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[quote=Anonymous]We are planning on putting our son in Blue Bird in Nov/Dec timeframe. I have visited a number of times and always find the infants to be well cared for. The caretakers are responsive and engaging with the infants. That isn’t to say I don’t have some concerns.

1. I have to say I wish they spoke more English, not for my son, but for me so I could communicate with all the caretakers not just the lead teacher.

2. Also, they don't encourage the staff to get flu shots, which isn't surprising, but is disappointing to me because it is recommended and especially considering that many in there care are under 6 months of age and can not be vaccinated themselves.

3. The biggest red flag for me has been some inconsistency. One person said the children are assigned a caregiver the other person said they are assigned a caregiver on a given day but it changes day to day. They also told me the first time I was there that they don't take the infants outside. Every other time they have stated they do take them outside. ??? That is a big difference. Also the first time I checked it out they said their infant room has a max of 10 infants (although there are only 9 cribs) then they corrected themselves and said there is a total limit of (now I am forgetting) I think 24 for the whole room downstairs so it could be 12 and 12 or 14 and 10. But that the key is 3 to one ratio, which I have always seen them adhere to.

I called the inspector regarding the infractions and she explained them in more detailed and talked about past reports at Tiny Tots. She indicated things have improved over the past year or so at Tiny Tots. When I asked the Director at BlueBird about what had happened at Tiny Tots she stated that the owners had some health issues at the time and that they were not as involved as they should have been and they have hired her to be more directly involved at Blue bird. I guess the fact that the problems happened when there were health issues gives me some comfort, but not a lot. We want the care to be top notch all the time. Was anyone there when they had the overcrowding issues at Tiny Tots?

I think maybe the BlueBird parents should get together and agree to serve as extra eyes for each other.  I have to say the caregivers in the infant room do seem to truly love the babies.  If any Blue Bird parents with infants want to get together let me know. 
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