I knew that my search for child care was going to challenging. I only have one recommendation to start from and I know that center would be great but is very expensive. I haven't lived in this area for long and only have a few co-workers with younger kids. I used my company's EAP to get a list of over 100 centers in the vicinity of where I am looking. I have visited the NAEYC site and my state's child care council site for the accredited centers in my area.

How did you narrow down your list places to visit? Did you start with phone calls or just start making visits? Approximately how long did each visit last? I think I will need to spread out visits over the course of several weeks/months since I don't have many vacation days right now. I would appreciate any advice you have as I start this process! Thanks!