What age did your babies start daycare?

brismom=

I'm thinking of putting my daughter in daycare don't know if it's too early. She's 11mos. Any suggestions? good or bad experiences?

starlettedir

9 months. My SIL watched from 7 weeks till then.

 

MNgirl326

LO was 11 weeks old. He has been in DC ever since except for summers when he is home with me. It's been a great experience for us personally.

preggersin2011

LO would have gone at 6 or 8 weeks but I had her at the end of October so she didn't go to day care until I went back to work Jan 3rd. She was 10 weeks old. Most of her friends at day care also started at 6 or 8 weeks. 

sugarland726

10 weeks. 11 months is definitely not too young. It may take her a couple of weeks to adjust, but she is still young enough it shouldn't be too bad.

Sunidaze

Mine started at two months - when I went back to work.  My daycare will take babies as young as six weeks.  Haven't had any issues at all (besides the occasional daycare sickness).

chardonnay24

He started at 16 months. I had a nanny from 4 - 10 months when I was in school and didn't work or go to school from 10 months until he started DC.

I would not have felt comfortable putting him in DC as a infant because I liked that he had one on one care, but it is perfect for him as a toddler. He loves the toys, teachers, and other kids so much.

lujain

My daughter started daycare when she was 2 1/2.  The transition went more smoothly than I had expected.

karleegirl

Ds1-2yrs ds2 9 weeks, dd 13 weeks

cedenton

Mine will go at 8 weeks.

laurakaz13

3 months old.  Our experience with her first daycare center was amazing.  I bawled when we moved and had to say goodbye to them when she was 10 months old. 

Our current daycare is just as amazing.  Our daughter is social, learns a ton, loves her teachers, and is learning more structure while there. 

It may be harder to start at a later age, but your DD will adjust.  It will be good for her to gain that social interaction.  My DD LOVES the other kids and learns a lot from the older ones. 

emberlee3

8 weeks.  Worked out fine.

esperanza123

4 months. I love her school and she's happy to see her teacher and her little friends every day.

vsalt31

DS started at 4months (7wks adjusted age).

wychets

3 months.

03bertie

3 months and it has been great for him!

madladybride

10.5 weeks. I don't have family around and didn't have any other options. I chose a daycare I trust and it has worked out fine.

salt78

I went back to work when she was 8 weeks, but she went a few days the previous week just so that I could get a morning routine started/could go pick her up at any time if I freaked out.

So yeah I personally wouldn't consider 11 months to be too early. 

heyitsme

DD didn't start daycare until 2. Before then, I worked jobs where she was able to be with me (gym daycare, leasing office work-from-home).

DS was 16 weeks when he went to daycare for 6 weeks. Then my MIL and SIL came for 4 months and he was with them. After that he resumed daycare. 

iluvmylab

He was 4 months.  I went back to work when he was 12 weeks old and my mom and MIL alternated watching him until spring break.  He started DC after that.

11 months is NOT too early.  Millions of people take babies younger than that every day.

KathrynMD

15 weeks

It worked out really well for us.