Interview with Lisa ( Mother of 1 and works in Georgetown University)

Lisa, a mother of 1, drops her kid to the Hoya Day care center. She recounted her experience and informed us that the whole process was overwhelming. She did not find a centralized system to refer to for all the information needed. She wanted to put her daughter in the day care center earlier but as the Hoya day care doesn't take children under 18 months, she had to hire a nanny for the short period. She referred to several bogs such as DC Urban MOMS and White house Nannies to help with the process. There were a lot of challenges with the price as well as how trained and reliable the nannies are. She was lucky to find a co-worker who was willing to share a nanny with her. This helped her with the prices a bit, but the nanny was unhappy with the whole arrangement and cited tax issues. Lisa payed roughly $25, 000 for the nanny while she pays $12,000 for the day care. She is happy with the day care center but wished for the center to allow enrollments to at an earlier age. Additionally, she mentioned signing up for several day care centers and that the wait listing process was ineffective and inconvenient.