Real Life Popped By

Real life popped in for a visit today...

Way back in September 2011 when I was 5 weeks pregnant we got on the wait list for 3 day cares. Now 19 months later we have finally been accepted into not one but two of the day cares (the third was our third choice anyway).

Prior to leaving for our trip we checked in with both day cares to see where we were on the wait list. The first place, we will call Q, told us there were 30 people ahead of us and to call back in mid June. We need a spot for May, so this was not good. The second place, we will call Y, said we should get a spot for May.

We got our first acceptance call last week from Y. A big sign of relief that we had secured day care. And then we rationalized to ourselves that even though it was a few hundred dollars more a month it really was the much better option anyway.

Fast forward to today where we have a new voicemail from Q telling us they have a spot.

So the discussion begins. Which day care really is the better option for little R.

Do we believe that Y is better and worth the extra money? Or were we just telling ourselves that to justify the extra costs that we thought we had to pay?
What about location, is one better then the other for us?
Do we need our child to be feed organic food (of course not but you still have to ask the question).
What about R eating paleo like we do (except when in France 😊), will one be better able to accommodate the request?

R is going to be spending the next three years of his life at the day care we choose. I really hope we make the right decision.