The Importance of Selecting a Great Day Care!

Your choice of the day care for your child should be a life altering experience in a positive, formative way. It is occurring during the most important years of your child’s life.

When your child attends a daycare (especially full time) they are probably spending more of their “awake time” with their caregivers than with you, the parents.

We held our annual holiday get together last weekend. It is always exciting to see many of our alumni who try to attend as often as possible. We even enjoy the parents of the alumni who are not home from college yet and get caught up on all the news.

We had several experiences this year that were particularly heartwarming.

1.A mom who came to thank us for the influence we had on her son who graduated from college last year and is already in a responsible position in the TV industry.

2.More moms and dads who came without their children who are not home from college yet. They just want to bring us up to date on their children’s’ activities and once again, pass along a big thank you.

3.More grown up guys and girls that for a while it almost looked like a young adult party!
4.Watching them search for their pictures that are displayed throughout the daycare and sharing some of the experiences they remember from being here.

5.One dad who wanted to share that he was surprised he did not have to convince his grown son to come to the party.

6.It was one of the largest gatherings ever with 200+ people!

It was truly an exciting celebration for everyone. It felt so warm and rewarding to think we had any influence on who they had become.

You will want to select your child’s day care very carefully.

1.Be familiar with their mission statement.

2.Discuss their philosophy and make sure it will support an experience that will benefit your child.

3.Ensure it is a well rounded program, including education and social skills in a very healthy environment.

4.Visit the facilities at least twice. Be prepared and ask all the questions that are important to you.

5.Have a conversation with at least the parents whose child attends a daycare that you are considering.

6.Also check out Wonderschool to see if they have a facilities near you. They are worth investigating!

There are good day cares out there, but you have to seek them out!

Don’t settle!

It is your child’s future!

Good luck!