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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This isn't universal for infant daycares at all.  I provided pumped breastmilk and they would leave the unfinished bottles so I knew exactly how much he was eating.  I ended up giving up pumping and just coming down to nurse for a while after a bout of mastitis (the daycare was in building) and so I saw the infant care a lot and all thr babies were regularly held, given bottles, and did activities.

You don't need a nanny to have reasonable expectations of infant care.  OP's experience is by no means universal.[/quote]

+1 there is a lot of fearmongering about daycare on this board, those of us lucky to find great centers find OP's experience odd and not normal at all.

My advice is start by checking licensing inspection history of a daycare. The best daycares don't have a laundry list of violations. Then if you can visit, observe how engaged the teachers are. I toured a center once where the teachers looked miserable, the director waffled when I asked her about turnover, and lo and behold, I see parents complaining about turnover on Facebook. You can also look at the quality system ratings (EXCELS in MD for example) or accreditation, though these can be expensive to achieve and there are many great daycares without them. Finally, and especially if you can't visit in person, try to get parent references. No, they won't refer you to someone who hates the place, but it can be telling to listen to how much these parents like it and what they like about it. For me, turnover is so important. If it's high, not only are the teachers not happy but in addition the children don't have consistent caregivers.[/quote]

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