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[quote=Anonymous]I think its both personal preference and place to place.

This was in another area, but we sent our first to a center (not a big chain) and had a good experience.  We toured several places and tried to get in at a home daycare but narrowly missed the spot -- ended up at the center.  We ended up happy, but I think we would have been happy with that particular home daycare too.

Several years later when I looked again for our next child, I could not find another home daycare near me that I liked at all.  One in particular, this lady had 6 children in a second floor apartment with no outdoor space, and she could only take the kids to the park if she had someone around to help that day.  That's just one example, but it really highlighted for me that the maximum legal ratios for home daycares may not be ideal.  The spaces used at home facilities can vary a great deal as well -- I like that the centers are designed for small children with (in my experience) fewer hazards and immediate outdoor space.  Our center had cameras as well.

There are many home daycares that DON'T go to their max, and that's great, but it really varies and it can also change once you enroll.  I have a friend who enrolled her son at a great home daycare in Maryland and for a long time her baby was one of three.  A year later (and he's still under 2), he's now one of five.  Me?  I would not like that.[/quote]

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