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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Menu aside, why would they not accept your daughter into care because she isnt walking? She has developmental issues, how can they deny her entry to a daycare? [/quote]

OP here. When I talked to the center director yesterday, she didn't say that they wouldn't accept my daughter. She said we should just give it a little more time since DD may be walking by then and it won't be an issue. She did sound sympathetic since her granddaughter didn't walk until she was almost two. Since my daughter is in the Fairfaix Infant and Toddler program for her delayed eating issues we probably do have some legal protections, but I haven't looked into that yet. I'll ask our case manager. The center director did say they'd had one kid who also couldn't walk by 16 months and they let him into the toddler room, They just had him wear waterproof pants when they took the kids outside to play.

Thanks SO much to everyone for the menu suggestions! Super, super helpful. DD is slowly starting to accept new foods and we're just plugging away at this. For the PP who said we should have her eat the same things we do -- I totally agree! Sadly, DD just won't eat those things yet and we don't want to eat bananas and Cheerios for dinner. We're working towards the goal of everyone eating the same things at meals together. Thanks again![/quote]

My 15-month-old is in DC daycare that uses the Good Food catering menu, similar to Jeffrey's in Virginia.  She is still slow to accept new foods (or will sometimes accept them the first time and then not the second time).   Ideally we'd all eat the same thing, but she is tiny and needs to eat something, so if making buttered pasta for her gets her to eat, then so be it for now.  So, we're still plugging away, too, OP.[/quote]

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