In the process

[newmama]

So exH and I checked out the daycare close to my work. My first impression, walking in, was "scummy." Is that snobby or what?
Sure, there were plenty of rough looking parents walking their kids in and out. The place seemed drab, too!

The thing was it was a lot bigger than the current place, and S immediately dove into the toys and started playing. They had a "lesson plan" on the wall for the month. Each day had a theme. The paper was scraggly and the themes were written in. The toys were all old, too.

There were a mix of English speaking workers who looked very yound and some bi-lingual workers (again, I am not knocking English Language Learners, but I do want to be confident that the workers understand me and I can understand them).

It was 200 more per month, too! They had a daily report like the current place, and diaper changing procedures and meals were the same, too.

The frustrating thing was that both exH and I (as in the past) had the same impression. We walked out and 100% agreed on all of the same points- he brought his up and it was like he read my mind. Damn him! Stupid Idiot Asshat! (Asshat makes me think of Office Space, haha!)

Also, we operated the same. I do all of the talking and social connecting and then he pays very close attention to all of the details. A system that has worked well for us in the past.

At least it made both of us realize that the current place isn't horrific- I mean it is small, there are language barriers, and it did have an E.Coli outbreak(no matter how mild the strain and the health department didn't shut it down) But we will continue looking.