What are some daycare red flags you have encountered?

We just started day care last week. I am still just anxious about it all. We toured a lot of places and chose this one based on amazing reviews and we felt good about it while touring it. He is 21 months old and has never really been watched by anyone other than me and my husband. I’m just not sure what the norm is.

Everyday when I go to pick him up it just seems like chaos. Everyone crying and running around, I’m assuming it’s normal because the kids are all waiting for their parents to pick up? Another thing I noticed is my son is starving when we get home. He just eats and eats and I’m worried he’s not getting enough food when he’s there (they provide the meals). He’s also a mess when I pick him up, food all over his shirt ect. Which I understand kids are messy but it seems like he’s always messier than when at home. The first week she sent little end of day updates on diapers/food eaten/mood ect. 2/5 days and hasn’t sent any other updates since, so I feel like I never know how the day was for him. There are 14 kids there at a time and 2 care providers. So I’m just wondering if it’s too many kids? And maybe this is all normal, and I think we are both just overwhelmed with all the changes, but it just feels like chaos.