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Asking the right questions will give you the ability to properly
evaluate the child care center. It is important that you ask each center
the same
questions so that you can do an accurate comparison of each program.
Start by calling and interviewing the person in charge to gather some
general information regarding cost, experience level of staff, child to
staff ratio. Next, rank the centers based on what you have heard
with 1 being the highest. Now you are ready to arrange a visit to
the center. It is important to visit more than once and at
different times of the day. This will allow you to see
procedures, activities and staff-child interactions. Bring your
child with you to see their reaction. Always visit more than one
center so that you can do an accurate comparison. In the end trust
your intuition.
Key questions that a parent should ask are as follows:
It is not necessary to ask all of these questions it is simply a guideline to help you. You may have others that you fell need to be addressed. What's important is that you feel extremely comfortable with the child care center and its staff. The right day care center will help your child to develop interests, learn new skills and teach them to interact with other children. However, always remember that it should be a positive, fun, loving, experience for your child!
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