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[quote=Anonymous]At our center, end of the day is only slightly more chaotic than morning (and it really depends on what they're doing and how much outside time they've gotten that day).

24 kids in a room sounds crazy.  My 2yo is in a room with 12 kids and 2 teachers (MD mandates a 1:6 ratio at that age).  They have zero tolerance for running, rolling on the floor, rough housing, and yelling.  There have been occasions when I've gone in at the end of the day when 3+ kids are sitting in their cubbies in time outs, but the room is definitely calm.  (In those cases, usually, all 3 kids were involved in a single altercation, so they all got a time out).

The only time it gets more chaotic than I can handle is when the teachers decide to turn the music up and have a dance party.  The kids love it, but it makes me want to run.  I'm grateful that the teachers let them do it.

Ironically, I toured a home daycare recently, and it was WAY more chaotic than our center at the end of the day. (We're moving, so, sadly, back in the day care hunt.)  There were only two providers for about 8-10 kids, and the kids were coming in and out through the front door, while one adult was inside and one outside.  There was no front fence, and the house wasn't safety proofed.  Somehow, this place was licensed.  So, I would hesitate to draw broad conclusions about centers vs. home daycares; each one can be so different.[/quote]

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