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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just wanted to add to the mix -- have been meaning to do so for a long time. We had our infant enrolled in SAECC for a very short time (about a month full-time, and then arranged other part-time care to hold us over while we looked for new daycare) because my husband and I both observed for extended periods of time (to give them a fair shot) and did not like what we saw. Babies were left to cry for more than a few minutes without any acknowledgment. We talked to Donna (executive director) about it, and she observed and shared our concerns. So, said that she was re-considering the 1:4 ratio. I think that it is just too much for anyone to handle - even the most skilled caretaker.

We did like Donna and one of the assistants, but agree -- the classroom felt like a large rotating cast of characters. Also, it was problematic that the infants ages weren't staggered; all babies were very young and needed a lot more around-the-clock attention than they were receiving. The few times we observed, the one older baby just kind of wandered around the classroom on his own with no stimulation, which was sad to see, and yes, babies were stuck in carriers for long periods of time.

Also, the classrooms are too large generally - making it difficult for caretakers to go back and forth between child and diapering station. (They also were not hustling, however.)

We switched to Wonders in Bethesda, and found the difference to be night and day.

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Thank you for sharing this. We are pulling our daughter this month. Have had major concerns with staffing, maintaining appropriate ratio, safety, and the lack of stimulation our daughter receives. She got RSV her second week, and had two terrible colds back to back. Many children seem ill in her classroom and you walk in and hear them coughing and crying and see the rosy cheeks and runny noses--and nothing is communicated to us as parents about these illnesses. I don't understand why other parents send their sick babies in and are allowed to leave them there. It's irresponsible but the administration has to have stronger policies around this and the classrooms need to be better cleaned. All the kids drooling and chewing the same surfaces and sitting in the same devices without being disInfected is a contributing factor.[/quote]

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