Finding the right child care setting for your child(ren) can be a time filled with anxiety and fear as you may worry about what is best for your child(ren) while you are away at work. I try to do all I can to make the process a comfortable one. 

My main focus is in communicating with the families. Parents and I put this into practice daily. One helpful method that has received positive feedback is the daily reports that I send out via email each day. Parents comment on how they look forward to the little note in their inbox letting them know what their child(ren) have done that day and what kinds of challenges or successes they may have had. 

We also emphasize three simple "rules" to make our days run smoothly together: respect yourself, respect others and respect the things around us.

I have had great success implementing the following philosophy when working with children: If you expect great things from a child, you will get a child who can do great things!

As you search for child care, I encourage you to interview several providers/centers to find a caregiver/teacher that best fits your family’s needs and personality. Decide what is most important to you - is it cost? number or ages of the children in the care? location? flexibility? the amount of experience or education of the provider?  curriculum? Be sure your  most important needs are communicated to the provider. The better the fit, the more your child will benefit from the program! 

On the other end of the spectrum, I am careful to enroll families that I feel would be a "good fit". It usually means finding families who have similar parenting styles as myself. I am the kind of person who works best with families who are flexible, understanding, respectful, sincere and even a little humorous! Check out the "child care" link at the top for links to child care provider search tools. Best of luck in your search for great child care!