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[quote=Anonymous]We went with a center.  I was worried about the impersonal feel of a center, but the one my child at isn't impersonal at all and there are a max of six infants in one room with two care-givers.

I feel more comfortable with a center because there are more eyes on the kids, as a pp mentioned.  And I like that infants are separate from bigger kids -- some of my friends who have children in mixed rooms have mentioned biting etc. -- I know that may be an issue in toddler rooms at a center, but little infants seem so helpless even compared to a toddler.

Also, I liked the reliability of a center.  Ours only closes if the Federal government is closed, so we don't have to worry about scheduling around illness/vacations.

The negatives are that there is turn-over with her care-givers -- although so far it's been the same 3-5 women depending on the time of day and during the majority of the day she's with the same two care-givers.

I think if I had a highly recommended in home provider and had a job where I could take off time with little notice, I'd be more inclined to go that route. [/quote]

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