Child Care — Finding High-Quality Care
When you start to look for child care, you may wish to contact a group such as Child Care Aware by phone at 1-800-424-2246 or online at www.childcareaware.org. This group can provide resources on high-quality child care and tell you if there is a ... [... more]
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Child Care — Center-Based Care
Center-based care has many names — child care center, preschool, nursery school or learning center. Center-based care also may have different sponsors, including churches, schools, colleges, universities, social service agencies, Head Start, ... [... more]
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Building a Relationship With Caregivers
Your child care provider is an allie in your child's growth and development. You and your provider should work as a team to ensure your child has a secure and healthy environment that will allow her to flourish. The better you get along with her ... [... more]
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Child Care for Children With Special Needs
Whatever your child's special needs, how he will be cared for in your absence is one of the most difficult decisions you will have to make as a parent. Remember that you know your child better than anyone, so rely most heavily on your needs and ... [... more]
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Controlling Illness in Child Care Programs
Whenever children gather in groups, their risk of getting sick increases. Infants and toddlers are particularly affected, because they tend to place their hands and play objects in their mouths, making it even easier to spread infectious ... [... more]
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Child Care — Preparing Your Child for Child Care
Most young infants, up to seven months, adapt to caring adults and seldom have problems adjusting to good child care. Older infants may be upset when left with strangers. They may feel separation anxiety, which is a normal part of development for ... [... more]
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