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[quote=Anonymous]The deciding factor for us was that DH and I didn't think it would be good for DD to be with a single adult caregiver all day.  Even if the nanny takes the child to playgroups, etc., DD would be used to having the nanny there.  There doesn't seem to be any fostering of independence.  If it were me or DH that were staying home taking DD to playgroups, etc., at a certain point it seems like it would be weird for us to be around DD all day.  They also do cool things at DD's daycare that I either wouldn't do, or it wouldn't be as "fun" for DD (zumbini, yoga, crafts).

We put DD in a well-regarded, wonderful local center when she was 6 months old.  The older she gets, the easier it is to think of as school.  She is still young for true socialization/independence, but she has benefited from being around older babies and other caregivers. We also lucked out that the infant room wasn't full and there, at most, have been five other babies in there, so six total with 2 caregivers, now down to 3 babies because they moved several to the older baby room.

The drop off and especially pick up are really, really hard and by far the worst part.  Daycare is basically a third job.  Also the daycare germs are real and have really kicked my butt more than DD's.  I've been sick almost non-stop since December and I don't even think I've directly caught anything from DD; leaving really early, working all day, and doing pick-up is just really hard.  constant grind. [/quote]

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