Every parent’s guide to choosing a daycare center
A fifth of all-American kids are born to working-moms and are put in the trust of daycare centers as their moms go to work. But, as a mom, you need to find a daycare that you trust to watch over your little one. With the thousands of centers at your disposal, it’s easy to make a mistake or use ‘eeny, meeny, miny, mo..” to help you select. This guide, however, will give you simple tips you can use to choose the best center for your child. 1. Consider the type of daycare The American Academy of Pediatrics classifies daycare centers in three main categories, chain centers, nonprofit centers, and independent for-profit centers. Chain centers have a wide variety of activities and programs, but they also have bigger numbers making them less flexible in meeting every child’s individual needs. They will also not open earlier and close later than their working hours. Independent for-profit centers, on the other hand, have smaller programs, staff, and are dependent on the