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[quote=Anonymous]I agree with other PPs, in-home child care, called family child care, can be a great arrangement.  There really is a big range out there, in how professional the provider is, how they do things, etc, so yes, you want to talk to her, even visit and observe.

When my kids were little, I found amazing unicorns of family child care providers who took babies only!  I am in MD, and the rules for family providers are 2 kids under 2, plus up to 6 more kids.  So my providers took in just my baby plus one other, and then had their own kid there too, so that was a wonderful ratio.

The 2nd family provider I used was very open, she let me come visit with my baby, and that was helpful for me, to hang out with her and the kids for a bit, just to see and feel what it was like there.  She was like an active grandma type, and cooked hot lunches every day, took them on walks, a really lovely place.

When I started back to work, I paid for full time care, but for the first few weeks I eased in to the child care, taking the baby for maybe half days to start with.  That helped me cope with transition back to work, and I was lucky to have that flexibility

good luck in finding wonderful care for your child.[/quote]

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