Saftey and education questions for daycare ?

Question

im going to be touring daycares for my 15 month old son... what questions should i ask and what should i look for

Answer 1

I would start by looking at all the ones close to your house. I would find out how much each one is and rule out the ones that are not in your budget. Then start to tour these places. I would drop-in instead of making an appointment, because chances are you will really see how they are when you catch them off guard. Find out your state ratios before you tour. That way you can make sure that they are within ratio. If they are not you can make an anonymous call to the state, this is what keeps centers in check. I would watch how the staff is interacting with children.  Ask if they provide diaper and wipes, or if you do. Ask about days off that they have during the year, and if you still have to pay (most likely you do). Also ask if you can earn vacation time, what their policies are if your child is sick (if you have to pay- most centers still have you pay). Ask about staff qualifications, such as CPR, first aid, training hours, schooling etc. Ask the hours of operation. Ask if the center has an open-door policy, meaning can you walk in at any time? Most centers have this which is good. Look for a center that is play based because research shows that children learn best through play. Find a center that you feel comfortable with because this is the most important, the feeling that you get when you walk in. Chain daycares tend to care more about the money and less about quality of care, so watch out for that. I hope you find one that you like!  Look for a center that is a child development center, because they tend to learn about research and what is best for the child.  There should also be a way to look up lisenced centers on your state governments website.  This will give you each center, show you their lisence, and will show if they have had any citations.  Good luck.  

Answer 2

i would ask them if they supply nappies and creams, i would ask how they did in their ofsted report,how many staff are qualified.

  

Answer 3

find out what the schedule are for your babies age group. Naps, how many, how long.

Snacks, what is given, when, portions.

Class size, ratio of provider per child.

ask what they do when a baby is crying. with a larger ratio it is hard to tend to babies who are crying. Discipline, what do they do when babies hit or bite. do they have a three strikes your out policy for bitters or do they just tell the mom and the child will continue to bite yours. Do they sanitize the changing table after every baby so they do not pass staff to each other. How often do they change Pampers. Most day cares have schedules and do not go outside of it so if your baby has messed his pamper and it is not "time to change him" he will have to sit in it until it is time to change him. Personally, dont care for day cares. I would rather do an in home provider that only takes three children at a time and cares for them as they need it. Not some redicuolous schedule that allows for dialper rash and disruption of naps.  

Answer 4

Look at the overall appearance of the classroom. Is it clean? Tidy? (besides what kids are playing with at the time)

Talk with the main teacher and see how talkative they are with you. Find someone who will be sure to tell you anything you need to know about what happened during your child's day at daycare. I know some teachers who just let the parents pick up their kids and just tell them that they had a good day when really maybe they were having some problems with other kids or they got sick or something and parents really need to know that.

Ask how expensive it is. And when payments are due. How often.

Ask about the other kids. Are they nice? What do they like to do? How do they usually get along/interact with new kids.

Ask about daily activities. What is a routine day for them? Do they go outside? For how long? Do they put sunscreen on the kids? What do they do when they're inside?

What is their policy on nutrition? How does lunch work? How many snacks do they get per day?

Do they take naps?

There are so many other things you could ask, but if you just start with a few of these questions I'm sure others will come to you as you talk.

Answer 5

Pl find the below list

1) Safety

2) What kind of games or learning they are having.

3) What kind of food they provide.

4) Total Experience of the staff who will take care of  the kids.

5) How many kids taken care by one staff.

6) Try to look for a daycare which is not far away from ur job house place.