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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here.

Yes, I drive, and I know the risks with everything else: driving, riding a bike...

I do appreciate the concrete ideas...a full time nanny is out of the question $$$....and doesn't totally help, because nanny's can murder kids also.

I am looking into a center vs in home with one caretaker, because that makes me nervous (who is coming and going)?[/quote]

I was a daycare teacher in the DMV for a few years in different centers.  When I had children, I put them in a daycare center without hesitation.

During my years, I never saw or heard of a child being abused or having any kind of serious injury.  This doesn't mean it does not happen but it does mean it's the exception and not the rule.

Most of the early years is focused on caregiving - feeding, changing, napping, shepherding kids outside, giving them toys to play with inside. Most people who work in daycare generally enjoy taking care of children. Those who don't, take the job and will generally quit in a few weeks or months. No one who hates it sticks around long.  It's too easy to get a similar or higher pay job . Even retail pays better.

Some teachers do yell, few directly yell at children, most just yell in general to get attention, to be heard over the din, to get attention outside.

Some teachers play with kids a lot, others stand to the side and wait for kids to come over to them. Just different styles.

Kids talk to each other throughout the day and as they get older, they look less and less to interact with the teachers and more and more with each other. I overheard some of the most fascinating conversations between kids at lunch time in the preschool rooms.

Even toddlers figure out the routine quick and rely it on it know what is going on and when.

Baby's learn from each other. Younger babies watch older ones and learn how a toy works or how to climb on something. Then eventually they do it themselves.  Believe me, the teachers notice and applaud.

There will be a ton of little moments throughout the day you don't see but your child does and gives them positive feelings about themselves and their teacher. The teacher who plays a little peek a boo game, the teacher who repeats a riddle with them, a teacher who does a special handshake, a teacher who calls the child by a cutesy nickname that makes the child feel special, a teacher who remembers a child's favorite menu item and let's them know it is going to be served, a teacher who tells them their favorite color is the color of the shirt the child is wearing, and so on.

Visit a lot of centers, read reviews, go on the tour, but linger for a few minutes after you have left the room - just pretend to admire the artwork in the hallway, you can get a better idea of what goes in the classroom when they don't see visitors. Observe the playground for a few minutes from afar. [/quote]

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