What should i like for in a daycare

Question

what should i now about daycare centers?

What should i be looking for in a daycare?

Answer 1

You need to first make sure it is safe, clean and how many other children that they have already in the school. Also what type of activities they do, where your child will sleep, eat what they supply and what they require you to bring. Most important cost.

Answer 2

Well, a good spelling/grammer program that educates your child to write and speak better than you. "What should I LOOK for in a daycare?"...and "what should i KNOW about daycare centers?" and NOT NECESSARY TO REPEAT YOUR QUESTION A THIRD TIME.

Answer 3

To start with, find out which agency in your state is responsible for licensing daycare and home care providers.  For example, it Washington State it is the Department of Early Learning.  Be sure to check out every daycare's license, to see if they are in fact licensed, how long, how many children they are licensed for, and if they have any complaints in the last few years.  Next, schedule phone interviews with the daycare centers you're interested in.  I always ask things like what the children's schedules are, if they have a preschool program, how many naps the children take, and if they are on the USDA food program.  (This is important because the program is pretty specific about the children eating nutritious meals.)  I also ask how often toys and bedding are cleaned (at least weekly and most places have bedding for individual children).  Ask about they're sick child policy (you don't want to send your kid to a daycare that admits very sick children!).  Be sure you're able to 'test' them out for a trial period, say two weeks, without incurring any cancelation fees.  And always be up front about your schedule and how long your child will have to be there.  I have also asked new providers to give me a log on my child (meaning a record of what she ate, what time, when she had a dirty diaper) for the first week or so....

After you've found a center you feel good about, just watch your child closely for the first few weeks.  Check for things like diaper rash (diapers on too long??)  or not wanting to go to day care after the first week or two (which can also just be seperation anxiety.)  

Good luck and I hope this helps.

Answer 4

How clean it is, how organized the daycare worker is, what she feeds the babies, the snacks, how she is with the baby, plus go with your instinct, if you don't like the person, your child might not too. You want to leave your child with someone your comfortable with and trust.

Answer 5

Go and visit.  See what the rooms are like, how many kids per teacher.  

Do the staff seem friendly?  Are meals included?  Are they liscensed through the state?  

Will your child be learning or is it just daycare?

Is the facilty clean?  Are the staff happy?  I could go on and on.

Talk to parents whose children go there.  Are they happy?

Answer 6

Are they licesned thru the state

Ask for referances of people that attend that daycare and also of ones that dont attend anymore

Make sure it is clean ask to walk thru the rooms and look even look in the kitchen

Look at the curriculm make sure even the infant room has a time set out for tummy time and that the older kids have art or music on there list  

Answer 7

well, 1st a safe place for your baby

and that's all that really matters