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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have toured many daycares - both in home and centers, and I think in homes are much better for younger kids. And older kids due to their age can go either way.

Many people forget that the teacher is a very important component. The working conditions of a daycare teacher is horrible. They’re paid even worse in both monetary compensation and benefits than public school teachers and we know there is a huge crisis in that field. They also work year round with barely any breaks. Public school teaching is a notoriously terrible career, but daycare teachers have it even worse, if you can imagine what that’s like.

In home daycares are run by a provider who owns their own business. So they are paid far more, and they get to be their own boss. The ones I spoke to when I was searching for a daycare have all been working for at least a decade or more. It is very very rare to see a center based daycare teacher last that long. 
 
One thing that people don’t usually think about is the freedom of a business owner to choose their clients. A daycare teacher has no say in who enrolls nor do they have any say in who has to leave. That’s up to the administrators and they make all the decisions, not the actual teachers who are working directly with the kids. The daycare provider decides all of that. When I read about all these people whose kids got hit or bitten by another child, I’m just amazed. And then they all blame the teachers (it’s always the teachers’ fault) and claim that it’s normal behavior and you HAVE to accept that your child will get attacked by other kids. [b]My kids have never been attacked by another student at daycare or preschool. [/b]

I think daycare is fine for most kids, but it is very very important to choose the right place. [/quote]

People who attribute this much malice to (usually teething) toddlers always end up having the class biter![/quote]

My kids have never bit or hit anyone at their daycare. If they did they would have been kicked out immediately. That is what I agreed to when I signed them up. Claiming that all toddlers bite is a joke. All of your kids may bite but my kids don’t. My daycares have zero tolerance for that. [/quote]

DP but I would take it as such a red flag if a daycare kicked out kids for developmentally normal behavior.  It would suggest they were actually not trained in child development and did not know how to handle.  My goodness.[/quote]

It’s a green flag for me. And I am happy with my choice. You are welcome to choose another daycare to handle those things.

There are plenty of daycares out there who is willing to take on these behaviors. If having a lot of kids who bite and hit is good for you then go out there and find those daycares.

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