Child Care Guide
Whichever form of child care you choose to take, be it a day care center, nanny or baby sitter there are several very important questions that need to be thought about or asked before choosing who to leave your child with. Listed below are just some of them:
- What is the ratio of carers to children, are there enough carers?
- Do the carers seem happy in their work?
- Do the children in the center seem happy?
- Are the children encouraged to talk with the carers?
- When a child acts out what is the carers response?
- Is the care center in good order? Click here to Read more
Child Care Guide
You may be concerned about the level of attention your child receives during their stay at a day care center, especially if the center is a popular one running at full capacity. Your child could also be very quiet and not one to push forward which can often be a problem especially if the center has three or four particularly boisterous children. So how do you know your child won’t get left out and miss out on activities?
What you can do to help your child
Before your child attends child day care sit down and talk with your child, explain where they are going and who will be taking care of them and make sure that they understand that they can take part in any activities they want and play with any toys they want just as they would at home. Click here to Read more
Child Care Guide
Leaving your child for the first time in the care of others can be a distressing time for a mother, especially so if your child is unhappy and doesn’t want to be left.
My personal experience of this was when my first born was old enough to start nursery, I had been lucky enough not to have to go out to work during my child’s early years and despite advice from others around me had declined to even leave him for a few hours at a toddler group. Click here to Read more
Child Care Guide
All child care day centers should by law provide your child with a diet that meets certain standards of a child’s nutritional needs. By law every day care provider has to meet certain standards regarding menu planning, food preparation, food safety and nutritional requirements.
The center should also be able to provide a safe and pleasant environment at meal times and they should also promote healthy eating habits. It is also important that you let the day care center know of any special food requirements your child has for example, if they are allergic to any food or foods which are known to cause problems with hyper activity in your child. Click here to Read more
