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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We did daycare. More eyes watching. [/quote]

And more kids to watch.  Not sure about your logic.[/quote]

DP.  The logic seems clear to me.  A downside of a nanny is it is just one person.  At a daycare, there are multiple adults in the room and then even more in a building.  Of course, there is more than one kid to watch, but that doesn't negate the benefits of additional eyes to prevent the kind of issues that can arise when only adult is present.[/quote]

NP here.  Yeah, we all want to believe that but it simply isn’t true.  Daycare is no guarantee that your baby isn’t going to be treated roughly by a tired, underpaid employee or your baby ignored when hungry because the daycare worker has another baby to feed.

And the kind of issues you’re worried about (nanny hitting or abusing the child) are so very, very rare.  All the nannies I know are devoted to their little ones and seem to really love them.  And their littles light up around their nannies.  [/quote]

There are no guarantees with any of this.  Bad things can happen in either settings.  But you are comparing a bad daycare to a Mary Poppins-esq nanny.  There are definitely bad and mediocre nannies out there.  And some of the bad things -- such an lack of attention and general indifference -- are much less dramatic than true abuse, but far more common as you can see by spending time at any park.

Finally, do you really think that kids don't light up in the presence of daycare workers who are good and caring?[/quote]

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