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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wow. Some of these responses are wild. I'm shocked at the people who say they would never use daycare or have the notion of them as dirty and uncaring. There is definitely some weird stigma around daycare, and a nanny seems more posh, but I don't think nannies are superior, just maybe easier for the parents. OP- try touring some daycares near you and see how they are. Daycare, much like nannies, can vary significantly.

I had a nanny share with DC for a short time from 7 months that was... Lackluster. Nanny was a babysitter and did nothing for baby development. Nannies can be amazing, but they are not licensed or generally supervised. Asking around, they all seem to get together at the park an/ or library, watch the kids play/ nap, and hang out.  We could not wait for our daycare spot to open up. DC started daycare at 9 months and it is great. He is more engaged, eats and naps just fine and is getting so much more out of it. He loves being around the other kids, and has made big development jumps in the weeks since he started. Every kid is different and has different needs, but I keep thinking that the other baby from our share would also do much better in daycare, with a curriculum, more engagement, more kids ect. It's just so much easier for a daycare to provide an engaging environment than a nanny on her own. [/quote]

I had a very similar experience.  Our nanny was sweet, reliable and very experienced but did not do any developmental stuff with my son.  She just took him to the park or library and hung out with the other nannies.  I didn't want anything elaborate, just like, wanted her to read him books and sing songs and stuff.  Daycare was way better for that.  The hard thing about daycare is the turnover - it really sucked when my son's favorite teacher left our center.  The germs suck too.  But overall, I preferred daycare by a significant margin[/quote]

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