- mom-101
- February 4, 2016
Searching For A Daycare Provider Almost Made Me A SAHM

After exhausted all her options, one mom almost called it quits while looking for a daycare provider
- mom-101
- January 1, 2016
Top Ten Posts of 2015

I'm always surprised when I go back and look at what my readers have found the most interesting here at Welcome To The Zoo. You're a diverse lot, and the […]
- mom-101
- December 18, 2015
Calling Your Daycare Provider “Mommy” Doesn’t Mean What You Think

I've seen that look so many times. It's the look on a mama's face when she hears her little one call me “Mommy”. The truth is, I've had about 30 […]
- mom-101
- November 24, 2015
Home Daycare: How To Get Five Kids To Take A Two Hour Nap … In The Same Room

As a daycare provider, you *might* be lucky enough to have space in your home for all of the kids to take a nap in a separate area. But if you're like most, you just don't. Chances are, you'll have Continue reading
- mom-101
- September 21, 2015
When to Keep Your Child Home From Daycare

It happens. Kids have impeccable timing. They get sick on the one day this week that you have that big meeting with the head of the company.
- family-life
- September 9, 2015
What Does Your Toddler Need To Bring To Daycare?

Items to make your totâs time at daycare more comfortable
- mom-101
- July 31, 2015
25 Things Only Home Daycare Providers Understand

1. Sharing your home with 5 or more other families. 2. Sweeping the kitchen floor 5 times each day just to keep it passable. 3. The internal debate over whether to call a parent out on this morning's dope & drop. 4.
- mom-101
- July 24, 2015
Home Daycare How-To: Why Naptime is Non-Negotiable

The question of naps is going to come up whenever you're interviewing a new family. Chances are, at least one parent will ask if you require children to take naps
- mom-101
- March 25, 2015
Daycare Bills Are Forcing Parents Into Debt

In order to qualify for daycare subsidy in Newfoundland and Labrador, both parents need to make less than minimum wage
- mom-101
- March 11, 2015
Another Daycare Change

A little about Aubrey and Daycare.
- mom-101
- March 2, 2015
Must-Haves For Home Daycare

Running a home daycare in your home is so different than working at a daycare center. There is limited space in your home, space that you don't want to be completely overrun with daycare stuff: high chairs, cots, blankets, sensory items and toys … d
- family-life
- February 12, 2015
Vaccination-Free Daycare Opens In Ottawa

For better or for worse, couple opens vaccination-free daycare centre in Ottawa.
- mom-101
- February 2, 2015
Home Daycare How-To: Discipline

We've all been there: Little Hunter is playing happily until Colin walks over and grabs his toy. Hunter winds up and socks Colin in the arm. Or bites him. Or kicks him. Or you've told Mary for the 14th time to put her shoes on and she just keeps
- mom-101
- January 12, 2015
Things I Wish I Had Known Before Opening a Home Daycare

Home Daycare is the perfect way to contribute well to your family's finances, while still staying home with your own children. It means that you can be there to see your child take her first step or say his first word. But there are a few things to co
- mom-101
- December 27, 2014
10 Crazy Questions People Ask Daycare Providers

You know, travelling around town with 5 toddlers and a baby on your back always draws alot of attention. Most people assume that the children all belong to one family, and that you are the parent of this tiny hoard of children. And with most of the ki
- family-life
- December 3, 2014
24 Hour Daycare Is A Game Changer For Shift Workers

Little Start Daycare in Barrie only second round-the-clock daycare in Canada
- mom-101
- December 1, 2014
To My Kids: Why We Chose Daycare

Parenting is hard. This is a letter to my kids about why daycare was the right choice for us
- parenting
- November 17, 2016
Why Being Honest with Your Kids Can Stop the Drop-Off Tears

Sneaking out at the school or daycare drop-off to avoid the tears and tantrums does more harm than good. Find out why honesty is the best policy for stopping tears.
- family-life
- November 20, 2014
When Is The Right Time to Switch Childcare Providers?
- mom-101
- November 3, 2014
Satirical Daycare Twitter Account Is Funny Cause Its True

"Los Feliz Day Care" is the brain child of comedy writer Jason Shapiro that pokes fun at the shortcomings of modern daycare
- mom-101
- October 1, 2014
Running a Home Daycare: Tips To Help Your Own Child Adjust

While running a home daycare can be an amazing way to supplement your family's income and stay home with your own children, it can also be very difficult for them.
- mom-101
- September 23, 2014
Day Care? No Guilt.

I love Eli. I love love love him. In the mornings we snuggle and have breakfast together and wrestle and read books and chase and dress-up and play hide&seek and paint and play-doh and superheroes
- family-life
- September 3, 2014
Starting Daycare and Sleep For Your Baby

Starting daycare can be tough on everyone. Make sure that while making the adjustment for your little one sleep is the focus, and an earlier bedtime can help.
- mom-101
- September 3, 2014
429 Days of Memories

Join me on my journey of motherhood Ok, I've digressed.
- mom-101
- September 3, 2014
The 5 Types of Daycare Parents

Join me on my journey of motherhood Over the last few weeks we have had a few visits to Little Dude's daycare.
- mom-101
- August 15, 2014
{This Moment}

Following in the footsteps of Our Growing Roots and Soulemama, a new Friday series, {This Moment}. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.
- mom-101
- July 2, 2014
A Hard Week With Daycare

At 6 weeks post pregnancy, I returned to the gym, Aubrey in tow. Through the year he has brought home many sicknesses from being at the daycare there, but nothing like he has now
- mom-101
- June 20, 2014
Daycare, Daycare, Daycare

Ugh. I hate daycare. In my opinion it is the most stressful part of parenting. More than anything, I would love to stay home full-time with my babies
- family-life
- May 14, 2014
Court Rules Day Care Must Be Accommodated For Shift Workers

The Federal Court of Appeal has upheld a ruling demanding a shift working mom be given set hours to accommodate daycare
- mom-101
- May 1, 2014
5 Cheap Places To Explore With Kids

It's so easy to fall into the trap of thinking that you need a ton of money to do something fun with the kids. Sure, our trip to Ripley's Aquarium in Toronto was a lot of fun. But it cost a good chunk of money to drive there, park, pay for tickets
- family-life
- April 21, 2014
Help! My Toddler Is A Bully At Daycare

What you should do when your toddler is acting aggressively at daycare
- mom-101
- April 16, 2014
Manifesto of Parents’ Childcare Rights

As a parent of an infant or preschooler, chances are you will need to find regular childcare at some point. Being a stay at home parent or a work at home parent is an opportunity that not everyone has
- mom-101
- March 14, 2014
The Daycare, the Toddler, and the Cheese Sandwich

I am sure you've all heard about the debacle at an Ottawa daycare centre last week, where a two year old girl was automatically suspended for three days for carrying a wrapped cheese sandwich
- No Category
- April 8, 2016
Recharge Your Batteries, Restore Your Sanity

The kids will have a blast at these Vancouver services, and Moms will be able to run errands and take a load off during school vacations.
- No Category
- March 31, 2016
Give Yourself a March Break

Manage March madness. Schedule in some downtime for mom with these great drop-off programs and child-minding services.
- mom-101
- February 17, 2014
How To Be The Best Daycare Parent Ever

In the business, we call them the “Golden Parents” and the “Parents You Want”. Because as any Home Daycare Provider will tell you –we've all had many experiences with the type of parent that isn't so shiny.
- No Category
- April 14, 2016
Banish Playdate Problems

Embarrassed by your child's playdate behaviour? Here are some simple steps to ensure a happy and successful play date for all.
- family-life
- January 28, 2014
Why We Don’t Have A TV

What?! We don't have a TV? Whose crazy idea was that?? While I was doing home daycare , I conducted many, many interviews with prospective parents.
- family-life
- April 21, 2013
5 Things About Parenting You Were Never Told

These lesser-known truths are equally, if not more important than some of our stand-by rules for parenting well.
- mom-101
- March 20, 2013
Kids home alone

Kids home alone: what's the right age for kids to be left at home on their own?
- mom-101
- March 6, 2013
Is Work-Life Balance Possible in an Age of Digital Technology?

Is it really possible to have a work-life balance in this age of 24/7 connectivity?
- mom-101
- February 21, 2013
My Daycare Progress Report

Hannah has been in daycare for six weeks now, so on Friday we received an Infant Progress Report
- mom-101
- December 21, 2012
The Dreaded D Word

I go back to work mid-January and was hoping to keep Hannah home with me as much as possible until then. Instead, she'll start day care next week.
- mom-101
- September 27, 2012
HELP! There’s a Neanderthal in My House!

There's a caveman in our midst. He's primitive yet smart, ornery yet agreeable (when he chooses to be) and has very little interest in “acceptable behaviour.”
- mom-101
- August 27, 2012
Happy 1st Birthday, Adelaide!

There are other things that come along with this milestone, too -- namely, an urge to get back into my business full-time.
- mom-101
- August 27, 2012
When baby’s away, Mommy will play (even though she should be working)

After answering a Craigslist ad a few months back, we found a part-time space for her -- in a city that doesn't have a lot of daycare spaces to begin with, nevermind part-time ones.
- mom-101
- August 24, 2012
Mom’s day out

I'm having a tought time dealing with my friends going back to work. It's tough, primarily because I'm not a Stay at Home Mom -- I'm a Work at Home Mom.
- family-life
- June 11, 2012
Daycare: Questions to Ask

A comprehensive list of questions for parents to ask when meeting with a potential daycare provider.
- family-life
- April 1, 2012
“Daddy Daycare” and Other Misconceptions

You can't babysit your own kids. That's fairly obvious. At least in the case of women, or so it seems. Apparently those in possession of the double X chromosome are the only ones that are the true “parents” of their children; men are merely
- mom-101
- January 17, 2012
Dads and Boots

Yesterday Hubs picked up Little Boo from daycare before coming to get me at work. When they arrived I noted that my sweet 6 year old was wearing sneakers. In the snow.
- family-life
- January 17, 2012
Dads and Boots

Yesterday Hubs picked up Little Boo from daycare before coming to get me at work. When they arrived I noted that my sweet 6 year old was wearing sneakers. In the snow.