Day Care for a 5 month old baby girl

lutsia · Post by **lutsia** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 12:02 am

Hello,

Due to my problems with KELA(I didnt get maternity allowance because I was only 179 days[you need 180 days..] covered by KELA, pls, dont even comment on this fact because I have heard enough from this absurd), I will have to start working full time asap. We have applied for a day care and days ago we got to know we got the place, but today they said they will not be able to take our daughter. Does anyone know a daycare that would take a 5 month old baby or even 6 months(we could wait until that)? We live in Pähkinärinne, Vantaa. We would even be able to take her to Myyrmäki, if there is a place there!

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mikkolover · Post by **mikkolover** » Thu Feb 04, 2010 3:36 pm

Hello,

Perhaps you can look for someone to watch your child at home? Do you already have work? I only ask because full time work is hard to find, so if you dont have work yet, you just might be home for many many months to come anyway. I think the earliest they let kids at my son's daycare is 9 months. good luck!

maurine · Post by **maurine** » Thu Feb 04, 2010 4:50 pm

its pretty hard to get a daycare for a 5month old, i suggest you wait until she is 8 months old. plus don't forget since your child might be the youngest,their is a risk of her falling sick especially this time of season, since kids do pass infections to each other easily in the daycare and more phone calls to you to pick up your kids and stay home until she gets better. maybe you should wait.

susytraveler1985 · Post by **susytraveler1985** » Thu Feb 11, 2010 1:25 pm

I like not so far from vantaa in kirkkonumi if you need help with your child i can help you i have experience with babies i am an au pair from Peru i am 24 good luck.

lutsia · Post by **lutsia** » Tue Feb 16, 2010 9:01 pm

Hi All,

We got a place in Martinlaakso, but the problem now is that Kela decided that they wont give us any help for day care before our baby is 10 months...so, we will keep the search in case I get fulltime job, instead of part time one I currently have.

blackberry · Post by **blackberry** » Mon Apr 11, 2011 8:31 am

i had the same problem w´hen i move to finland and married with my child father.
i am from Estonia. After married i just regist myself in finland ofcourse.. baby and wife need to live with child father.
so i just move here and belives that all is so easy and fine. i send to kela all my papers to apply money. the suprise that they will no pay me cames after baby born.
they just said that sorry a ,,, you been here only 154 days but own rules here is for this moneys is 180 days before.
All this 9 month i just readed coins ... and now when my baby is today 10 month old ..they pay to me kotihoitotuki and kotilisä-. so its money is normal . In sept ever how i want to go to work.
ofcourse this rules about the first money is stupit. But its they rules.
take good care. be strong soon this hell is over.

susytraveler1985 · Post by **susytraveler1985** » Mon Apr 11, 2011 8:44 am

yeah i havent been also the full time they ask to get money but fortunately when my baby is 10 months old i can get something to stay at home

otherwise i dont know how i can survive without money

Rip · Post by **Rip** » Mon Apr 11, 2011 10:03 am

lutsia wrote:Hi All,

We got a place in Martinlaakso, but the problem now is that Kela decided that they wont give us any help for day care before our baby is 10 months...so, we will keep the search in case I get fulltime job, instead of part time one I currently have.

How about baby's father? Did he immigrate at the same time or later, because if not, he could get the "paternal allowance" (paid between the end of "maternity leave" and the beginning of possible "home care support" time for either mother or father) if he gets off from work to take care of the child.

anaf505 · Post by **anaf505** » Mon Apr 11, 2011 2:17 pm

lutsia wrote:Hello,

Due to my problems with KELA(I didnt get maternity allowance because I was only 179 days[you need 180 days..] covered by KELA, pls, dont even comment on this fact because I have heard enough from this absurd), I will have to start working full time asap. !

Hello you!

I understand you, the same happened to me. Have you tried ask to Social Office? They should help you,if Kela doesn't. I lived in Turku, I didin't get the Maternity and Social Office always helps.

What do you think about that? Or you think is better you get a job?

Bests

Rip · Post by **Rip** » Mon Apr 11, 2011 2:39 pm

anaf505 wrote: Social Office always helps.

Only if the family is otherwise without savings and sufficient income

Kirsten · Post by **Kirsten** » Tue Aug 16, 2011 10:18 am

If the cost was the same, would you hire a nanny? A nanny can provide lots time intensive personalized care for the things like feeding and sleeping which take up so much of a baby's life.

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