To all the mothers: Day Care Advice (long)

okay. the "boyfriend" is my childs father. We're not married. That's why I call him that. He is my fiance, but I've been so use to calling him my boyfriend for a long time, that I havent gotten use to fiance. I would never leave my son with some man I've only been dating some months, no matter how much I trusted him. I've been with Chris since I was 19 years old, and I'm about to be 23, so I know him, and like I said, he is the child's father. I completely understand your concern. Just on the local news up here, or down here depending where you live =) a woman left her child with the step-father, and he still punched the baby in it's chest, or i'm assuming it's his chest, they didn't say where he was hit, but the baby DIED! I don't want to be an LPN, but they are LVN down or up here. I have incredibly too many hours, and I think that is a waste of time. They only work in LTC and Drs offices as "MAs" but I'm not downing LVN's at all, but geographically that is how it is in my state. I have a goal and I have God on my side, I'm just trying to figure the best option for childcare. I've been denied to four schools in the past month, and God didn't want me there. That's how I look at things, and I get accepted here, and there is a reason. I know it will be a struggle, but I can make it. I'm just looking for advice on how mothers, parents, whoever chose their daycare their child is in.

thanks madsmommy and imenid. i appreciate the feedback. i have done all the legal things as far as being on the CPS website and looking at what each daycare has to offer. and i narrowed it down to 5 and they had the best ratings and no complaints. my mother and sister told me to call the school and ask if they have any recommendations of daycares. nobody on allnurses has been accepted to Midwestern, so i cant really talk to anybody. But I'm trying to find for people.

I think having God on my side is a rationale way to make decisions. So please don't try to chastize my faith. I didn't say he was only on my side. He is on lots of people's sides. That is what he does. If you don't give up on him, he will not give up on you. And how dare you say I'm going to meet my doom. I'm not calling somebody my husband, if HE IS NOT my husband. And being an LVN/LPN may have personally worked for you, and made you a better RN, but that's not the pathway I'm trying to go on. I will only miss the time that I'm in school away from my child. Because when i get home he'll be there. That goes for anybody who is working who has kids. It's not like I will be gone for 24 hours. You don't know me or my situation, so don't try to make this personal. I'm just asking for advice on how to choose a good daycare, not what educational goals I should be taking, or how much time will be lost, or my faith. So let's not try to get this more off topic than it is.

thank you so much for that information. i guess i would basically call the woman, she is listed out of her home, and ask for references. i will do that now.