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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I agree with a lot of comments -

For kids under four, the “education” provided at half day preschools is equivalent to that at quality daycares. (I had four kids go through half day preschool).

Parents use “school” instead of daycare because of (1) society’s negative perceptions of daycare or (2) some weird mom guilt thing.

(I say this as someone who had a nanny for many, many years). [b]Nannies are overvalued. [/b]I think parents need to justify spending $60k per year on childcare so they convince themselves that their nanny is so much better than a daycare worker. In doing so, they characterize daycares and daycare workers as inferior when really those workers often have the same credentials and temperament as a nanny. [/quote]

The value of a nanny is that my children can nap in the comfort of their own home, be on their own schedule, and get away from the stress of interacting with other toddlers who have no social skills (see daycare cortisol studies). My kids are calmer and happier.  Some kids are more extroverted and prefer the noisy daycare environment or do fine without proper naps, and that's fine for them.[/quote]

Parent of older teens here. You are the kind of parent I was talking about, the kind that isn’t safe for other kids to be around and that it’s best to stay away from. [/quote]

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