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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Don’t send the baby at 4 months. If she must work, get a nanny. But she doesn’t have to work. The priority is all wrong here. Infants need a secure attachment with a constant warm caregiver. You can’t control the high staff turnover in daycare. Your baby will cry because that’s reality with 1 adult to several babies.

Look at the Quebec daycare study. Early start to care and long hours leads to behavioral and emotional issues. [/quote]

Thanks I’ll look into this study. Also, see my previous post about her only working part time. Maybe a nanny would be a better solution. It might only be 15-20 hrs a week. I think in the end it might cost the same but the baby being at home could be better [/quote]

OP, I hope you chose the nanny route as it is the best available option at your baby’s tender age for childcare.
Daycare is usually reserved for the parents who do not have the funds to afford a nanny. Having a nanny is the most expensive childcare option because it is the [b]BEST option period.[/b][/quote]

Nope but I bet it makes you feel good about yourself to bash other families' choices.[/quote]

It IS the best childcare option….that is why it is also the most pricey one.

This is basically fact - not understanding how it is bashing.[/quote]
It's not a fact at all. It implies there is something inherently worse about daycare. A bad nanny can be terrible and definitely worse than a good daycare. The disconnect is you think daycare is always bad, and it's not. It's often the choice that works best for a family not just because of cost but for other reasons too. My toddler's speech exploded when she went back to daycare after a 5 month pandemic closure.[/quote]

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