Whether you’re looking to enroll your child in daycare, find a casual babysitter, or hire (and keep) a nanny, Babble has the resources you need. Check out our complete Child Care Guide, as well as perspectives from working parents, and some non-traditional routes to meet your child care needs.

Ovarian Cysts: What Moms Should Know

Ovarian Cysts: What Moms Should Know

Last week my OB/GYN found a rather large cyst on my right ovary. I’m not a stranger to ovarian cysts – I’ve had a ton of little ones throughout my teenage and adult years, plus one big one that ruptured back in 2008. But this time, the doctor suggested that we remove the cyst through MORE »

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12 Teacher Appreciation Gifts for Preschool and Daycare

12 Teacher Appreciation Gifts for Preschool and Daycare

Teacher Appreciation Week is coming up fast – it is May 6-10, 2013! My son’s teachers keep him for nine hours each weekday and are such an important part of his life and our family – they are the ones I trust his education and upbringing to while I am at work. I always want MORE »

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Your Friendly Seasonal Daycare Reminder

Your Friendly Seasonal Daycare Reminder

It’s that time of year again! Time to clean out the daycare cubbies, replenish supplies, and take inventory! Chances are your daycare sent a reminder, but if they didn’t or you have a nanny, here’s my “daycare spring cleaning tips:” Empty out the cubby and take everything home Wash blankets and sheets and towels as MORE »

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Grandma the Baby Sitter

Grandma the Baby Sitter

This is the first year that I have ever had to work on Good Friday. Weird, right? I mean, I’ve worked almost every single Christmas Eve and day after Thanksgiving and Labor Day since leaving college in 2005, but I never had to work Good Friday thanks to being employed by a non-profit organization run MORE »

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What’s In A Name? The Stay At Home Mom Debate

What’s In A Name? The Stay At Home Mom Debate

Lately there’s been talk of “rebranding” the Stay At Home Parent, shying away from calling primary in-home caregivers as “stay at home moms” or “stay at home dads.” There is argument that the term does not do justice to the work done in the home or convey the respect the role deserves. I understand the MORE »

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Momma Needs A Break

Momma Needs A Break

I love being a momma but there is something so incredibly valuable in time off and getting away. Maybe it’s to a Girl’s Night Out at the local Italian restaurant, or maybe it’s a pedicure on a Saturday afternoon during nap time. Maybe it’s 30 minutes in the gym on Tuesday night after the kids MORE »

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Toddler Prom: It’s a Real Thing

Toddler Prom: It’s a Real Thing

Our daycare/preschool does some really cool things for the kids. Oreo the rabbit for Spring pictures, anyone? Parents bring in treats for birthdays and they do regular “Show and Tell” with a theme. They have weekly yoga class and Spanish class. Today they’re having a “pot luck” for the preschool classes so the parents all MORE »

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