"Staff with degrees". Sigh. Any least paid nanny makes more than very unmotivated "staff with degrees" in a daycare

NAEYC accredited, new building, dedicated infant room, indoor and outdoor playground, staff with degrees.

PP, I was talking about really young babies, and I hear a lot from parents that the babies are so overstimulated they cannot nap for more than 30 min. Some cannot fall asleep unless rocked, and no one can rock the babies for more than 5 min in daycare. Talking about 4-12 month olds.

Anonymous wrote:In any daycare, no matter how expensive it is, the baby will be sick at least once a month, and most babies hardly nap at all unfortunately

Our kids were champion nappers at day care, even as they got older and refused to nap at home. If anything, sometimes the teachers seemed to encourage them to nap a little longer than needed (which is understandable since it gave them a break from the kids).

Anonymous wrote:OP I think it would help if you described what you are looking for at the daycare (ratios, activities, community etc) and people can chime in with examples or experiences rather than just saying "high end."

I think OP wants to open a daycare and market it as “high end.”
She’s trying to gauge interest and how much parents are willing to pay.

OP I think it would help if you described what you are looking for at the daycare (ratios, activities, community etc) and people can chime in with examples or experiences rather than just saying "high end."

You mean like on-site corporate daycares at tech companies and investment banks? Is that what you are referring to?

Anonymous wrote:In any daycare, no matter how expensive it is, the baby will be sick at least once a month, and most babies hardly nap at all unfortunately

This second part is not true at all. I say this as someone with a daycare that has a video feed and I've seen the infant and toddler rooms.

Can you give us an example of a “high end” daycare?

In any daycare, no matter how expensive it is, the baby will be sick at least once a month, and most babies hardly nap at all unfortunately

Anonymous wrote:No daycare is high end. The high end daycare concept is a nanny. Which is not to say daycares are awful, many are fine or great, but none are high end.

This, if you need the reliability of a daycare, you use an agency that will send a nanny if yours gets sick.

No daycare is high end. The high end daycare concept is a nanny. Which is not to say daycares are awful, many are fine or great, but none are high end.

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Nanny is easier than daycare.

Do you consider higher end daycares? What price per month and expectations do you have for a high end daycare? Do uou think a high end daycare is easier than a nanny? Curious what you think.