Be Prepared, Baby: 7 Essential Tips for Starting Daycare

I actually loved our daycare experience. After the minor hiccup of putting him in a situation that didn't meet our needs, we landed at a center near our house that was wonderful. Daycare became an integral part of the social fabric of all of our lives. The children and families we met there are still friends to this day. Even now, 5 years after C's first day in a classroom with a little redheaded boy only two days younger, they are fast friends who can tear up a playroom in a single bound. Moreover, he learned wonderful things at daycare. I asked him today what he remembered from his "old school" and he told me about a game he played with Miss M where he named the colors for different objects. Even though we're not a daycare family any longer, I remember the days of pick-ups and drop-offs fondly. Click through for 7 tips for starting daycare! -By Rebekah Kuschmider

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