This document provides a list of 12 questions and concerns parents should consider when selecting a childcare center. It addresses important topics like licensing, staff qualifications, health and safety policies, nutrition, daily activities, and discipline. Parents are advised to ask about these areas to properly evaluate if a center is suitable for their child's needs and care.

1. Child-Care Centers — Top twelve Questions and Concerns
to Select the very best Center for Your Kid
Every single parent needs child-care at sometime during the
infant's early growing years. This kind of guide gives a set of
standard questions that all father or mother should ask to be
able to evaluate a child-care middle for their child.
PERFORM NOT SEND YOUR KID TO A CHILD-CARE
MIDDLE WITHOUT LOOKING AT THIS KIND OF LIST
FIRST!
1. GUARD LICENSING AND TRAINING -
Does the centre have this license or registration?
This is important to ensure that the center has complied with all
local ordinances and has the proper facilities available to care
for multiple children. There are two types of entitlements that a
center can have to operate properly within local ordinances.
A "Provisional License" may be issued for an interval up to one
year when the center does not meet all standards enforced by
law or perhaps the nominal requirements. A provisional permit
shall be renewable when written plans to accept the center up
to requirements, giving specific dates for completion of work,
are submitted to and approved by the Department.
A "Full License" shall be issued when an consumer has shown
full conformity with center licensing laws and regulations and
the minimum requirements.
Instalment payments on your CENTER ACCESS -

2. Perhaps there is 24/7 access to the center and/or there limited
hours of operation? Extremely important for working parents
who have odd work hours or schedules.
Is going to the facility have a drop-in and/or pick-up insurance
plan? It really is wise to determine straight up when you have to
pay when you drop the child off or when you decide on the child
up. Many centers have a tight time limit for picking up children
and demand a payment for each and every minute a parent is
late picking up the child.
Can be there pressure to avoid certain periods of the day?
More precautions should be in place if you are dropping off or
picking up a child in the night or night than in the daytime when
there are possibly less people around to help if a dangerous
situation should arise.
Does the middle have protection from unapproved public
access?
Children should always be protected from possible kidnapping
or non-custodial parent access always. The center should have
a method to monitor gain access to the facilities by the general
public and any delivery persons.

3. 3. COMMUNICATION -
How do parents and teachers contact each other? Pagers or
cell phones? Are backup numbers established in the event of
an occupied number or emergency? The center should provide
the full name of the teacher and the overseer in the event of an
emergency even whether it is after the normal several hours of
procedure (for 24-hour centers).
Are there regular parent meetings or training efforts? The
middle should provide an opportunity for the parent to discuss
any issues at any time (not just when considering to pay the
bill).

4. Is there a center newsletter to inform the parent to upcoming
events or activities? In the event the center provides field
outings, movie presentations, or special attractions, the
newsletter should be given to the parent for possible child
participation.
4. METHODS OF DISCIPLINE -
Exactly how are children disciplined? Several parents prefer to
style their child only using the "Time-Out method. A few parents
prefer corporal treatment for discipline. Also, some parents
prefer that the middle staff inform the parent of the children's
behavior and will apply the discipline themshelves. Most
parents should ask for the center's policy for discipline. Under
what circumstances (if any) is del cuerpo punishment used?
Problems should be evidently communicated by the center (in
writing) to the parent prior to child is left in the center's care to
avoid any misunderstandings or possible legal action. Likewise,

5. when there are problems, the parent should be promptly
notified of any discipline action that needs to be applied.
5. HEALTH AND SAFETY CONCERNS -
Are the bathroom facilities clean, visible, and carefully
monitored by two or more adults for youngsters? This issue
speaks evidently of the cleanliness of the middle overall. In the
event that the center doesn't keep the bathroom clean, it is not
very likely to maintain your rest of the center clean either. The
bathroom should be evidently marked and obvious so that a
child can find it quickly when the need comes up. Also, for very
young children going although toilet-training stage, the
bathroom should by monitored by at least two adults so that if a
child must be held while using the bathroom, another adult can
get any other needed items to assist the adult aiding the kid
and the child will not be remaining alone at any time in the
restroom.

6. Are there policies for the attention of ill children? A lot of
diseases are transferable and sick children should not be
permitted to mix with other children during those times. All
centers should have a pediatrician contact information available
at all times in the event of an crisis. All accidents should be
reported in writing to the parents and a backup copy should be
stored in the center's information.
6. STAFF AND STAFF-CHILD PROPORTIONS -
Is the personnel certified and are there ongoing training
opportunities for staff at the begining of childhood
development? The center really should have staff that is
competed in handling young children. There also need to be
training opportunities for the staff to improve their skills if
needed. In addition, the youngsters should be grouped with
appropriately certified staff to manage children relating to their
specific requirements and personalities.

7. Is there sufficient staff to provide interactive relationships with
the children? This problem is not only important to meet point
out standards, but also, it is important to teach the children how
to interact with the teacher as well as other children.
What is the staff-child rate? A center that includes a low staff to
child percentage will not be able to give you a child the
attention that may be essential for individual learning issues or
other concerns.
What is the policy for substitutes? Some children will bond far
better to some educators than they may to others. It is
important for the parent to know weather or not a substitute will
be exchanging a child's regular instructor for a time and for just
how long of a period of time. Exactly the same thing goes for
any changes in the center's normal staff.
Have there been criminal background investigations on all staff,
including kitchen and custodial? With all the horror tales going
around every day about child predators, this is one issue that
no parent can manage to overlook or take for granted. Enough
said.
7. NUTRITION -
Who also provides the food? The center needs to have a clear
written policy about who will provide the food for the child. If
perhaps it is the center's responsibility, then it should offer a
written menu of what food will be fed to the child and when it

8. will probably be provided. If it is the parent's responsibility, then
the parent should provide all the food that is given to the child
throughout the duration of the children's stay at the middle. The
parent also need to provide written instructions in relation to
what foods should be provided during a particular meal then
when they should be provided. In this case, the midsection will
probably have extra food available in circumstance the parent
does not provide enough food to cover the child's stay and
should expect to be billed for the extra food that is provided in
conjunction with any other financial requirements that will be
required for the child's stay.
How many adults can be obtained to assist with feeding the
newborns? There should always be enough adults to assist
with feeding infants so that the staff customer will not get
interrupted during the feeding or the infant feeding will not get
cut short due to other immediate concerns.
In the event the child has nourishing difficulties, are their
individuals trained in specialized nourishing techniques? This
issue is important to be able to make certain that the child is
eating not only the correct amount of food, but also making
sure that the child is getting the right combo of the proper foods
for their diet. In other words, being sure that the child is not
getting complete just sweets or unhealthy food.
Is food consumption reported to the parent, particularly for
newborns? Since the infant will not likely be in a position to tell
you if or if this individual or she ate, the middle should provide a
written note of what the infant ate, how much the infant had,
and at what times did the infant eat their food. For elderly

9. children, such as small children, a written note should be
provided to validate what the child says that they have enjoyed.
8. EXERCISES -
Can be there a safe outdoor play area? This area should
provide plenty of playthings to keep the child occupied and kept
entertained. It should also be guarded so that the children can't
wander off to unauthorized areas and also that no illegal people
can get comfortable access to any child without the center's
staff knowledge.
Is there always oversight during outdoor activities? Kids should
always be monitored outdoors to be in any possible disputes,
avoid any hazardous activities, and attend to any possible
accidents such as cuts or craters immediately.
What activities are available during inclement weather? The
middle should always have available activities designed in the
event of rain or other bad weather. The parent should be
notified of the particular plans are in circumstance undersirable
climate interrupts the outdoor playtime.
9. DAILY ACTIVITIES/CURRICULM -
Is there a daily plan of developmentally appropriate activities?

10. The middle should provide a set of planned activities for all
children and really should be gathered in line with the progress
the children to participate in the experience.
Can parents obtain replications of the daily plan of activities?
The centre will be able to provide an arranged of planned
activities after parental request.
10. NAPTIME -
Is there a regular period for nap time and just how long is the
period? The middle should provide a time and place for children
to take naps in daytime. The period should allow all children
some time to rest and relax during their stay in the middle.