Sarah’s Oceanside Home Daycare

I’m a first time mom, and honestly, I sometimes felt, and still feel, like I don’t know what I’m doing. I was able to stay home with my baby for almost five months, but then had to go back to work. I felt so very overwhelmed with trying to find a daycare for her. My family was able to watch my daughter for the first few weeks that I was back at work, and I in the meantime, was trying to find someone to watch her that I felt comfortable with. I would interview three different daycares a day. One on my lunch break, and two after I got off of work. I had been at it for weeks, and had not found anything I liked. The ones I did like had no opening and I was put on a waiting list. The ones with no waiting list, I just knew that I would worry about leaving my daughter there. She’s a «high maintenance» baby, and I worried about finding someone that could handle her for 9 hours a day. And, not only handle her, but love her and have her thrive in an engaging environment. I found Sarah through the YMCA website and called her for an interview. We agreed on a time, and then I had a family emergency, and wasn’t able to meet her that day. She was totally understanding and agreed to another apt the next day. And THANK GOODNESS she did. I can’t begin to tell you how awesome Sarah is. She texts me pictures and updates during the day. She really cares about working with the parents to make sure your child has the best environment, is comfortable and feels safe. And, like I said, I’m a first time mom, and her advice is always great. She’s helped to put my daughter on a schedule (which I was having problems with), she’s helped to reduce her gas by recommending a different formula, she found that my daughter slept better on her stomach… basically, she just really cares. I would wholly recommend Sarah as a wonderful provider, and I can’t express how lucky I feel to have found her!