Choosing a Day Care: Top Tips for Every Parent!

Are you a parent returning to work? Don't let the guilt and worry get to you. A day care can be a wonderful environment for your young child to grow and flourish. Today, Parents Ask expert Dr. Ann Corwin offers these top tips for choosing a day care:

-Don't leave child in any setting that there is not an open door policy

-You should be able to check in at any moment

-Emphasis should be on play

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deirdre.kelly
10 months ago

Licensing visit a licensed family child care home once every 5 years! 1/3 of licensed family child care homes go out of business their first year! 85% of licensed family child care homes do NOT carry the liability insurance they are required to carry! - This means if your child is hurt or abused in a licensed family child care home you may find it very difficult to hire a lawyer to persue the provider in civil courts. DO YOU KNOW WHO TO CALL WHEN YOU SUSPECT ABUSE? DO YOU HAVE CONTACT INFORMATION & REGULARLY TALK & MEET WITH THE OTHER PARENTS IN THIS FCCH? DO YOU KEEP WRITTEN DATED DOCUMENTATION OF ANY SUSPICIOUS INCIDENTS? written by a mom who learned the hard way & now knows better, Deirdre Kelly Founder & CEO, Spectrum Infant and Toddler Montessories 501C3 Suppporting Working Moms - A True Workforce Solution - Vision 4 child care center, 10 years - 50% enrolment age 0-3!

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