How To Choose A Daycare You Can Trust And Rely On

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Whether you work full-time or part-time, having a daycare provider that you can trust and count on is a must. Before you just choose any daycare provider and start dropping your child off there, there are a few things that you should do to ensure that you have picked the right place. 

Take a Tour

The first thing you should do is take a tour with your child. Typically, first impressions go a long way. See how your child reacts to the environment. Are they excited? Is there stuff at the daycare center they are interested in? How well do the workers engage with your child? All of these things are good to take a mental note of. Then from there, you can assess whether you want to move forward or you want to pursue another option. 

Do an Unannounced Drop-In

While taking daycare tours are good, you can get a better glimpse of what your child will be doing by making an unexpected drop-in; this will give you a glimpse into exactly what your child will be up to, how the daycare center looks (clean or dirty), and how well the daycare workers are interacting with the kids. 

Ask How They Conduct Hiring

While the owner of the daycare may be trustworthy, you want to make sure that everyone else at the center is equally so. Ask the daycare owner what regulations they put in place when they're hiring. Do they conduct background and criminal checks? Do they make employees go through trainings? These are all things that you should ask about. 

Ask to See a Calendar

While having a daycare that you can trust is important, having a daycare that you can rely on is also important. For instance, if you work at a hospital or in an industry where you might need extended daycare hours, you will want to see what the daycare offers. Do they offer late pickup? How late? Are they open on major and non-major holidays? What about weekends? Knowing ahead of time what you can and can't count on from your daycare will help you plan more efficiently. 

Finding a daycare that your child loves, that they are safe at, and that you can rely on is essential when you're a working parent. While you are shopping around for different options, make sure that you keep these things in mind. To learn more, reach out to some daycare centers near you. 

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30 March 2020

Daycare: Your Child Deserves The Best

Welcome to my website. I'm George Clemence. One of the most difficult things I have done as a single dad has been to find time to simultaneously work a full-time job while raising my kids. It is very important to me that the child care services that I hire are the best that I can find. Therefore, I have spent a lot of time researching the type of child care services that would be best for my children. If you are concerned about whether you are choosing the right daycare, my blog should help you look at all of the angles with the unique needs of your child in mind.