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picking your daycare center
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jams92
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picking your daycare center
DH and i went to look at a few places and have different opinions. I am wondering what were some key factors that helped you pick your child's daycare program?
DH thinks I am being too picky on odd things...
one center had all certified teachers for infants which seems rare, but when we were in one of the rooms a little girl was playing with a runny nose and the teacher didnt wipe her nose (we were in there for about a good 10 minutes) and the director didnt wipe her nose either - they were both playing with her and had to notice it. i thought that was kinda gross so for me that isnt my top choice.
we have narrowed it down to 2 and will go back in a month or so, i was just wondering if maybe there are things we should look for that we may not have on our first visit
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Posted 9/28/12 2:42 PM  |
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caps612
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Re: picking your daycare center
things that helped us decide:
-overall feeling/comfort level with the place and the workers
-cleaniness of the office
-security
-hours, pick-up time, latest pick-up, overtime fees, etc. (this was huge for us because we work alot of hours)
-we preferred place that would pre-mix formula rather than us mix it and send it b/c that seems wasteful and not very helpful to us
-we preferred a place that supplied linens (some wanted us to provide 5 clean crib sheets each week) giving us more work
-no crib sharing
-overall atmosphere/sense of order/organization at the center
-price/discounts
-form of payment
-medicine administration
-location closer to work
-insured and NYS registered
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| Posted 9/28/12 3:00 PM |
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NYCGirl80
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Re: picking your daycare center
I don't think it's so important for the teacher to be certified, particularly for newborns. But you do want to be sure they are all CPR and first aid trained.
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| Posted 9/28/12 4:15 PM |
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alli3131
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picking your daycare center
Overall feel - my daycare is brand new so it was clean and bright
Staff - everyone wa super nice
Cost - all the ones I saw were around the same price
Hours - we needed early and late hours.
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| Posted 9/28/12 6:08 PM |
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butterfly20
Party of 5 - 2015
Member since 4/06 7390 total posts
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picking your daycare center
Staff - how they seemed.
how the kids seemed
Cost & hours
violations on state site
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| Posted 9/28/12 9:04 PM |
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