My daughter loves daycare. At first it was hard. She would cry for a tiny bit until I actually left but now she has her friends and partner in crime that she runs too. Its kinda cute. I personally wouldnt do an at home daycare. They get less checks and have less structure. But some daycare even will update you through the day with pictures and online discussions.

What kind of daycare are you considering? I preferred a larger facility to an in-home because the larger facilities have rules they have to follow or they loose their license/ability to have their business. It seemed to me a lot of the accidents happen at unlicensed places.

We did tours, talked to the owners and people who would be working with our child daily, and some places even let you do trial days or half days so it’s an easier adjustment. Some fancier daycares have apps where you can check in constantly, some even with video. Every place we visited would go over schedules, meal plans, we’d get to see how clean or dirty places were and what toys were available.

Knowing how communicative the center we picked is with parents ultimately made me feel a lot better and eased my anxiety. The first few weeks were definitely an adjustment for all of us. But once we saw the social progress and confidence boost in our son, we knew we made the right choice.

ETA: my son was 20 months when we started daycare. We don’t have any friends or family with kids, so it was really important to us he go somewhere with people his own age.

This is the only reason I want to be a SAHM. That’s why I really want to have a career where I can be my own boss make my own rules sign my own checks have my son with me all the time if need be or hire someone to watch him nearby like within sight distance

I was terrified but it wasn’t bad at all! My son absolutely loved daycare. It was so so good for him. He made friends, developed social skills, became very independent and outgoing, and learned so much. Just know it’ll be harder on you than it is on your baby. It will get better in time though. Just take it one day at a time. I found that I actually trusted our daycare more than I trust our family members. Daycare actually followed my rules and took me seriously as a parent.

I don't trust na mothernutter with people aside my parent's and I'm even picky about them keeping her.

Following I’m going through the same thing.