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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DC1 was at a center, and what helped me feel better was walking into the baby room and seeing one of the caregivers there sitting on the floor smiling with a baby in each arm and a third doing tummy time on the floor near her. There were maybe a dozen babies there, give or take, and a lot of caregivers (4?) and it was bustling but organized, clean, everyone was good natured. Lots of smiles. It was not ideal and I would have much preferred to be able to stay home with my child, but I couldn’t. But I knew she was in a loving environment and would be well cared for. It was still really hard and still makes me hate how little this country cares for parents of young babies. [/quote]

Same here.  When we toured the center, the baby room was busy, but full of affection.  And I was able to go and nurse every day since it was close to my office, so I could see how they handled lunch and naptime, and it was well-run.  You could tell that the staff loved the babies -- they were always singing and talking to them, and rocking them, etc.  And I liked the accountability of a center -- there were always multiple people in the room.  And my kid thrived and loved her "teachers" and enjoyed being around other babies (she's always been a social butterfly).  Other than a very short bout of separation anxiety at about 18 months, she was always happy to go, and in a good mood when I picked her up.

It's normal to feel anxious about daycare (or a nanny), and it's a shame that we don't get better parental leave, but a well-run daycare staffed by people who like babies is not going to hurt your child.  I'm firmly of the belief that the more people who love my child the better![/quote]

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