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Daycare choices

youngkmfyoungkmf member
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My husband and I have started looking at daycares around our area, and we've narrowed it down to two. What have been deciding factors between daycares that first time moms have had?
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Re: Daycare choices

  • Parker16772Parker16772 member
    A big thing for me are meals provided or do you have to bring them? Our daycare includes breakfast, lunch and an afternoon snack once they are able to eat regular/table food. DS1 is four and doesn't get dropped off until right at 8. I would hate to be packing a lunch/snack everyday and having to feed him breakfast before he gets there. Very convenient. If you haven't already I would also check out their record online with the state agency that regulates them. Here in Texas it is the department of family and protective services. 


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  • youngkmfyoungkmf member
    Both daycares provide 3 meals, but mine will be an infant so they will take my breast milk or formula that we provide. I definitely know about checking their issues with TDFPS, partly because I work for CPS so that's the first thing I did
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  • bbiutmcphbbiutmcph member
    Policy on vaccination
    Policy on sick days is there a time they need to be symptom free before refunding.
    Do you pay when not there
    Is there a few per minute if you are late, one we looked at had a huge fee per minute
    Do they keep a journal for you
    What is there policy on behavior and discipline


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  • Daenaria86Daenaria86 member
    All the above are great. Also look at what activities they have, what infants do during the day, play time, etc. The daycare I used to take my 3 year old to would put infants in a large 6-child stroller (I'd say they were about 6-7 months old) and take them on walks twice a day outside for a half hour (just around the play yard for fresh air). 
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  • RMLandyRMLandy member
    I'd look at the age/experience of teachers. We had much better experience at daycare that has adult teachers who are mothers and grandmothers than those with college kids(we live in a college town so there are lots). Moms know much better how to relate to parents than college girls, in my opinion.
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  • ArtlessIbexArtlessIbex member
    Age/experience requirements for teachers
    First aid certification required/experience with food allergies (DD has several severe ones)
    Size of groups/division of groups of children
    Cameras in rooms/ teacher to child ratio
    Daily schedule
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