And let me clarify, I truly did not mean to make this out to be a daycare VS day home competition, obviously there can be no comparison and I did not outline my post out in that way whatsoever. I understand that people need a chance to vent with other DCP and everyone should take the chance to do that, but perhaps a public forum is not the best place to do that. The best situations for children always come out a cohesive environment between DCP and families who are cooperating and communicating in a healthy and supportive way. When parents come to the forum it cultivates an "US VS THEM" mentality, and all of us DCP know that many parents can be defensive when they are being told things they do not believe to be true about their child, or that they are not caring for them in the best possible way. If you are a parent, you can relate to this on both sides. I just would like to see more positivity and solution based discussions in these forms.