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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We pay $550 per week in Montgomery County. It is an amazing, small inhome daycare and so much better than the center that we were paying for, where the baby refused to eat.[/quote]

Your quote was at the higher end. What is better  about your daycare? Is your baby one of a few or the only baby? I could see paying more for that. [/quote]

They provide breakfast, lunch, and snacks. There are six kids, including my baby; 4 toddlers and 2 babies. There are two caregivers and, from time to time, a third caregiver so each child gets so much attention. They do artwork even with the babies. They often buy so many new toys and equipment for the kids. As an example, the kids don't go to the neighborhood playground because they bought a playground set, water tables, and lots of outdoor toys/vehicles/kitchens and placed it in their backyard where the kids can play. The cribs are beautiful wooden cribs (DaVinci, etc.) not the metal ones that I saw at many centers and there are separate rooms for napping, eating, and playing. They even transformed a giant wall into a blackboard where the kids can write and draw.[/quote]

This sounds very similar to the one my baby goes to in Fairfax County. Mine is state-licensed and super by-the-book--she's a huge stickler about vaccination records, safety procedures, fire drills, letting parents know when she has been inspected, etc. There are two full-time staff (and one substitute) that have been with the daycare since it started over 10 years ago. Separate nap room with blackout curtains, lunch room, and playroom. Food is provided for kids who can eat solids, and it's very healthy--he gets a fruit and a vegetable daily as part of his lunch, for example. [/quote]

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