Comments on: Daycare?

By: Social Guy

Social Guy — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 09:02:24 +0000

Hey, you can read daycare reviews at:

It’ll also be great if you publish your reviews about daycare over there as it will help others in the future.

By: deborah w

deborah w — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 21:19:42 +0000

Good for you for taking some classes, I assume to better yourself. But could you not take them at night? Or by correspondence?
I am not pro daycare at all. This is not a world where we should trust complete strangers – no matter how ‘qualified’ they are to look after our precious young ones. Especially as your daughter is too young to be able to tell you if anything untoward happens to her!
IF you are determined to use daycare, then meet the providers and go on your gut instinct. Do they seem kind? Do the kids seem happy? Unfortunately though this is a harsh world and people are not always what they seem.
All the best to you and your daughter.

By: nocandoodle

nocandoodle — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:33:51 +0000

all great answers – certificates and licenses renewed, no complaints registered against them, emergency plans and escape routes in order, references, have you checked out other places to compare?

By: truthseeker221

truthseeker221 — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 03:57:17 +0000

Ask them what kind of schedule your daughter will have while in their care. Ask what they do for discipline, what kinds of food they feed the children, whether or not you will be able to bring your child if they have a runny nose but are not running a temperature, how many times a day they will change her diaper, ask if there are pets around, ask if they are licensed, if they have insurance of any kind, etc.

By: sunflare63

sunflare63 — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 04:26:30 +0000

It may be good for the daughter to get her used to other children.
But she truly needs u more the first 3 yrs of life.

By: mybabiesRcute

mybabiesRcute — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 01:50:59 +0000

In addition to cost, feeding schedules, how they discipline and what you need to bring, ask about turnover. If they lose teachers often, it’s a sign that people aren’t happy. This negatively affects your kid if they get attached to their caretakers. Alternatively, an unhappy staff could signal a problem with the daycare and the possibility of it closing. That happened to my best friend recently.

Also, ask parents questions too. When you visit, see if you can talk to a couple of parents in your child’s class and ask them their opinion. Try to see if other parents have stuck with the daycare of do they take them out after a year.

Finally, see what kind of curriculum they follow. Is your child going to learn social skills and have fun; is the environment more rigid; is it a free-for-all?

Good luck!

By: Shelly Lynn

Shelly Lynn — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 17:22:15 +0000

Staff to child ratio?
Maximum number of children?
Are the children taken anywhere? How far? Who drives? Who supplies car seats?
any extra help?
what if staff is sick?
how do they handle emergencies? If one kid falls, etc, how cares for the others?
any staff CPR certified?
the normal schedule (daily routine)?
separation of ages?meals? how served, do they all eat together, what kind of food?
how much TV?
Diaper changing: where? proper hand washing? gloves? Supplies? Do they help potty trian? how?
Nap schedule? where do they nap? how long?

check the place out. do the babies look happy? Are they playing, or just stuck in playpens? Is the place safe? Fire drill plan? Everything safe and no obvious hazards?

By: gizisanut

gizisanut — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 05:40:29 +0000

those are all good questions to ask but don’t forget to check on pop in visits. Make sure you can pop in anytime and visit with your child. If they frown on that they may be doing things that they don’t want you to see(spanking, talking down to them, only one teacher to huge group of kids, etc) also, check with neighbors or others in neighborhood that could give good recommendations

By: isochronous7

isochronous7 — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 10:59:10 +0000

what is the teacher to child ratio, what is their schedule like, any registrations fees, any discounts, what do you need to bring, how do they handle kids that bite or hit, what activities do they give the kids to do, how many times they go outside.

By: jule9104

jule9104 — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 19:01:03 +0000

Feeding schedule, what activities they do, when payment is expected, do you pack a bag for her everyday or do you just supply them with what your child needs weekly…
Hope that helps