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[quote=Anonymous]As someone who recently moved her child to a new daycare center, these are some of the things I wish I had asked:

1. What is a typical schedule for an infant? Do you feed on-demand or put him/her on a feeding schedule?
2. How will my infant be engaged in play? 
3. Are older children/toddlers in the infant room in the mornings and evenings? Supervision?
4. Are there other children my child's age in the room? 
5. Who are the "helpers" who are in the room on teacher breaks?

When we toured centers before our son was born, I looked at cleanliness and safety. But when we started, I realized there are a lot of other important items too. In our first center, our child was often just parked on a boppy pillow. Bigger kids in the room during the morning would make me uncomfortable around the babies. He was the only child his age in the infant room -- everyone else was at least 3 mos older (probably wouldn't happen in a large center). I knew the room teacher but rarely saw her -- typically a lot of part-time helpers were feeding/holding the kids. Just some of our experiences - good luck to you![/quote]

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