Narrow Down Your Choices & Determine What’s Best For Your Child
Sometimes as parents we have to place our children in a day care center; that’s just life. Although you may want to spend every waking moment with your child and watch them grow up, for a few hours a day, multiple days a week, you may have to leave them at a day care. Finding the right day care facility that can help them grow up in the way that is parallel to the way you would have them raised is vital. This is not an easy process and can become stressful. As a little starting point, Baby Smiles Labels has come up with a breakdown of what you should do and what you should take into consideration when choosing a daycare facility for your child.
One Step At A Time
Putting your child in day care helps with the development of social skills and more. The following steps can be used as a basis for determining which day care is best for your child.
Start early! – If you know you only have a certain amount of time of maternity leave before you have to go back to work. Finding the perfect day care for your child and their needs can be a long process.
Research – Create a list of local day cares in your area or day cares you would like to take into consideration
Ask around – See what other parents are saying about the day cares and ask questions.
Visit the day care – Bring your child and get a feel of the facility. Ask questions like “Are they open during the summer?” “Are there fees for late pick ups?” “Is there a curriculum” and determine if your child will be able to adjust to the environment well.
Assess the data – Take some time to sit down and determine what are the pros and cons of the different day cares.
Make a decision – We know this can be the hardest part, after all, it does mean leaving your child in some one else’s care, but you can do it!
Take EVERYTHING Into Consideration
We know that choosing a day care isn’t as easy as 1-2-3 or the ABCs and the steps above may seem very vague. It’s very important that when assessing the data you’ve collected, to really take into consideration the following before making your decision:
- What type of day care are you looking for?
- Is the day care accredited?
- What other people think about the day care? Which day care has the most and best reviews?
- What is your child’s temperament?
- What is the caregiver-child ratio? Will your child get the attention they need to succeed?
- How soon do you want to get your child into a day care and is there a waiting list?
- Does the day care have a structured program?
- Does your child have special needs?
Custom Labels Perfect For Day Care
Protect your child’s belonging and avoid any mix-ups with the other’s kid’s belongings by placing their personalized label from Baby Smiles Labels on anything. Baby Smiles Labels are perfect for clothing, sippy cups, school and more. They are waterproof as well as microwave and dishwater safe. Customize labels can alleviate any potential confusion for your caregivers or even yourself. Contact us for any labeling solutions you may need for your child today!
