by JThomas » Sat Jul 13, 2013 8:02 am
Congratulations! Have you looked at the Tooting Baby website?
There's a nursery within St George's hospital which is open to anyone which a friend of mine looked at and liked before deciding to go down the childminder route instead.
And I know people who've been happy with the nursery on the old Springfield hospital sight (sorry, unhelpfully don't know what it's called)
And friends who use Balham Babyroom and Eveline (both between Balham a s tooting bec).
3 months is quite little - I don't imagine any of those nurseries have many 3 month olds - have you considered a nanny share? Works out about the same cost and may seem a bit less "scary" (for you!) at that age. We have a nanny (twins, so wasn't much in it cost-wise and there are various advantages - you don't need to get your child dressed and mobilised in the morning, so the hour I have with them is much calmer (I leave them in their PJs eating breakfast), the nanny still comes if they are ill (I only have to take time off if she is ill - less common) and she does their washing on the days she is here.
Good luck.
Congratulations! Have you looked at the Tooting Baby website?
There's a nursery within St George's hospital which is open to anyone which a friend of mine looked at and liked before deciding to go down the childminder route instead.
And I know people who've been happy with the nursery on the old Springfield hospital sight (sorry, unhelpfully don't know what it's called)
And friends who use Balham Babyroom and Eveline (both between Balham a s tooting bec).
3 months is quite little - I don't imagine any of those nurseries have many 3 month olds - have you considered a nanny share? Works out about the same cost and may seem a bit less "scary" (for you!) at that age. We have a nanny (twins, so wasn't much in it cost-wise and there are various advantages - you don't need to get your child dressed and mobilised in the morning, so the hour I have with them is much calmer (I leave them in their PJs eating breakfast), the nanny still comes if they are ill (I only have to take time off if she is ill - less common) and she does their washing on the days she is here.
Good luck.
