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[quote=Anonymous]Here's some math about the 1:3 ratio.

The nice thing in the infant room daycare is that there are others so you can take a break frequently. But that also means you have to watch more than the 3 babies at a time. There are also random things like cleaning cabinets, cleaning up /washing toys, filling out logs, communicating with mothers so let's assume a worker watches 4 babies at a time.

Now, how much time does 4 babies take up? Changing a diaper takes 2 minutes. x4 babies is 8 minutes out of 60. Now you have 52 minutes left.

Feeding a baby takes 7 minutes (14 minutes every 2 hours ).  7x4=28. Now you have 24 minutes left.

Divide 24 between 4 babies. Each baby gets held and played with 6 minutes an hour. Over the course of a 9 hour day, that is roughly about 1 hour of holding, plus holding during feeding time.

Do you feel that your baby needs more holding than that (about 1 hr) over 9 hours? Like all day long, if possible, which is what my baby liked?

Then they must cry and be louder than the next baby to get the attention.

I feel that infant daycare is inadequate in this country.[/quote]

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