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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wanted to raise my own kids - not ship them off to "school" for 10 hours a day with someone who likely didn't really care that much about them. I think that it is the best thing you can do for young children. It broke both my DH and my hearts to look at daycare when our first was born. We looked at how destitute the daycare's were for babies (we looked at a ton of centers) and realized there was no way we were going to do that to our children. DH doesn't earn much, but he has untraditional hours which make it better that I am home. If you can do it, I really would. It is such a wonderful experience :-).[/quote]

I'm not a self starter. I was bored out of my skull being home.  It's wonderful if you are temperamentally suited to it, and don't need external validation.[/quote]

My "external validation" came from knowing what an awesome thing I was giving my children. [/quote]

If the daycare is "destitute" then you're not looking at the good ones.  Or maybe you're misusing the word.  We can rest assured that the workforce isn't missing your spelling and grammar skills.
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Seriously? My grammer skills? We did look at great centers. You are just disillusioned if you think your sweet little baby is happy stuck in a one room day care center with 8 other babies and two workers that barely speak english. Even if they are "great," they have so much work to do changing diapers and feeding babies their bottles that they don't have the time to love and cuddle on your kid. News flash - that is YOUR job. I stand firm that little babies should NOT be in day care. Preschoolers are a different story, IMHO. I think that they can learn a lot from day care and it can be an enriching experience. I still choose not to use them. That's ok, you can attack me. But at the end of the day, you know deep down in your heart that you are choosing work over your kids nearly everyday. No amount of calling me out will change that :-) [/quote]

You're just wrong. The amazing providers (3 for 6 toddlers, btw) love my son. And the reference to them barely speaking English - so you're racist AND ignorant. Wow, your kids are lucky to have you home with them, you snotty bitch.[/quote]

How do you know they are amazing? Are you there all day? And yes, a 1:2 ratio is excellent. I am not racist or ignorant - I am just being honest. Nearly every center we looked at or are friends have their children in do not have providers or "teachers" that speak english well. Sometimes only one of them does. My kids are lucky to have me home taking care of them. I am not snotty, again, just honest. Something you have a hard time admitting to yourself. I once told a friend I reported a "teacher" hitting a kid at our neighborhood daycare that her kids attend. She turned a blind eye because she thought the center was awesome. I saw with my two eyes a provider hitting a kid. I reported it. Now her youngest is in the room with that lady. I still see her out there on the playground with the kids. Makes me sick that that kind of shit can happen and nobody does anything about it. So sad. So that's why I wouldn't put my kids there. I see all those violations on these so called "great" centers.[/quote]

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