My son has attended Little Years since he was six weeks old and I could not possibly be more pleased with the loving care and educationally stimulating environment Little Years has provided to him. I am a working mother whose company has only the state-mandated minimum maternity leave policy, so I was only able to take off six weeks after my son was born. Needless to say, I was terrified about the thought of leaving my infant child with someone other than myself. So I did what any mother in my position would do: I researched every childcare option under the sun and put potential providers under the microscope until I found one I could feel good about. Interestingly, I had originally been dead set on hiring a nanny, until I did more research and discovered that I could find more public information on day care centers than I could for individual nannies. For instance, the New York State registry of day cares lists which centers are registered, how many teachers they have, how many children, and whether they have had any infractions (and if so, what those infractions were). I couldn't find a comparable site for nannies, and didn't feel comfortable taking an agency's word as to the background, skills and reputation of their staff. So, I decided to explore day care centers further. After reviewing the NYS site, I narrowed my search down to a handful of places, and then went to each one's website. That led me to narrow my search down to two places: Little Years and Robin's Nest. Living in Tarrytown, both centers were reasonably close so my decision would be based on interviewing and observing the centers firsthand. Both centers were very professional and took my requests to interview them seriously. I was greeted courteously by both centers and both had strong security. Both had attractive facilities that were of course clean with no obvious health hazards. However, a few things set Little Years apart and made my decision very easy for me:
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