BRIGHT HORIZONS AT LOWER QUEEN ANNE

I was extremely nervous about sending my velcro baby to daycare. He started in the infant room and I chose this center after having a conversation with the lead teacher, Sam. She’s literally like Mary Poppins in real life and just awesome overall. When my son was starting solids, I was terrified of him choking. Sam said I could drop by during mealtimes so she can show me how she feeds the babies, how to properly serve things to them, recommended resources, and showed me what to do if choking actually happens. She also reassured me when I was worried and stressed about baby’s sleep schedule (or lack thereof) and baby refusing to nap despite us rocking bouncing cuddling him to sleep. I knew it was just a phase as my son was teething and approaching the 8-month regression mark, but I was so sleep deprived and mentally worn out from the night wakings, having someone like her I can talk to helped tremendously. I was later able to arrange other childcare options so baby was out of daycare for a couple of months. Now he’s back, but in the toddler room. For months I have tried teaching my now 14-month old baby how to self feed but made very little progress. Within the first week, he went from crying hysteria during drop-off and refusing to eat, to playing and socializing soon as I’m out of his sight. He went from picking up pieces of food and throwing them to the floor, to picking up the food and putting them in his mouth. He’s now able to eat meals on his own, and seems a lot more willing to explore independently as opposed to having to sit on my lap. Then there’s the admin team, directors, other teachers who float around the classrooms that we’ve had the pleasure to interact with. I sometimes sit in the lobby just to chat with them, they’re all amazing people. I’m a first time mom with no family around, this daycare is absolutely part of our village, I don’t know how I’d get through some of the nerve-wrecking phases of early parenthood without their guidance, I’ll be spreading my words about how great this place and the people running it are. We’re forever grateful about the things we’ve learned and the friendships we’ve built here.