I don't even know where to start as I sit here in my office and truly Thank God I made this choice. I used to be a full time daycare mom, going into an office 5 days a week, 9 hours a day, however when our 3rd child was born, I had started working from home in real estate. I don't necessarily "need" daycare. When my son was about 7 months old I started noticing that he wasn't moving forward in milestones the way our other kids did. When he turned 1 and still wasn't walking, I thought maybe being around other kids his age would help. I've always been pro daycare. As I called daycare after daycare and even enrolled him in 1 (for 1 week) my needs weren't being heard. "Well Ms Burkhalter he will have to be in the infant room because he isn't walking"( 15 months old at the time) "well Ms Burkhalter he will have to be in the infant room because he doesn't chew and still eats baby food." That doesn't help me or him. I understand what he needs may take a little bit extra but help is what I need. I enrolled him in Bright Angels the last week in January. Really Feb was his full first month. Within just a few weeks, the difference was astonishing. He is only attending 2 days a week and I know that Brittany, Mandy and all the staff have crossed out the word convenience, and just did what Mama's would do. Last night my 17 month old son took 5 steps. In just 2 short months of 2 days a week, I've heard mama, Dada, BYE, no, go, Bubba. Last night I said, your nose is dirty, and my son who couldn't open and close things just 8 weeks ago, pointed at his nose. I started clapping and said eyes? And he blinked his eyes laughing. In the morning when I am packing his bag he is standing by the door clapping because he knows he gets to go play. I knew in my heart being around kids his age and even a little older would help him, but this is so much more than that. He is with children he can see doing these things and staff that take the extra mile to work with him and cheer him on along the way. Being in an infant room around newborns and infants was not going to help him but time and time again that is what I was told daycare after daycare after daycare. My hat is off to these people. I am in awe at the progress in these last 8 weeks. If you want your baby, toddler, child etc with a group of people that truly care and pay attention to an individual child's needs... there is no other place downriver to go.