A FAMILY MEMBER NEEDS YOUR HELP!

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Dear Bajan Mom family,

I need your help again! One of our readers, a foreign national who is still familiarising herself with Barbados, would like recommendations for a good nursery, preferably in St. James but is quite flexible. Please read the summary of the emails that we sent back and forth and send your suggestions in the comment section or through the contact form.

You have been so generous with your knowledge in the past, and we thank you for what you will do for us today.

Have a marvelous Monday!

Best wishes,

Bajan Mom

Dear Bajan Mom,

Thank you so much for all your help. You are great! I have another question to ask, could you recommend a daycare centre in Holetown?

You asked me these questions:

Could you be a little more specific? Are you looking for family-based? Is there a particular price range that interests you? Does the Day Care need to have an outdoor play area? Do you prefer a small facility where the ages tend to be mixed or a larger programme where the age groups are a little more segregated? Ideally, will this just be a place for your little one to start or do you want a place where your child can learn and grow until going to school? Is the Holetown location set in stone or could you be more flexible?

So the most important wish is, that the people there are lovely and of course not violent with the kids. My daughter will be only 9 months old, so must be possible for toddlers. 

Great would be a flexibility in hours per week. I plan to put her only a few hours (4-5) per weeks in the first months and later more. A contract that can be canceled monthly would be perfect. I like Montessori, but it’s not a must. And Holetown (walking distance) would be good, but not a must too.

Also, no TV. Do you think there are daycare places without any TV? 

Thanks again.

S & J

Ask Bajan Mom: OB/GYN information

THANK YOU TO ALL THOSE WHO EMAILED INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR PREFERRED OB/GYNS. IN THE WORDS OF J . . . “MANY THANKS.”

Q: Dear Bajan Mom,
I really like your listing of Doctors on your blog and noted your disclaimer about not being able to list recommendations.
I was going to Dr. Greaves (who I loved) and learned that he will no longer be delivering babies in 2015 and mine is due early January.
I am now looking for a new Obstetrician and would love to know the feedback you’ve had on this list that do deliveries at Bayview.
Appreciate you sharing your feedback. I’ve not been able to find information on where any of them have studied or practiced etc.
OBSTETRICS/GYNAECOLOGY
Dr Eltora Bennett
Dr Nigel Best
Dr James Boyce
Dr Carlos Chase
Dr Donn Greaves (retiring from deliveries Dec ’14)
Dr Raymond Maughan
Dr Garth Mclntyre
Dr Agatha Scholar
Dr Maurice Smith
Dr. Tracey Archer (believe she also delivers at Bayview).

Thanks in advance,
J
A: Dear J,

Thank you for your kind email. As I mentioned in my private response to you, there is only one on the list I am sure of, the others I will research on your behalf. I will also appeal to the readers to assist, some of them in the medical field themselves.

Best regards,

Bajan Mom

Any of these medical practitioners who may be reading, or any patients or former patients of theirs, feel free to comment or send me an email through the contact form. Let us help J have one less stressor during this precious time in her life.