"Hard to believe Harry, hard to believe."

Today I had to pick up Chase’s meds from our vet (heartwarm, frontline) and right next door is Kids R Kids, a possible daycare solution for us. I had emailed them earlier this week to get their pricing to compare to others that we’ve investigated, but the woman who replied recommended stopping in and didn’t tell me any pricing. So I stopped in.

That was an eye-opening experience to say the least. Not surprisingly, I’ve never been inside one of the facilities before so I had few expectations. It’s a new building and on the door as you enter is a large sign that reads “Please Sanitize Your Hands Upon Entering”. Certainly a reasonable request. 

Inside, the building was divided by age and the infants were in the first room on the left. They let me take a look through the door and windows. The whole room was surrounded by windows so it was easy to see inside. Of course I was not allowed to enter. The women at the desk were very helpful and one of their first questions was, what is your due date?

As soon as they asked that I thought to myself that these ladies are going to think I’m a lunatic for looking nearly 9 months before we would need the day care. I sheepishly answered January and then they asked when we would we need their services and I said around March.

“Okay, March 2011 is our first opening, but let me make sure there’s not a waiting list,” was the response I heard.  WHAT?!!!!!!!!!!. Here I am thinking I’m way too early to be looking at this and it turns out that I’m right on schedule?

Turns out there was no one on the waiting list so there is space for March, 2011. They only take on 10 infants at once and they have three women for just those infants, a nice ratio made up of a ‘lead” teacher and two assistants. What they’re teaching at this point in the child’s lifetime I’m not sure, but it does seem like there would not be a lack of attention. 

Also outside “Suite 100” were stackable treys with each child’s name on it that contained booties for the parents’ shoes for when they pick up their bundles of joy. You can only enter the room with booties over your shoes and after sanitizing your hands. That’s comforting only I don’t remember seeing booties on the workers so do they have shoes they only wear in that room? Still, they’re making an effort. 

They also had a closet with hangers for carriers/car seats which makes a lot of sense for parents with multiple bases, but not carriers. I was impressed from what I saw, but it was still overwhelming to see in person and to realize that we may have to reserve a spot at one of these places very soon. As the late, great Richie Ashburn use to say to the late, great Harry Kalas during Phillies’ games.....”Hard to believe Harry.”