I have always wanted to be a teacher and a Mommy but never pictured how I would do both at the same time. I NEVER pictured my children as "latch key kids" but it has happened from time to time over my 15 years of being a Mom. I started working in a daycare center when I was 18 years old and LOVED it!!! So when I graduated from high school I knew I wanted to get my E.C.E. diploma I was older (another story for another topic. LOL) so that summer was crazy busy. I graduated high school in June, got married in July and started college in Aug. good thing I was young I am getting tried just typing it. LOL! We were married for 4 years when it happened.....we became parents to a beautiful, healthy baby girl. So the short version of my story is I started a home daycare and then we bought our first home still while I was doing home daycare when a job opportunity came up in a daycare center so I took it to help us more financially (so I thought) then back to home daycare for a while had our second child another beautiful, healthy baby girl then surprise a healthy, bouncy baby boy arrived so happy doing my home daycare when another great job opportunity came and I thought it would be great...nope went back to home daycare and then again another job offer now my children are older in school all day so why not take it. I was there for a year and a half when again I just felt I need to be home for my children no matter how old they get I LOVE being here for them before and after school, school holidays and if they are home sick so I quit my really good pay for daycare with benefits in a GREAT company and have started my home daycare again. I currently have one little guy who only comes 3 days a week and all my other inquiries are for Sept. 2011 start so I will probably be full in Sept. BUT it is paying the bills between now and Sept. We just missed our April 1 morgage payment so I went on the supply teacher list for the 2 days that my daycare guy is not here with the GREAT company I just left the end of Nov. So now I don't know what to do because I am really struggling with deciding to suck it up and go back with this GREAT company OR stay home and struggle until my home daycare picks up because that is where my heart is.....at home with my family!
Okay so I guess after that very long post (sorry ) my answer to the question is I have always been in daycare in one form or another. LOL!