Hello all, I will be starting my ADN in pima CC in Spring 2011. I have a son who is not in school yet. I'm planning on putting him in a day care center f/t when I start school. My husband will be mostly out of town and I have no family in Tucson either. I have this problem, what can I do when my son gets sick?? We all know kids get sick easily in a day care center setting. How can I find sick child care for my son if the day care center doesn't accept sick children. I can't stay home with him specially on clinical days and at the rate they get sick I can't miss that many classes either. So, does anyone know of a place that accept sick kids/ or a normal day care center with a sick kid section? Or an individual care giver who is willing to look after sick kids? How can I find someone? Usually how much they charge for a sick child? I tried Craigslist , but the response is not good.I know there are some sites on the internet / care agencies that provide sick child care but they need 24 hour notice. How do I know when is my kid going to get sick? And the rate is too high too. My husband is the only one working and we are on a budget. I need emegency back up child care. How did you ,nursing students / nurses find sick child care in Tucson?Please help, PM me if you know of a place or a person. Sorry this is long.Thank you in advance.
fromtheseaRN, BSN, RN 464 Posts Specializes in Emergency/Trauma. Jul 19, 2010 i'm in phoenix, but here's what i do-hope your kid doesn't get sick! in my nursing program you can miss ONE clinical day per block. my kids' father lives up here also but travels a lot, and my parents are also in the valley but are not a reliable source of emergency care.so, i make sure my kids stay really, really healthy. no junk food, limited sugar. i feed them whole, natural foods. limited processed foods (ex:goldfish crackers). lots of veggies and fruit. no boxed dinners- we have a meat, a grain (brown rice, quinoa, etc), and veggies. lots of hand washing, and they also get a children's organic, natural multivitamin daily. and they drink a lot of water. i absolutely do not miss a day of lecture or clinical unless i am on my deathbed- that one day a block must be saved for my kids if they become ill.good luck!
KristeyK 285 Posts Specializes in Private Practice- wellness center. Jul 29, 2010 What side of town do you live on? I used to have a lady around 22nd/Wilmot behind the Jim Click dealership there. If you're remotely close to that location, I can see if I can find her number for you. I do not know if she does sick care, but she was AWESOME caring for my son prior to me moving to Continental Ranch.
Matt's Girl 10 Posts Aug 7, 2010 Try going to a church close to you and speaking with the Pastor or Bishop and ask if there are any stay at home moms that watch children. Get a list and interview them. Go with your gut. Good Luck!
AniraP 53 Posts Aug 13, 2010 hi kristyk, if you can find that lady's number please pm me. i live close to u of a area. 22nd and wilmot is a little far but i'm willing to give it a try. these days i'm looking for day care with few kids( not just sick care) for my son as i'm starting in january. thank you .
shanesmommy 40 Posts Aug 14, 2010 I don't live there, but I just ran into a site called Seeking Sitters.com. Its a service that connects you to highly qualified babysitters and you sign up and then are matched with a sitter. Basically you can call the service the day before or whatever, and they send out a sitter (that you have met and everything). Anyway, check it out, its what I plan to use unless my kids deathly ill. I have no relatives or anyone either, so I know how much that sucks.
