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@gonzenheim It's from the first article I linked! A lot of research on center based childcare for infants is from the 90s. There were some huge studies done at that time that they used to learn a lot about the effects and variables. "Infants in centers with ratios of three or fewer children...

@bbarb Hm, I guess I’d wonder what information is leading you to recommend this? The research indicating that high quality daycare is important, especially for infants, is pretty strong. If by “good” you mean it’s not the kind of issue that will dictate the rest of your child’s life and that...

@oldman1941 You may be reassured to learn, research indicates that daycare has little to no impact on your attachment relationship with your kiddo. This makes sense, since we know that children are able to form attachments to multiple caregivers, and that those attachments are unique (so, for...

@softheart2013 I’m not familiar but will look into this, thank you!

@strivingtogetback You're very welcome!

@soralis That is a small world! I will hit you up!

@rtjmrt Ahh that sucks! I can see why you'd think something is up given he's waking up crying. Seems like something is disturbing his sleep. It's so hard to tell with kids that age. I'd try to stick to the usual schedule and pray he reverts lol. Maybe experiment with giving him some tylenol or...

@soralis I agree with most of what you've said, especially about how systemic the issue of lack of childcare really is, and how it unfairly burdens families. That being said, obfuscating or understating the reality of the impact of these decisions in the end will only serve to sustain and propel...

@vijay330pr Right. This the tricky part. Information is just that - information. It can't change reality. But, it also doesn't dictate reality. So a 1:3 ratio being linked to higher quality and better care doesn't mean that high quality care is impossible at a 1:6 ratio. And, at the end of the...

@katrina2017 Right. High quality accessible childcare should be thought of as a necessity for the survival of the species!

@guevaraj This is awesome, thank you!

@matt97 So wonderful that you found a good place like this. Sounds like they really centered the caregiver and child relationship, which is exactly what young children need. We all know that kids with nice gadgets and absent parents are suffering compared to kids with hand-me-downs and warm...

@shwuana So true. Some daycares allow unannounced visits, and others don't. I read one paper released by a govt agency saying they encouraged people to look for daycares that allowed unannounced visits, but I'm not sure how well-founded or reasonable that is. Assessing the quality of...

@radiancebstar This is good, practical advice. Thanks for sharing.

@isaiah9six Yes to all this! It’s outrageous how little childcare workers are paid & protected considering how incredibly important the work they do is not only to individual children but to our entire society. Quebec tried providing universal childcare in the 90s, assuming it would get mothers...

@jwd I think it's a bit unfair to say I'm making people feel worse about their daycare decisions. I'm not making people do anything. I'm only the sharing the research I've done; people who feel they don't have options, and knowing more about the research around daycare would only make them feel...

@guevaraj This is wonderful, and stated so much better than I could exactly how I feel about it. There's tons of things - healthy food not least - that I've knowingly not done according to best practice or evidence base with parenting. But feeling like I know what choices I'm making is a lot...

@midddeb That is the reality for a lot of people. But even if you don’t have many choices, I think information is important for parents.

EDIT: below, I incorrectly cited the California minimum staffing ratio as 4:1 for infants (0 to 18 months). In fact, it is 3:1, the research-recommended ratio, as is correctly noted by a couple of commenters. 4:1 begins at 18 months until 36 months; 8:1 from 3 years to kindergarten. Hello all...

@dodiesdoodles No advice, just here to say I have the same issue!!! I’m new to cloth, my baby is only 4.5 months old. My prefolds get clean just fine - no smell, no rash - but those damn covers smell like a barnyard no matter how I adjust my wash cycle. We have a front loading HE washer.