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[quote=Anonymous]My daughter has been at the same daycare center since she was 1 and seems happy there. The daycare is very close to my office, but has reduced hours and stopped serving lunch due to COVID.  She's had the same teachers (low turnover) and since I'm a fed, the rates are subsidized and reasonable. Curriculum is "play-based" and seems like pretty standard daycare fare. The facilities are decent but not ideal--they are in the basement of a federal building, though there is an outdoor playground.

After years on the waitlist, we were offered a spot at a local Montessori that has a good reputation, is right next to my husband's office, and has a beautiful building/playground. It costs significantly more (on the order of $500 extra per month) and we loved it when we toured it--but that was over two years ago. The hours are better, but they also don't provide lunch.

My husband wants to take the Montessori spot because remembers loving the tour and remembers believing in the curriculum. I'm hesitant to move her when she's happy at her existing daycare. The other wrinkle is that we are expecting another baby and will need another daycare spot starting in the spring. I think we would definitely get an infant spot at her current daycare if we stayed, and we would have a pretty good shot of getting an infant spot at the Montessori. [/quote]

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