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This is why I would not use a daycare for infants that was less than 1:2 ratio.  We opted for a nanny share, which is 1:2 and pays a more-than-decent wage.  But even so, I can see some advantages for the fussy baby in a daycare if it was 1:2 because there would be more hands to help overall. [/quote]

I know that there are pros and cons to all options, but we went with a large center where there are always two caregivers per room (and a 1:3 ratio) because I just couldn't fathom the idea of leaving my non-verbal children with a single person who I did not know all day.  At least with our daycare, I knew that the teachers were rarely alone with the children and when there was only one teacher (such as when several kids were out), the director or assistant director either stepped into the room or checked in every 15 minutes or so.  The daycare that we chose was in my spouse's federal facility and it also helped ease our minds that over half of the children in this facility had one or both parents who worked in the building and the parents who worked in the building frequently stopped down at some point during the day so parents were in and out regularly.

As I said, there are pros and cons to every situation, but this was what made us feel better about our choice.  [/quote]

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