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[quote=Anonymous]I will share my experience. We had a nanny for many years who was wonderful, but my kids, especially my four-year-old, desperately needed more socialization. My two-year-old was also not really talking. Every specialist we saw recommended some kind of school. The pandemic made the normal nanny type outings a lot harder because the library, etc was closed. My oldest, who is a super social kid, was really bummed out and having a ton of behavioral issues.

So.. we enrolled them in full-time daycare, which was a huge leap for me.

I have never regretted my decision for a second. Both kids are thriving developmentally. They are much happier. DH and I are much happier. My oldest wears a mask without a problem. My youngest does not, and he has had some illnesses but nothing major. In fact, the only time both have them have been truly sick for the past several months was RSV and we did not get that at daycare.

To me, the risk to a kid’s mental health and development is more significant than the risk of COVID. The protocols they are using work, most parents are very good about keeping kids home when they are not well, and even if they were to get COVID, the risk of them getting gravely ill is still very minor. I would go for it OP![/quote]

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