Daycare Provider
- Appears warm and friendly.
- Treats children with respect, flexibility, and patience.
- Is able to meet your child's developmental and emotional needs.
- Gives children individual attention.
- Sets reasonable and consistent limits.
- Supplies you with information for variety of issues such as: hours of operation, vacations, holidays, payment, fees, discipline policies, sick policies, etc.
- Provide a contract that clearly states the agreed to terms of the childcare services.
- Staff have training in early childhood development.
- Teachers trained in first aid and CPR.
- Background checks are completed on staff members.
Daycare Environment
- Bright, cheerful setting.
- Children appear happy, comfortable, and relaxed.
- Safe, clean indoor and outdoor areas with adequate space.
- Toys and equipment are safe and age appropriate.
- Various open ended play materials such as puzzles, blocks, dress up props.
- Toys are within children's reach, well organized, and easy for children to clean up.
- Sanitary bathrooms and clean kitchen area.
- Hand washing after toileting and before meals and snacks.
- Separate cribs for infants and separate cots/mats for others.
- Cleaning materials, medicines, and sharp utensils out of reach of children.
Daycare Program
- Daily routine that is consistent but flexible and provides a variety of activities, and indoor/outdoor times.
- Activities that are open ended, child directed.
- Children have the opportunity to experiment with various art materials.
- Healthy snacks and/or meals.
- Supervised rest time.
- Minimal, supervised TV if any.
Daycare Regulations
- Has a copy of a license or registration certificate from states family childcare licensing agency.
- Has a CPR and First Aid Certificate.
- Has emergency phone numbers & evacuation plan.
- Should not exceed number of children licensed for.
- Outlet covers, gates to block stairways, smoke detectors are installed and in proper working condition.
- Has a first aid kit on hand.
- There are restrictions on who may pick up a child.
- The playground equipment meet safety standards.
- Hazardous materials kept out of reach of children.