Daycares-Oh My!

I saw something so disturbing to me yesterday...Daycare.

Philip and I don't have kids yet, but I know one thing for sure, when we do I am going to do everything humanly possible to try and make sure my precious babies don't have to go to one of the crusty, nasty daycare places like the one I witnessed yesterday! :(

I went in with my friend, Mandy, to look for one for her beautiful baby girl, Blakely (who I told Mandy CAN'T go there!). When I left it made me so sad those sweet beautiful kids in there in that dark, dank nasty place that is supposedly State certified.

What made me so sad was I had gone to this very same daycare in the very same building for one summer as a child with my cousin Maggi. If my memory serves me correctly we only stayed for that one summer and our moms yanked us out so fast our little curly haired heads spun!

The place had these sweet kids on mats (that didn't appear very clean) on the floor for "nap time". Right-nap time. They looked like they were being forced to lay on nasty mats and "sleep" for two hours. I am in school for Early Childhood Education, and I know I don't know everything about kids-far from it-but it just made me so sad. They didn't appear to be learning anything or interacting with one another. Just sweet little things in such a sad place~!

I had such a blessed and fortunate childhood with wonderful places to stay while my mom and dad were at work, and I just pray that my babies one day will be as fortunate! I had St. Thomas, Eunice, Lori, Krista, Nana, etc to watch after me and make sure I was safe, happy and learning (and of course the most awesome parents a kid could ever ask for!).

Any who-I pray that all parents will just "drop -in" on these day cares-make sure they are treating all your little angels like you would want them treated!

So sad...Sorry for the depressing post! Bothered me and I felt the need to vent! :)
Till later! :)