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Choosing a Daycare - Infant Care
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When choosing daycare, look for a place where the childcare providers create a nurturing, safe environment, and where they can attend to your baby as an individual.
Start your search for a daycare by getting referrals from family and friends. Then give each promising daycare a visit, preferably while parents are dropping off or picking up their kids. Plan on spending at least an hour if you can. This will provide a great opportunity to ask them questions about their experiences with the daycare.
According to the American Academy of Family Physicians, you'll want to find out the following from the staff and from your own observations:...
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How do I know if the daycare I'm considering is clean?
Don't forget to ask about the toys. Babies and toddlers love to put things in their mouths, especially toys. Ask about how they clean their toys each night. Find out if they are diligent about keeping one child's saliva drenched toys away from other the other kids. This may seem like a weird question to ask but those germs are the ones that spread the coughs that lead to the fevers that keep your kid out of school. Speaking of colds and coughs, also be sure to find out as much as you can about their sick policy. Some schools have a 24 or 48 hour rule about letting a sick child back into the school. It's good to know that in advance because it will affect your work schedule as well.
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ChildCareAware.org
June 27, 2007
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National Association for the Education of Young Children
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