ISO childcare for my 16 month old son

Springfield OR

Description

I have been searching high and low for childcare for my son. All the daycares only want to watch children 3 and up. I'm a single mom of a 16-month-old boy. I am looking for someone to watch my son for a 2-3 days a week, 2-4 hrs, maybe more. I will be attending online classes, starting late March but will have to go to meetings on campus, weekly, as well as, needing time to get housework/errands appts done. He is curious about everything and loves to play. He does well playing independently and with other kids. He has a lip tie and some issues with foods/liquids, which he sees a speech therapist for, so I am hoping to find someone who is familiar with gagging and texture issues. Please be CPR trained! He has improved greatly but is still getting the hang of everything. He has a hard time latching, so he still uses bottles for his milk, but is learning to drink from a cup, he hasn't been able to latch onto sippy cups, so I went straight to cups with lids that have slits. Other than that, he is pretty easy going. It would be nice for him to get some fun socializing time with other kids. It's been pretty isolating, since the pandemic! I am willing to provide all the snacks and foods he does well with, as well as diapers and whatever he needs while being watched. I am hoping to find someone that will eventually be open to accepting DHS when I go back to work, if not, that's okay, but right now I can pay out of pocket, for an agreed rate. I am hoping for a drop-in center or daycare, since my son is home most the time, he would benefit from having time away from home for a few hours. Please, respond with rates and availability. I haven't, yet, dealt with childcare for my son, so I don't know all the dos and don'ts, and what not. I would have flexibility for 2 of the 3 days, once school starts, I will know the exact dates.