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From the perspective of a mother of two and a former head daycare teacher, look for a home daycare option with few children or a center with a three to one infant ratio (four to one is just too many). I worked in a center in the infant room with a four to one ratio and it just doesn't work as well as it needs to for adequate care. We had twelve babies and three teachers, which means someone is always changing a diaper or feeding someone a bottle. That leaves two teachers with 11 babies. In that type of environment, someones needs are not being met. For those reasons, I do home daycare now. There are alot of quality home environments out there, it just takes alot of looking. In a home daycare your child will get more one on one attention and alot more stimulation. Kids in home daycares tend to go more places like library storytime and parks where as for the most part, children in centers look at the same four walls day in and day out. Daycare can be a great experience for your child if you can find the right set-up. My advice: look, look, look, and look some more. Don't settle for the first thing you see. Good luck.