Hey, so my best friend works at what she likes to call an “affordable” daycare and man, the stories she tells. 20 toddlers being taken care of by 2 overworked people—1 if someone calls out. My friend was trained to work with kids toddler-aged and older, but they frequently had her covering the infants with virtually no help. The kids were getting the bare minimum of care/attention because they were understaffed. Had to pay for materials with her own money for activities.

If I had kids, I’d be wary of sending them to just any daycare.

Mind, this was up in Georgia, not NY, but I doubt it’s much different.

Grew up in the projects. On the 6th floor. You can 100% hear it even with the windows closed. One of the best things about leaving was that I no longer had to deal with people blaring music outside my building.