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Name: SarahT
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My 2-year-old daughter loves her daycare.
The key is finding a place where both you and your child are happy and comfortable.
I am lucky - with my work schedule, I only have her in daycare 20 hours a week.
My daughter didn't even go into regular daycare until she was 14 months old (we had her with a family member from 3 months to 14 months). For about
three months, my husband and I researched daycares and early learning centers.
I was convinced my daughter needed to be in a learning center as opposed to a regular daycare facility. However, after touring more than half
a dozen, I wasn't impressed with the facilities, the cost or the staff at any of them.
Finally, one day at work, I told a co-worker that I was unhappy with the list we had compiled. She mentioned a home daycare less than a mile from my
office (located in a relatively small town) that had received rave reviews from other moms in the community.
I drove by, and was surprised to find a beautiful Victorian house with an enormous yard and a ton of high-quality, newer-looking play equipment. I
called the woman who owns it, and set up an appointment.
From the first meeting with the daycare provider, I was hooked. She follows a regular pre-school curriculum with her "kids," and is very hands-on. All of the children in her "class" have been there practically since birth. All
the children are young (she only takes kids until they reach kindergarten).
We were fortunate to get a spot - it was only available because one of her students left for kindergarten.
Her home is warm, welcoming and neat as a pin.
My daughter has been there for almost a year, and she absolutely LOVES it.
When I pick her up at the end of the day, I have to bribe her to put her shoes on and get in the car. She is always coming home with cool arts and crafts projects, and learns a lot from the lessons the daycare provider teaches.
I think kids can gain a lot from a good, quality daycare. They learn more than their ABC's - they learn social skills, sharing, compromise and how to function and relate to the world without Mommy and Daddy constantly by their side.
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Name: Layne | Date: Jun 29th, 2006 12:41 PM
Wow you are so lucky. That sounds wonderful.There are people out there that really love kids. It sounds like this lady takes great pride in her proffession. Good for you. 

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