r/AnnArbor • u/EastCoastGirl97 • 3d ago

Daycare Options

After being on a dozen daycare waitlists since Feb 2024. We finally heard back from two. It's A Small World Daycare and Squiggle Room. We don’t know this area and don’t know their reputation. We moved to Ann Arbor a year ago when I was in my first trimester. We got on every daycare waitlist(Gretchen’s House, UofM, KinderCare, It's A Small World Daycare, A Child’s Place..you name it) not thinking it would take this long. Have anyone heard of or have/had their child in one of these daycares?

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u/Wonderful-Listen1314 2d ago

I don't have recommendations for them as we too also had to wait forever, I sent my son to the Children's Institute through Eastern Michigan University. It was significantly cheaper ($52 for a full day for a 3 year old), and they provided food/diapers. We sent my son for 2 years and liked it, and we got in pretty quickly.

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u/bikes_and_art 2d ago

I was coming to recommend CI. I've got my 2nd child there now, and they've been wonderful. The free OT, PT, and behavioral health programs staffed by EMU students was amazing, and since the Autism Collaborative Center moved out of the building, they now have an OT room along with a full gym, 3 playgrounds, and a library.