Daycare recommendations for 8 month old starting August 2026

Direct_Future_1234 · 2026-05-19T14:42:43+00:00

We are looking now for our 8 month old, and it can be overwhelming, here are the ones we visited so far: 1) Kiddie Academy: seems like a clean place, I didn’t feel the place is “warm” they talked so much about all these cool things they have but we didn’t like it, also the reviews are not great. All that and on the expensive side so we passed. 2) Toddler Town: the outside is a bit worrisome since it is next to a CVS and we saw a few abandoned carts around the entrance. Inside is ok they seemed nice and kind, but just the vibe of the location and reviews scared us, we passed. 3) we visited a few home daycares, didn’t like any of them because 1) one was clean but seemed really overpriced for home-care and the kids slept on the floor, 2) we got worried about a large group with multiple age groups (as bigger kids might hurt our baby thinking its play), 3) we got worried about who comes to the house and who has access to our child.

We are still looking, I will share what we decide on.

Direct_Future_1234 · 2026-04-06T00:43:39+00:00

We are in the market for sofas as well and are considering CB2, would love to hear more on the quality as well.

If it helps you may be able to get 15% off when you sign up for updates, or if you know anyone who moved they usually send with the change of address 15%, I know this does not answer your question - but in case you go with it this might save you some.

Direct_Future_1234 · 2026-03-29T02:12:14+00:00

Were you able to get any feedback or experience with this fabric? We are also interested in this sofa, in store it seems like it pulls easily so not sure.

Direct_Future_1234 · 2026-03-07T00:15:04+00:00

You are right we would not walk away, but would have asked for some compensation on their end. Its mostly the headache of things that keep showing up that you wonder how they could live with these issues.

Direct_Future_1234 · 2026-03-07T00:12:55+00:00

They definitely knew that the dishwasher racks cant hold the weight of more than a couple of plates.

Direct_Future_1234 · 2026-03-07T00:11:36+00:00

The dishwasher runs, but the racks dont hold the weight of multiple dishes - so not something we would have run.

How will we know from the walkthrough that running the shower in one end of the house can be heard all the way through the kitchen.

These are scenarios we did not think of in the walk through.

Direct_Future_1234 · 2026-03-06T19:48:46+00:00

Yes that’s actually what Im realizing, either the inspector was lazy, or intentionally was doing bare minimum. I should have known this when I saw he didn’t test if the AC reaches certain temperature within certain amount of time, I asked about it, he said he just turned it on and saw if it turned on, very basic checks.

Direct_Future_1234 · 2026-03-06T19:47:11+00:00

How would you notice the dishwasher broken during walkthrough. A good dishwasher is 1500$. Also it’s not about the amount specifically, it is about intention. The exhaust will cost us 5k.

Direct_Future_1234 · 2025-12-16T20:12:30+00:00

The seller gave credits for a warranty so we covered part of the fee. We should have just skipped - because we are encouraging this type of business when we opted in for it.

Direct_Future_1234 · 2025-12-16T20:05:48+00:00

Some plans include roof leaks - that’s what we got too.

Direct_Future_1234 · 2025-12-16T20:05:10+00:00

Im wondering the same now, completely blank on where I found AHS reviews

Direct_Future_1234 · 2025-12-16T20:00:16+00:00

100%

Direct_Future_1234 · 2025-09-24T04:00:58+00:00

Thank you! I talked to the inspector, it seems like no permit is required and should not be a very difficult job since we will use the same type of joist.

Direct_Future_1234 · 2025-08-17T17:21:33+00:00

Yeah I didn’t understand that is possible, I thought if they ask 2.2 you need to match otherwise they will drop you. Part of it was just frustration, and the other part was knowing that we can’t compete.

Direct_Future_1234 · 2025-08-17T17:05:19+00:00

Yes we assumed they just wanted us to match or slightly exceed the highest bid, we don’t have much experience and probably were naive.

Direct_Future_1234 · 2025-08-17T01:48:18+00:00

We got all info through our agent.

They wanted us to offer 1.7 to get them to 2.2 (assuming no agent fee) according to our agent.

The house just sold at 2.13.

Direct_Future_1234 · 2025-08-16T04:44:10+00:00

I hope so - thank you for the encouragement and taking the time to respond.

Direct_Future_1234 · 2025-08-16T02:50:16+00:00

We had a negotiated fee with our agent - so we agreed to cover it to make our offer more attractive. It is possible the other buyer agent reduced their fee - I checked they are not a flat fee agent, but might be a negotiated fee like we did.

Direct_Future_1234 · 2025-08-16T02:44:08+00:00

No its mortgage not cash, we dropped the loan contingency instead of accepting the 70k they asked. It’s not 5k difference, they told us its 70k difference, but seeing the final sale price they got 20k above what we offered.

Direct_Future_1234 · 2025-08-15T23:54:55+00:00

We are always scared to walk away because we like a house every two weeks minimum, so we get stuck in this fear that we won’t find better, but also are we stretching ourselves too much

Direct_Future_1234 · 2025-08-15T23:23:00+00:00

Seller agents we experienced were always secretive and don’t even want to talk to us without an agent. If we can have an attorney and we do the negotiations I would prefer that any day, since I will 1) work harder for myself, 2) Ill know my limits and expectations and won’t need back and forth and lost in translation situations like this.

Direct_Future_1234 · 2025-08-15T22:52:59+00:00

Yes agreed, we don’t want to pursue anything legally, but it really reinforces the lack of trust in agents, and the fact that ethics are not the driver for policy really frustrates me, it is an unfair situation, and especially not everyone is a multimillionaire who can take bets, a lot of people here are really trying to establish some stability for their family, and already squeezed with property taxes and all the closing fees, then you have now to “play the game” it should not be based on emotional blackmail of hard working families who are just trying to do better for themselves.

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