Caroline has been with DaySpring for almost a year now. Before her birth I checked with every local day care within a 10 mile radius of Helena and did not feel as comfortable as I did when I walked in to DaySpring.
The cleanliness, the safety, and the staff, all made me feel like I had walked in to the right place.
Caroline was early, a 4 pound 12 ounce preemie, that made things even more nerve wracking for us. But once I took her to DaySpring the first time just to visit and talk with her teachers, I knew everything would be fine. They had dealt with preemie's who needed to be held 24/7 and would only snack all day long instead of taking a full bottle at a time.
Caroline also wasn't taking naps during the day, but her teachers found the perfect side to side swing that was just the soothing comfort Caroline needed and she started napping. I would have never been able to figure that one out without them.
As the months went by her teachers have done an excellent job of teaching Caroline. I am the only mother I know that had a 4 month old who could eat from a spoon in a matter of days!
There were no problems for us getting her to try solids at all, thanks to Day Spring. Now at one year old, she loves the sippy cup that she was introduced to at DaySpring almost as much as her bottle! Weaning her off the bottle is going to be a breeze thanks to Dayspring.
When Caroline wouldn't roll over and refused to be on her stomach for more than 10 seconds, it was her teachers at Dayspring who worked with her every day until she got it.
I think the most important thing that let's us know that DaySpring is the right place for Caroline is that she loves it. In the mornings she will reach out for Miss Donna, Miss Marcy, or Miss Brooke. In the afternoons, if we sneak a peek at her for a few minutes before she sees us, we get to see her being rocked, watching her favorite DVD, or playing happily with her toys and the other babies.
Lisa B.
