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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a 15 month old in an in-home.  I love it and am so glad we ended up doing an in-home instead of a big center.  She gets lots of love and individual attention, the policies are SUPER flexible and accommodating, and I've developed friendships with the other moms.  That said, I worry that she'll need to switch before starting DC PK3 at 3.5 years.  It's going to be a judgment call in about a year, but I'm not sure if the owner will start to provide more structure as the older group of babies/toddlers gets older.  Though they already do the "theme of the week" which you mentioned your center does.

[b]Based on your pros and cons, I'd do the in-home then evaluate at 2-3, like I plan on doing.  The short walk and cost savings is huge, and finding a preschool spot is much easier than finding an infant spot. [/b] A good, loving in-home is the best of both worlds (nanny and daycare), so if you feel confident you've found a good one, then I'd do that.[/quote]

+1 to this.  If you like the in-home, put her in there for a year or two, and drop the difference in costs into a 529.  If you find it's not a good fit, or you just want to put the kid into an "education center" as a transition to something more structured before you get to school, you'll have 5-10k socked away for college and the price should actually be lower then at the big center (newborn vs. walking vs. potty-trained, etc.)[/quote]

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