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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I love our daycare. We've talked about switching to an au pair because it could work better for us logistically in some ways, but I'd be so, so sad to leave our wonderful daycare (baby is 13 months). It's hard for me to imagine that one person could take as good care of my baby as the four adults plus occasional music teachers, etc., who care for him now. I get charming notes each day about what happened, where the teacher comments on his lovely sense of humor (in a 13-month old!) and what skills he's working on. It's great.[/quote]

My experience is the same.  I think so much of the key to a good day care experience is the quality of the teachers.  I'm certain I couldn't provide the quality of care or interaction that my kids get at their day care.  The teachers have been there for years, some decades, love kids and their institutional knowledge is amazing.  When my son started in day care at 2, after being in a nanny share, I was amazed at how quickly he learned things that I wouldn't have thought to teach him on my own.  And with my daugther, who is eleven months, I've really benefitted from the teachers at her day care who are like second grandmothers - so much love and wonderful advice and tips.  Also, I've never heard of any day care or preschool with 30 kids in any size room, for any age?  Our local elementary school has fewer than 30 kids in a class (Loudoun co).[/quote]

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