Here in Australia, bringing kids to child care centres (they call it ‘kindie’) have become a normal errand for parents, whether working parents or full time moms.  Working parents have no other option but to leave their kids to kindie if there are no other family members or relatives to look after them.  Most child care centres accept kids from age 2 to age 4.  The good thing about Child Care System here in Australia is that it is supported by the government.  The government shares a percentage of the amount paid to the child care centre.  That makes it less burdensome for parents financially to send their little kids to kindie. 

 

But what would a stay-at-home mom make decide to send her little kids to kindie?  There are lots of advantages in sending your kids to kindie.  I first decided to send my 2 year old daughter more than two years ago to the nearby kindie for her to socialize with other kids.  That was the main reason I sent her to kindie.  Socialization is very important for kids where they learn how to mingle with other kids, get involved in physical activities, and nurture their mental and emotional intelligence.

 

My daughter Ivana used to be a ‘cry-baby’ when she was two.  I was a little bit worried that she might not get along with other kids and just cry at kindie the whole day.  But ignoring my over-sensitivity and worries I still enrolled her to kindie with the main objective of bringing out the best in her.  Now, at age 4, she is a confident, smart little girl who is just too excited to start big school next year.  She is also good now in alphabets, numbers, singing, dancing, drawing, painting, and the like.

 

I was amazed by how the teachers and carers at the centre look after the kids, discipline them and teach them in various activities.  They are well-loved and taken care of.  Usually, during the first week at kindie, kids would cry non-stop for their parents.  After that, no more crying and all are just having fun that at the end of the day they would not want to go home anymore.

 

For full time moms or stay-at-home moms, spending more time for themselves while the kids are at the centre also helps them make their day more productive and enjoyable.

 

I just had a wonderful day today after I dropped the kids at the centre.  I went for my weekly grocery shopping first.  Then, I did an exciting ‘mystery shopping assignment’ (which I will share to you in my upcoming article).  After that, I went for a nice walk near the beach for 30 minutes.  At 11:30am I had my lunch in front of the television watching my favourite television program.  The rest of the day will just be the usual busy day doing house chores and doing errands.

 

Now, tell me, who wouldn’t love the idea of bringing kids to a day care centre when you reap all these benefits?