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[quote=Anonymous]Oh I love threads like these.  I have a 5 month old and a 5 year old.  I was very lucky with my 5 year old because I didn't have to have any care for her until she was two.  And even then I only had to do part-time care.  But with my infant we were in a position where we had to put her in childcare at 12 weeks.  We can't afford a nanny and I can't stay home.  I'm not going to lie but I was heartbroken that I had to do daycare.  I'm self-employed so I'm lucky in that I can modify my schedule.  So my infant is in care part-time.  But for the first few weeks I bawled my eyes out every time I left.  I just didn't feel it was good enough.  Fast forward four months and I can't believe I'm saying this but I really love it.  Yes, I'm sure there are bad places where babies are housed.  And I'm sure there are places where care givers know at what time to interact with a baby.  But at the small center where we are I can actually see into the infant room before ANY teacher in ANY room can see me.  It's hard to describe but I can see through windows of the front offices.  The daycare does not have walls so I can see straight back to the infant room (in the back).  At no time do I ever see a teacher run back to warn my DD's caregiver and I'm fairly certain they don't have cameras in the parking lot.  Nor is my child the one being held whenever I walk in.  There are three infants and one caregiver along with a floater caregiver.  But one of the three is always being held.  One or two always seems to be sleeping or doing floor time.  My DD beams when she sees her caregiver and is smiling when I pick her up.  And mind you I pick her up at random times.  Not the same time every day.  I get her when my work is done whenever that may be  I do believe there are bad places.  And I know there are horrible nannies (trust me everytime I'm at the playground I see nannies completely ignoring their charges.).  But to paint all daycare workers as uncaring and unloving and who are just there to punch the clock seems really unfair.[/quote]

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