What do you think of daycare?

Daycare can be fine but you really have to find the right one. I'd go with a smaller daycare in someone's home. They're usually cleaner and more friendly. Make sure you check references and get a criminal background check. Day cares can still be dangerous.

If you can find a good daycare I think they are okay. When my kids were babies I found an in-home daycare. One person taking care of no more than 5 kids with no more than 2 of those being babies. When my oldest was a baby, I put her in a daycare and neither one of us (her or me) felt comfortbale about it. As the kids get to be 2-4 I feel a daycare setting is good because it helps them work on social skills. They need to know that they are not the only kids out there and need to learn how to interact with others their age!!

My son is one year old and he goes to daycare right now. I am not happy about it, but I have to work and there is no place else for him to go during the day.

I had my son in daycare one time and he didn't last there long. One of the children was a biter. After three times of him coming home with bite marks I had had enought and pulled him out.

Wow, that just tells you the workers don't take pride in there job. I don't know what to tell you try one more daycare and see what happens. I worked for daycares before and we never sent the children home dirty, and we made sure they had everything they brought in. God Bless

I run a home daycare and sounds like to me you may have just had some bad experiences. I hope this does not cause you to judge other daycares before trying them out. I know there are many daycares out there that are not good but others that are exceptional in every way. I hope my customers never feel like you do. Sometimes it is all about the communication between parent and daycare provider. But providers like myself also know we can never fill the spot of you the mother and are not trying to do so either. We are simply trying to care for your child the way we would like our child cared for in the event that we had to work. So if you are still in the need of daycare keep trying I am sure you will find someone suitable. Good Luck

I'm sorry you've had bad luck with daycares. There are many daycares that ruin the reputation of daycare in general. There are also some very good quality daycare out there. You just have to do your research beforehand. In our city there is a referral service. The list is comprised of only inspected childcare facilities. Most of these places have the best interest of the child and are run accordingly. They understand child development and use their knowledge appropriately. I used to own and operate a group (0-5; licenced for thirty children) daycare, I know what is out there. Good luck next time.

daycares shud nevr be substitutes for mother's care..so acc to me avoid it!

I think some daycares are wonderfully run, but the wait list for the goods ones is enormous in my area. I had my daughter being looked after in a private home, and I thought the woman did a great job with babies, but did not provide enough stimulation for older kids. I ended up quitting work to stay home with her when my second child was born. I was lucky to be in a financial position to be able to do this. I'm not sure what I would have done, if my working had been a necessity - I guess I would have been forced to keep looking.

I looked into 5 daycares before finding one that I was happy with trying. The daycare I finally chose had a service that let me log into their site and view what was happening in my son's room at any particular point. The daycare was much cleaner than the others (later after he'd been attending a while I noticed on camera that they cleaned it twice a day, once before the kids arrived and once during nap time). Also I didn't "schedule an appointment" to see the daycares nor did I stick to a "tour route". If there was something I wanted to look at, I simply went to it. This way they weren't able to hide anything from me or "get ready" for my visit. The last thing I looked at was the student-teacher ratio and the activities they were in the middle of when I popped in. The one I ended up chosing had 2 teachers per six children and never more than that. When I arrived to visit them, the class my son would be joining was in the middle of cleaning up after having made a giant finger/body paint picture. The kids were laughing along with the teachers as they cleaned up.

That's crazy!! Is this a larger daycare or a in-home daycare? My kids were in an in-home daycare and I never had any problems. My kids now stay home with me and I run my own in-home daycare. I have a place for each childs items (diapers, creams, wipes, etc...). All the jackets are hung nicely righ tby the door as they come in, hats and mittens go in the sleeves, shoes on the mat by the door. Nothing ever goes farther than that so there is no chance of losing it.