What do the parents expect of their children at the Day Care Center?

Question

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Answer 1

As a parent I would expect my child to most need me, not a daycare center, to provide love, intellectual stimulation, security, moral guidance and discipline. One cannot expect this from a day care facility because the parent is the one that knows their child the best!

What one can expect from putting their child in a day care center, is to confuse the parent/child bonding relationship. People/children bond and attach to those to whom they spend the most time with.

Children are not like animals that you put in a kennel when you go to work. They are lovable, enjoyable little people that need their moms and/or dads full time for the first 6-7 years of life if they are to make a good start of it!

Answer 2

To be kids and have fun!

Answer 3

The first thing is to make sure all the teachers are attentive to the children.

The second thing you want to look for are the activites. The child should have many centers to choose from and should be able to choose to do what she/he wants to do throughout the day.

The third thing you want to look for is the circle time area. Are the teachers reading to the children often?  Is there a rug and calander?

The forth thing is the owner present? If not then why? does she/he have another center or is it a chain?

Does the center do drug tests on the teachers or caregivers in the facility? All centers are requried to do a background screening and check references however there is no law requring drug screening.

Most owners of centers are doing it because of the love for children. We try very hard to make sure the teachers and caregivers we hire have the same goals and outlook on the industry. All owners that I have met provide a safe and loving inviroment for the children. Some are not into teaching the children as some, however it is very important that you find a place that you trust. I you walk in and their is a funny smell or something does not feel right to you then it is not a place for you or your child. When you walk into the center is should be a bright happy place. Remember they are human and too human is to error, do yourself a favor and remember if your child is happy and the staff is willing to talk things out with you and let you know what is going on with your child then you have found a great place for your child.

Answer 4

I think most parents expect a clean, hygienic, safe learning and developing place for their children.  That goes for any education institution, not just day care center.

Answer 5

The parents I know expect their child to go to day care, learn academic type things, make friends, bond, but not too closely, to their primary caregivers, and not cause any problems.

Children under 3 are horrifically damaged by separation from their mothers.  The research from NICHD has confirmed this for a decade - one of the researchers even admitted this last go round of evidence that they've been trying hard to structure the studies so that damage doesn't show up.  And even with this unethical style of research, the damage that day care does shows up.

Answer 6

I was a Day Care Director for 18 years. First, parents expect their children to be kept safe and healthy in a warm and loving environment. They expect their cultural preferences for things such as feeding, discipline and religion to be respected if not followed to the T.They expect the children. to learn. Beyond that it depends upon the age of the child and the parents' idea of what is important. Ideally, they understand that children learn best through play and interesting direct experiences. Conflicts develop when the center stresses socialization and creativity as much as, or more than, academics and the parents want workbooks, drills and formal academics. There is room for compromise,

     I used to describe day care as a really good nursery school with routines wrapped around it and point out that things like naptime and meals offer their own learning activities.

Answer 7

they expect the usual, their kids get fed, their kids get to nap and play, and they get help with homeowork if they have any of course....thats all i can think of

Answer 8

As a board member for the Board of Directors for a non-profit Day Care Center as well as a parent I can give you two seperate answers.  

As a parent I expect to have my child wrapped in an environment that is safe, engaging intellecutally as well as emotionally.  I expect the staff to be professional, caring and effecient.  Our day care center is frequently cleaner than my own home and I like it that way!  

As a board member I work hard to provide external funding through grants and fund raisers to help keep the cost to families low.  As a whole our BOD works to ensure that the curriculum is used from birth until we send our kids to kindergarten.  Our staff are given training opportunities as well as the tools they need to perform these amazing acts of educational brilliance.  It doesn't allways come together but that is the goal!  Sadly, it seems that most of our parents are simply looking for a place where their child can be, while they are at work, without worrying that the place will burn down around their ears.  All of our efforts to educate are largely misunderstood or ignored by parents.  Yet, we continue- knowing that it's the right thing to do by our children!  

Long answer but I hope it helps.  Why do you ask?  What is your role in the early childhood education world?

Answer 9

care that is safe, and cheap. I have too many parents start their kids in my class, drop them off, and ask no questions about their child's day. Thank goodness I am in a high quality preschool. in other lower-quality centers, it is just too many parents have this thought: "just take care of them, do you 'school thing', and hand over the bill." "I don't have time for all the details." "you are licensed, so my child will be OK" (even though the center is full of violations) The parents tell themselves their child is kept clean, well loved, receives attention, and is learning in a safe environment with trained caring teachers.

Answer 10

to have fun and be safe

Answer 11

I went to day care (lets make that clear)

Its almost an expectation of a parent to expect their child to be well behaved, socialize and have fun