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Questions to Ask from a Daycare before Selecting It
by Ben Copper Professional Content CreatorFinding the right child care center is not an easy task. When you look for a daycare preschool near you, you need to keep several factors in mind to select the best. This article lists some important questions that you should ask daycare providers before choosing it.
What Approach Do You Follow For Discipline?
This should be the foremost question that you should ask from the caregiver while selecting a full-day child care center. This question will let you know about the caregivers' general philosophy regarding how they teach discipline to the kids. You can also add some more questions like:
- Do you use raised voices to reprimand the kids?
- Do you follow different approaches to teach discipline to the children at different ages?
- What are the punishments for the bad behavior of kids? Do you give harsh punishments?
How Do I Know About the Daily Activities of My Kid?
Some daycare centers prepare a daily activity sheet where they mention all the activities performed by a kid in a day. For example, what he had been given in the meal, how often his diaper was changed, etc. Some centers prefer paperless communication by sending emails or text messages to the parents about their kids' daily activities.
Moreover, some childcare centers also record videos of kids doing some particular activities, like drawing a painting.
What is the Caregiver to Child Ratio?
The child care centers with a high teacher to children ratio are not preferable because, at such centers, all the children do not get equal attention from the caregivers. This may become a problem if your child is younger. Therefore, if you are looking for a full day child care center, it is recommended not to ignore caregiver to child ratio.
How Do You Monitor the Kids' Activities?
You should not ignore this question if you are looking for a full day child care center for your kids. Ask the caregivers about how they monitor the activities of the children at their center. It is better if they have installed a camera to record the kids' activities. If something happened wrong to your child, the video proof would help you figure out the actual cause.
Do They Provide Meals and Snacks?
Ask the daycare center caregivers whether they provide meals and snacks, or you have to pack lunch for your kids. If they offer snacks and meals, check out what they serve to the kids every day.
Do I Get a Refund For Any Missed Days Due to A Vacation or Illness?
Young children get sick frequently because they do not have as developed an immune system as we have. Different child care centers have different policies regarding this. You can ask some general questions like:
- Do you allow kids suffering from cough or cold to come to daycare?
- Do you pay a refund if my child has to miss a day due to severe illness?
Do You Sanitize Toys Regularly?
Because many children use the same toys at the daycare centers, it is mandatory to sanitize toys before handing them to another child. This reduces the risk of getting infections. You can also ask them for their standards of health and hygiene.
How Do You Handle Naps?
Naps play an important role in the development of toddlers and young children. Improper nap timings result in poor sleeping habits. Also, there must be silence when the kids are sleeping. Therefore, it is good if the daycare facility has a separate room for taking a nap.
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About Ben Copper 
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Created on Dec 30th 2020 01:15. Viewed 209 times.
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