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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm the PP. I am at a large center (150 kids) and find the teachers to have a personal relationship with the kids and families. My son's teacher left to go to grad school and still texts us. She works at a children's clothing store and gave us gift cards at Christmas. His teachers from his prior classes babysit for our family with a release from school and now have his younger sister. There is a community feel to the school. Yes it is a corporation but the teachers are very articulate, professional and loving. I also really value the diversity of backgrounds. Many are multi-racial/ethnic and speak multiple languages. Their worldview is broader and that exposes my son to different cultures. My son has teachers of both genders and all different races and ethnicities as role models. His classmates are reflective of this as well. I wish his school had more SES diversity, but overall I find center based to work best for our family. Every family is different and has different priorities.

The other issue I had with home providers is random people who are not vetted in the home. I used to do child care licensing site visits. Often there were family members like a husband, partner or adult child at home. For me, those people not being vetted and going through a background check makes me leery. At school, that process has occurred. I'm a social worker and unfortunately have a lot of personal experience that makes me very cautious.[/quote]

PP with the 15 month old in an in-home here.  I hear you, and I think kids can and will thrive in either environment.  That said, my in-home provider LOVES her babies and I really feel like she cares for them like her own.  It's not "professional" (though she is very professional), it's like a loving aunt or family member caring for her.  I went to daycare as a kid, and this feels different from what I experienced.  Again, daycare babies get plenty of love and attention too, but I feel GOOD dropping her off in the morning because of how much my girl and her teacher love each other.  Plus, I was really turned off by the turnover at daycare centers.  I like that I know she'll have one teacher that is with her until she moves on from the daycare.

Totally agree about the random strangers in the home.  I would be very, very cautious about that.  My provider's husband sometimes comes home in the evening before daycare hours are over, but they have a policy that he stays upstairs until the kids leave.  I trust my provider, so I don't worry about that for us, but am with you that it's better safe than sorry.[/quote]

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