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[quote=Anonymous]Agree with the therapist comments.  Many have their own issues and have a rescue complex.  Its usually far more about their needs than their clients.

I worked in several day cares during high school and college as well.  It was easy to get a job in the summer as a fill-in.  Some were not great, but I never witnessed any type of abuse or neglect.  Most of the time the kids were well cared for.  Staff are very low paid and don't get breaks.  Its a hard job.   Kids can get hurt/trip/fall and it be a pure accident with a parent as well.  They are not going to be as closely supervised in a group setting.

There are "teachers" who are not exactly the most attentive.  We had our child at a co-op and the teacher did not feel it was her job to change diapers so if the volunteering parent did not change them (I'd do two rounds when I volunteered so it really pissed me off) my child's diaper was overflowing at pick up.  They also would not take the kids to the bathroom.  There were few activities and little supervision on the playground.  Kids got hurt on the playground.  Thankfully mine was fine but we didn't return.

Another center I considered when my child was born (I ended up staying home) surprised me with the bottle propping with multiple kids.  One adult was doing paperwork and one was eating their lunch.  Others seemed fine.  I ruled out any that didn't allow me to drop in and see and insisted on an appointment.  What do they have to hide?  Abuse and neglect does happen and centers can hire bad teachers.  Its pretty scary, which is why I choose to not return to work.[/quote]

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