For your child's safety, please insist on qualifications for providers!

[zen39]

only one comment - you obviously are one of those people I am talking about.

I have learnt A LOT from all the other providers. I have learnt how NOT to act around children that parents are trusting me with.

There are many great and loving daycare providers that have 20 years experience. Perhaps you witnessed some that weren't as wonderful as others. But, there are also plenty of new daycare providers who do the same things you described.

I think most experienced providers can provide lots of helpful advice and take great care of their little ones. We have several on this site that do just that. I've learned lots from them. To be in the business for 20 years, they obviously have a love of children, because they certainly are not doing it for the money.