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[quote=Anonymous]We started at a small home center in NC. The woman was preemie certified, so I was very comfortable with her. It was also small town, so she was well known as a great provider.

We moved to NoVa, and at the same time, there was a very sad story of an in-home daycare Richmond (I think) where the provider inadvertantly killed a small child. It was completely accidental, but it would not have happened in a center.  Don't get me wrong - things can happen in a center to - but having this story fresh on my mind, I decided on small center close to our house. It was family run - a woman, with 2 elementary aged children herself, and her two parents, and people they had met through church. There was only 5 infant/toddlers, I'm not sure how many older children but not many.  I was extremely happy there. Small like an in-home center, but an actual daycare that I didn't need to worry about closing for a week or two or the sole provider being sick.

We moved again, and I chose a place close to work this time. Its huge. Camera's everywhere. I don't need to wonder or worry about neglect or abuse or if a caregiver gets sick.

That said, there are negatives to a huge one. Even though the individual clasrooms are small (9 infants in a room, maximum, with 2-3 providers) there is a greater chance of illness getting spread just because of the sheer size of the center.

By far, my favorite was the small center.[/quote]

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