Day Time Child Care for 22 month old

[SarahJ2169]

I'm heading to Aruba at the end of the month, and staying in the high rise area. I have been going to Aruba for as long as I can remember, but this will be my first trip with an active (ridiculously so) toddler. I was wondering if anyone knows of any day time camps in the high rise section that I can register my munchkin for. I'm just looking for a little break for an hour or two a day where I can lay on the beach and bake instead of chasing him everywhere. I'm not looking for private one on one babysitting but instead an organized group toddler program. I know Hyatt has one from ages 3-12 but my son is just shy of two and not potty trained.

Any input would be appreciated! Thanks!

[Andrea J.]

check with the conscierge at your resort
some if not all do not take the kids under a certain age and potty training is an important issue.

the conscierge though may not be able to find you an appropriate play group/group child care activity program, but MAY be able to find you a reputable and reliable babysitter. (quite often a hotel employee that is looking for extra $$ doing something that is not in their regulkar line of work)

reputable, reliable and KNOWN are good keywords to remember.

good luck in your search and i am sure that there will be a solution.
andrea

Originally Posted by SarahJ2169

I'm heading to Aruba at the end of the month, and staying in the high rise area. I have been going to Aruba for as long as I can remember, but this will be my first trip with an active (ridiculously so) toddler. I was wondering if anyone knows of any day time camps in the high rise section that I can register my munchkin for. I'm just looking for a little break for an hour or two a day where I can lay on the beach and bake instead of chasing him everywhere. I'm not looking for private one on one babysitting but instead an organized group toddler program. I know Hyatt has one from ages 3-12 but my son is just shy of two and not potty trained.

Any input would be appreciated! Thanks!

[arubaness]

i'm always reluctant to entrust my kid to a day care center at resort....but i did look into it while i was in aruba earlier this year and found that all of the hotel operated ones don't accept kids not potty trained - for obvious reasons. so, we just brought him along with us everywhere - pool, beach, butterfly farm, the 1/2 sub ride, etc...granted, my wife and i did not have the opportunity to do our own things. but it was all worth it in the end.