24 Hour Child care? Would you allow your child to stay overnight at a child care center?

Answer 1

I have a different perspective on this. I provide childcare to parents who work 2nd and 3rd shifts. The children in my care do great. Some of them need more attention when going to bed than others, but using the same routine each night seems to help them all. Many of the children tend to wake a bit during the night during the first few times at my home. After reassuring them that they are safe and snuggling them back in they go right back to sleep. After a few nights though they seem to have no issues. I can certainly understand a parent's concern though. Even though I know children are safe and cared for at my home, I don't think I would ever be able to trust someone else besides family with my daughter at night. It is so scary now a days. Besides abuse concerns I would worry about whether or not the provider would wake if my child needed something. Would she be comforting and kind if my daughter woke her several times? Are there other adults allowed to be around the children? Is the building secure? Night time is so different from the day because you can't just drop in to check up on your child. How do you know your child really is safe? I definitely feel for parents who have no choice. But remember, there are great places out there. I know, because I am one of the good ones!

Answer 2

Sometimes there is no other option.

My brother is deployed to Iraq. His wife is also in the Army, working 18 and 24 hour shifts right now, and they have a 2-month-old.

For a while, they tried to rely on friends to watch the baby when she couldn't be with him. But you'll quickly find yourself without friends if you do that too often. Plus, most of their friends are also deployed or facing deployment.

They don't have any family within hours of them, and everyone works, so no one can go stay with them for an extended period of time.

So overnight daycare is the only option.

If the caregivers are OK during the day, and you're satisfied with the care your child is getting, what's the big deal?

My in-home daycare provider occasionally takes on a child whose parents do shift work and she keeps kids overnight. She does an awesome job, and I wouldn't think twice about leaving my kids with her overnight if need be.

Answer 3

Well, there are many things to consider here. I am assuming the following for the puposes of my answer:
1) your child attends there in the daytime
2) you know that it is a physically secure place
3) this is a regularly offered program open to everyone
4) suitable sleeping quarters as respected to age and gender
5) Your child is able to speak in full, clear sentences

So, those things said, I would say OK, only if your child is accustomed to sleeping elsewhere (friends, grandparents, other family). It seems like an odd arrangement and I wouldn't have it be your child's first away-from-home sleep-over.
Please be sure that if you do this, you know the name and phone number of at least one other parent who is participating and agree beforehand with this person that you will keep your ears open for each other kids thoughts/ideas/comments on how this worked out.

Answer 4

If you work nights what else can you do? I trust them for about 10 to 12 hours per day with my daughter who can't tell me when something is wrong, I just made sure i chose a daycare where I could just pop in at any time and check up on them, then made sure I did exactly that a couple of times. That way the are always on their toes with my daughter. Also I was careful to choose a facility where there are no male caregivers, working with the theory that females are rarely going ot molest female children. God willing!

Answer 5

1) I dont agree with autumn76tx at all. I am a male who works in preschool . I would be willing to bet that there are a lot of women that abuse children, the media however only focuses on the men.

2) If needed I would allow my kid to stay over. Though would prefer family or trusted friends.

Answer 6

I would Get Information On The Daycare. You know Ask Around Or Search on the internet. Or How Well Do You Know The Daycare If You Have Been A Client And There Hav been no problems then i guess it would be ok. but go with your gut instinct.

Answer 7

Yes, so long as it was a trusted child care center.
My Grandmother owns a 24 hour daycare, I think it's great.
As with any daycare, you just have to be careful who you choose because not all providers are trustworthy.
Check with Children's Services in your area to be sure this daycare is up to speed, so to speak.

Answer 8

My answer right now is no BUT you never know what life may be like in the future. I am sure that it would be a huge adjustment but if it means having a home and food and surviving then I guess we would have to make it work.

I am sure many parents don't have any other options. Hopefully the daycares they chose are great ones.

Take Care,
SD

Answer 9

No I would prefer a family member or nanny if it had to be overnight. I like my kids to sleep in their own beds.

Answer 10

no, it distances the parents too far from their child emoionally and the child is probably too young to understand that either you're coming back or too confused and disoriented.