Need Reviews About Kindercare or Any Other Child Care Facility for a 2 Year Old

Look at parent co-ops too. For your age child they are two days a week, two hours....just right I found out. One day you go with the child, one day your child goes alone. You have monthly meeting to discuss parenting issues, meet other parents.

I am ex-k-1 teacher and really loved the experience. I thought it was just right for the age level of my children....met time and learning expectation needs for them.

Redmond should have lots of opportunities. Enjoy the adventure.

I also taught at a Montessori school for a number of years and highly recommend them. If you have one go and observe them. The are everyday. Every Montessori school is different however so you need to be aware of that.

Go and observe lots of classrooms.... talk to teachers. Go to open houses. If you like a school go back and observe twice.

Staff turnover is a good indicator. I am leaving my current daycare as my child has had 3 different teachers and the center is on its 3rd director since June. She loves it and is safe, but for the same price I can get much better.

Go visit several day cares. You will be surprised at the differences. Talk to the teachers and spend an hour or so in the classrooms to see how the teachers and kids interract. Keep looking until you and your child are both comfortable with the environment. You will need open communication with the teachers daily, so find teachers that welcome this. A good preschool will not have any trouble teaching your child to feed himself and will work with you to potty train him, so keep this in mind, too. You will both make new friends along the way, so enjoy the ride!

Check out staff turnover rates. This can be one good indicator of how good the daycare is.

Having just been through the "finding a new daycare" dance I do have a couple of tips:
- Kindercare... look at it in person. When my daughter was an infant the Kindercare in our neighborhood was TERRIBLE and I would have left a dog there. However I just looked at another Kindercare in our new neighborhood and that really was not as bad as I had expected. We actually did consider it, but got a space at a different place.
- you will be surprised by how different and more independent your son will become. Really! It's hard to believe, but even at this age, kids are peer pleasers. They will pick up new habits, just because their friends have them. In a good daycare, the teachers will harness this and use it to get everyone on the same page.
- be prepared for some rough days or weeks. Being away from mom is hard at first. There will be crying (a lot), but most kids do settle and actually enjoy playing with friends.
A good daycare is SO hard to find, so good luck to you!