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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm here to tell you that daycare is a sh*tshow of constant viral illness. I mean constant. My kid has been in daycare for about 7 months now, and he has been sick - no joke - 13 times. I'm not talking runny nose/sniffles (although there's been plenty of that too). I'm talking days of fever that won't break, ER visits, chest X-rays, antibiotics, vomiting, pinkeye - the works. And he was 2.5 when he started, so his immune system was relatively more developed than an infant. Especially post-COVID, kids' immune systems are wrecked and they pick up EVERYTHING. We're lucky enough to have backup childcare in the form of a part-time nanny and willing grandparents, but if we didn't, I'd probably be fired by now. Like, I'd have to be taking time off work every other week. And of course, I'm paying $$$ for daycare that I've only used ~60% of the time.

I just can't fathom why someone would expose their kid to all this during a crucial developmental stage if they have the option not to. This is when their brains are doing a huge amount of growing, and if they're constantly sick and miserable, all their energy is devoted to healing (slash basically all they can do is veg out in front of cartoons). When my kid was home with nanny, he got sick maybe twice a year? If that. And he was way verbally advanced for his age by the time he started daycare. Whatever nominal socialization he's getting is completely not worth it. He was a happy, social, well-adjusted kid before daycare.

1000% go with a nanny if you have the option.  [/quote]

And contrary to popular opinion all the germ exposure doesn't build up the kids' immune systems and make them strong and resilient. They get the same illnesses over and over and pass them on to Mom and Dad and siblings. I was a daycare kid. If daycare=immunity were true, how come I still get sick when my kids catch something??? According to daycare=immunity theorists, I should never get sick.[/quote]

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