Day Care Suggestions!?

Updated on July 29, 2014
M.A. asks from Trujillo Alto, PR
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I please need help if any one has a good day care suggestion for my one year old in pensacola,fl .. I am recently moving next month and he has never been to day care. And i want him to feel safe while he is there .. Thanks in advance ..

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B.C.

answers from Norfolk on

Day care is such a hard decision - there are so many choices.
When I was looking for day care there was something in the news about two 6 month olds who suffocated at a home day care.
They were placed on a regular bed with pillows around them so they could nap while the sitter was planning a birthday party for her own kids.
The babies pulled the pillows over their faces and they died.
I interviewed a few home day care places but in the end I went with a commercial day care.
My reasoning was this - they had people coming and going all day long - I felt they were much more likely to treat the kids right if they might be seen at any given time.
Also, if a baby was colicky or fussy - a care giver could take a break while another took over for awhile - they are much less likely to freak out and get over stressed.
They had a fire station/rescue squad across the street from the day care I picked. They had a very good relationship with the firemen and they'd often come over with ladders to get toys off the roof of the day care.
At the end of the day I wanted day care to basically keep my child alive till I came to get him.
He was usually pretty happy and really enjoyed his time there.
From a very young age he absolutely LOVED fire trucks and always got excited when the siren sounded and the trucks came out.
It wasn't always ideal, and he came down with a lot of colds his first few years but I trusted this day care to not just prop him in a crib with a bottle at feeding time.
In a home day care - and I'm sure there are many wonderful places out there - there is less oversight and especially if the kids are too young to talk - you don't really know what goes on when you walk out the door.
It's really a very personal decision.
What makes me feel good and secure might not be the same criteria for you.
Interview several places and go with your gut.
You'll find a good place that will work for you.

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D.K.

answers from Pittsburgh on

Find the licensed centers near you and interview them over the phone. Then visit the ones that seem likely to be a good fit. See this link for more info about what to ask:

http://www.babycenter.com/0_daycare-center-director-careg...

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S.B.

answers from Kansas City on

I would find all the centers near my house and interview them. Pick the one that feels best to you. You'll know which one is right.

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M.S.

answers from Oklahoma City on

I would research like crazy going to both day care centers and going on Care.com to interview some in-home people. I would ask for references and visit your final two choices more than once to try and get a gut feel. Best of luck with this. It took me quite a while to find good day care.

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