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I think everybody has given you some very good advise so far. When my now seven year old son was a baby, we put him into daycare. We checked it out. The director's were acquaintences of ours. We felt comfortable leaving him there.
Well, the problem was he was CONSTANTLY sick. He was getting all of these known "daycare viruses." He had hand, foot, mouth disease a few times. He had a bunch of rashes, high fevers, stomache aches, vomiting etc etc etc.I think I spent more time on sick leave than working.
So we decided we needed to find a better plan. A co-worker of mine recommended home care. His son had been going to this woman for three years. He was well taken care of, etc, etc.
Well, we ended up enrolling him there. It was the best decision we made. He was well taken care of. Not nearly as sick. He had more attention placed on him as well.
The bad side to home care is that we were dependent on her to be open. There were times her own kids were sick. So she wasn't able to watch ours. That put us in a bind a few times. But all in all, he did very well with her.
Now with my second child, we orignally put her into a private school. It was great, but VERY pricey. We were paying more for that than bringing home a paycheck.
Anyway, it just so happened that the temple that we go to was opening up an infant class. So we decided to give them a try. Our son had also gone to them for a few years (from 3-5). Now he goes there for Sunday school.
We felt comfortable sending her here. Plus we know the director and most of the staff. It's been a wonderful experience. My daughter LOVES going there. She hardly ever gets sick. She is HAPPY! So no need to send her anywhere else.
I know this has been long winded. But you really need to prioritize what things are important, not as important or not important to you. I am not sure if someone already asked this, but find out if they follow the public school schedule. Or are they open all year around? Also, what is their policy on sick children.
My daughter's school will NOT allow a child whose nose is running green to come in. If they see a child with a green runny nose, the parent is called in to take them home.
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