What is your take on Day Cares?

Question

I am a first time mom. My little boy is 13 months old. I have been so lucky to have stayed at home with him for his first year. But I need to go back to work to help support my family. I am worried about Day cares. How do you feel about them?

Answer 1

Some are really good and some are bad... you just need to go around to different day cares in your area and pick out the one you think is best.

Interview the owners and worker/ see what the worker to kid ratio is/ ect.

Answer 2

i know it today's times, its hard to make ends meet...i personally don't like them, i think they are mostly kid warehouses...but i also think you can find a decent one, if you take your time, and check them out..

Answer 3

i think they are a very important part to the development of a child's social skills, they get to play with other kids and interact with other adults and i think it actually makes the bond between the child and the parent stronger  because they are so excited to see you when you pick them up

you should try a half day day care at first and see how your child likes it and also how you like it, make sure you check the place out and see if you like the facilities and the people, but i think day cares are amazing places

Answer 4

kids learn alooot more at school than staying at home..im a pre-school teacher & i know how they manage it.. u just have to pick the right school by spending 1 day surveying the school's activities..  

Answer 5

I have two little ones a 2 year old with special needs and a 5month old. I am now a full time stay at home mom. I have heard so many horror stories about day care centers. I also know that if you take your time and really  check them out. Some will allow you to be there for a couple of hours and stuff so you can see how they work and how the children interact with others.I opted to sell on Ebay and so far so very good. I do some parts modelling so I can stay at home and take care of my two little twinkies. Researching is the most important thing though. I wish you the best of luck as I know how times are. You will also be alright. I can sense you already miss baby without leaving. Just do the research in person. God Bless  

Answer 6

I went to one when I was young, and well.. I noticed that I hated it, but some kids loved it. Your child may like it and may not, it depends on how the daycare is run. What I hated about mine was that they would shove us outside for hours at a time with nothing to eat but a small cup of juice and then let us come back inside to the air conditioning only by grade level, so the youngest had to wait the longest. I also only liked one of the day care people, the others would yell and I just stayed in the back to keep away from everyone else. But inside it was great, they had computer games to play, so I would do that for as long as I could. They also had crafts that I liked, so if I wasn't playing on the computer, I'd be making keychains and bracelets.

So I suggest you check it out for yourself and imagine you are a child there - does it have fun activities that will teach you things and be fun at the same time? Are the people there nice or do they seem to be loud and abrasive? And you should always make sure that no one is going to molest your child, because I have heard of that happening on many occasions, and talk to your child about it to let them know it is not okay for anyone to touch you like that.