Lily

Daycare may not be ideal, but if both parents have to work it may be the only option. I don't think it's harmful to the child. Especially once they're old enough to play with the other children. I think they would enjoy it.

rose

I never did day care with any of my three. I preferred to have someone I knew and trusted (mostly a family member) watch them. I was a stay at home mother until my youngest was 10, I then went back to school and I now install fiber/etc for a living. I am happy that I stayed home as much as I did, otherwise I would have missed out on alot that only a parent can appreciate.

Depending on your situation daycare could be used, I guess I am still old fashion.

TheNewUncle

I never went to day care. I went to pre-school...unless that's day care?

dannyhashovav

We have a 2.5 years old toddler and now 2 month ago we have added a beautiful baby girl to our family. Since day one about when my son was born, my wife was taking care of our "other" baby - a unique baby gifts online site which was inspired by all the beautiful stuff around for kids. Now we think its time for him to be "day cared" but its hard for us to realize this emotionally as we got so used to him being around. Even though he is very smart for his age now, we still think he will benefit the day care environment much better then being home alone.

LoveMaGirl

Preschool is not day care no. In some countries (such as where I grew up) it is the earliest form of real education. This is the same in the US-where as day care tends to simply be entertainment and stimulation, and keeping the child safe. There isn't such a focus on curriculum.

janelle

Some parents have no choice but to go with daycare. We may not like it, but if we are going to work we have to have someone caring for our children up until they go to school. I have been very lucky in this situation. My mother has always been there to care for my child at different times when I was working outside my home.

katie

I have stayed home with all my kids. I really couldn't afford to put them in daycare if I wanted to. But, my husband and I have always felt that it was best to stay home with our young kids, at least until they got into school.

alexis

I think that sometimes people really don't put enough thought into how daycare can be good or bad depending the family situation. And even more so, checking out the places before hand.

Tara

I was lucky enough to be able to work from home while my kids were little. I did use daycare occasionally with my youngest. I don't think you can say for certain that daycare is bad or staying at home is best. It depends upon the child and the caregiver. My oldest never went to daycare, and she would have hated it. My youngest loved going to daycare and would tell me to go to work so she could go to daycare! Both turned out great!

Wanting2bMommy

When I have a baby I really want to stay at home with him or her. I used to work in a day care and I really don't want my kid to be in one of them. I might take in some kids to watch at home or otherwise try to find a work at home job. Are there any good ones out there?