Derwood Area Daycare?

[YelloJelloBelly]

I need a daycare in Derwood, MD, or very near. I'd like to be able to breastfeed on my lunch hour.

I already know about the KinderCare on Crabbs Branch and the Goddard School in King Farm.

Any other recommendations? Please only refer an in-home if the ratio of kids to caregiver is way lower than they are allowed to have, I know the 2 under 2 rule but when you add 6 higher ages to that mix and do an 8:1 kids to adult ratio I think that's too many for an infant to get really good care and attention.

Thanks in advance!

[YelloJelloBelly]

Well, in case anyone reads the original post looking for the same things I'll update.

KinderCare on Crabbs branch was already a No from previous bad experience.

Goddard in King Farm I've toured. Not sure it's the place for us. I'm disappointed, I was banking on them. At that price I expect to be paying for a better care environment, and I'm not sure they would provide that.

I hope to tour KidStop off of Redland soon, already on their wait list though but it sounds like it's long. She also recommended first getting the babe into KinderCare and then transferring to them when there was an opening, but like I've said I'm not comfortable going back to KinderCare.

Hitting the Montgomery County LOCATE site to start looking at the in-home daycares in the area. I've got my older child in one in northern part of Gaithersburg and I really do like her (though we're moving him because of the new baby, location, and drop offs). When the new babe gets old enough to not be breastfed anymore I hope to put him with her.


Ah well, if you have any recommendations for this area I'd appreciate it!

[Anonymous]

YelloJelloBelly wrote:
KinderCare on Crabbs branch was already a No from previous bad experience.

What was your bad experience? I've absolutely loved it there for over 2 years now. Infants, toddlers, and 2s.

[Anonymous]

YelloJelloBelly:

I am interested in KidStop also, and would like to hear your thoughts and impressions. If you would like to discuss after your tour, please email me at [e-mail]. HOpe to hear from you!

[YelloJelloBelly]

Anonymous wrote:
What was your bad experience? I've absolutely loved it there for over 2 years now. Infants, toddlers, and 2s.

Just overall wasn't happy. I think it was too many kids, too much going on, too much of everything. I wouldn't at this point really go back and detail the things I didn't like, it's been about 2 years ago since I was there and I hear some things have changed. I'm not sure I'm the daycare center type of Mom, it may be that I'm just more comfortable with small environments. If you've been happy there for over 2 years then I would think you'd stick with it regardless of my experience . Every time I do check reviews on here it really just seems like some people have a good experience at one place while others have a terrible one - there's just no guarantees I guess!

Anonymous wrote:I am interested in KidStop also, and would like to hear your thoughts and impressions. If you would like to discuss after your tour, please email me at [e-mail]. HOpe to hear from you!

I toured the KidStop and it's probably made the best impression on me because of it's size. It was calmer, even with some fussy kids in there. Several of the things I liked about KinderCare are also there, ie the drawers and own spaces for the kids, bringing in diapers weekly instead of daily, that they separately label the formula and breastmilk, online payment options, and the location is a huge plus. All good stuff. I haven't found much in the way of reviews on here, maybe because it's so small? I'll drop you an email Cinster04.

[Anonymous]

YelloJelloBelly wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
What was your bad experience? I've absolutely loved it there for over 2 years now. Infants, toddlers, and 2s.

Just overall wasn't happy. I think it was too many kids, too much going on, too much of everything. I wouldn't at this point really go back and detail the things I didn't like, it's been about 2 years ago since I was there and I hear some things have changed. I'm not sure I'm the daycare center type of Mom, it may be that I'm just more comfortable with small environments. If you've been happy there for over 2 years then I would think you'd stick with it regardless of my experience . Every time I do check reviews on here it really just seems like some people have a good experience at one place while others have a terrible one - there's just no guarantees I guess!

Yeah, I'm not leaving, I was just wondering if I missed something big.

I do think there's something to be said for family personality and whether that's a good fit in a particular place. So all the reviews can be 100% true, just different due to families and their particular needs/desires.

They fit really well with my needs as a mom, and my child has been thriving. We actually like the hustle and bustle of the place. But I can see how that could be bothersome to others.