Our au pair contract is coming up and we would like to put our 2 year old in a quality daycare center.

We have an option to use the Bright Horizons (1111 Penn) near our jobs or a center (MCCA, Westmoreland, Petals) near our home in Bethesda.

Any thoughts on pros/cons of near work or home options?

At work we can visit her during the day and pick her up without the stress of traffic but not sure the Bright Horizons is better quality than the centers in Bethesda - how to tell?

At home the centers seem to be better quality but we will have the traffic wild card to worry about!

I wish there was a daycare selection consultant to help people like me - with a first child - assess centers and weigh the options.

Anyone know of that type of person?

Thanks for listening and any thoughts on this tough choice.