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[quote=Anonymous]Just to chime in, we love our daycare center.  It has its pluses and minuses:

Pluses:
- More oversight from director and other teachers means daycare centers are the safest form of child care, though child care is generally safe.
- They provide different toys than what you have at home.
- Center takes care of recruiting, training and background checking employees.  The infant teachers at DD's daycare are fantastic, and I've learned a ton from them.
- Very rarely does a center close unexpectedly. You generally know when the center will be closed and can plan for that.

Minuses
- The time it takes to transport and drop off baby at daycare is a significant chunk of your and your baby's day. It really is exhausting.
- Your baby will catch colds and other bugs at daycare in the winter and bring them home.  It's not always catastrophic - my DD has really only had one ear infection and a minor tummy bug this winter- but it does happen.  And sometimes as was the case for me, you will get sicker than your baby.
- Naps can be challenging.  I'm amazed that my baby can get some pretty good naps in at her daycare, which does not have a separate nap room (it did take a while to adjust), but she definitely sleeps better at home. [/quote]

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