Daycare Days for Parents

By Miko Marsh

Choosing the right childcare program can be a challenge. You want to make sure your son or daughter is receiving quality care and is in a safe environment that best matches your expectations and parenting style. How do you know if your provider is operating legally?

Daycare Days for Parents was written to answer questions that parents are shy about asking or aren't sure they should ask. Find out the pros and cons of licensed and unlicensed family daycare. Get a better understanding of your provider's position so that you can have a more effective interaction. Learn tips to help deter potential child abuse. Whether you are searching for your child's first daycare or would just like to understand more about what is expected of you from your child's caregiver, this book has a tips that can benefit you.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Miko Marsh
• Release date: May 31, 2013
• ISBN: 9781393363354

Miko Marsh

Miko Marsh is a mother, author, caregiver, instructor, and motivator. She has a degree in social services, college certification in Early Childhood Care Education, has worked directly with individuals in behavioral facilities, and has owned her own daycare. Her author credits include books related to caregiving, an educational workbook for introduction to childcare, and personal transformation. Several hundred of her articles, blogs, blurbs, and notes are posted online through different ministries, organizations, and businesses for which she was a ghostwriter or contributor. Miko’s main writing areas include Bible-based topics, caregiving, personal growth, and interpersonal communications. However, she will sometimes write things to amuse herself because she loves to laugh. In addition to homeschooling her children for a few years, she has given instruction in piano, reading music, mathematics, and other areas in which she could assistant. She enjoys supporting others, helping them to find areas in which they can shine, and seeing people of all ages and abilities reach their individual goals.

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Daycare Days for Parents:

Answers & Tips from a Provider

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Miko Marsh

Daycare Days for Parents:

Answers & Tips from a Provider

Copyright © 2013

by Miko Marsh

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Please note that a large part of this book is based on personal experience and observation. While great efforts were made to ensure accuracy and relevance, not every situation could be discussed or examined due to the many case variances of individuals. No responsibility is assumed for errors or omissions. Due to the fact the information given is given from a personal perspective, you should apply this as it pertains to your situation at your own risk.

Any trademarks, service marks, product names or features mentioned are only used in reference and are in no way meant to imply endorsement from their makers or company. This book is meant to fill in some answers and provide some guidance to help you in your business but is in no way meant to be a replacement for accounting, medical, legal, or other professional services.

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Table of Contents

Introduction

Should I Ever Use an Unlicensed Provider?

Does She Have to Meet My Special Needs Child First?

What should I check/ask during an interview?

How Reliable Are References?

Will My Baby Be Put on a Schedule?

Will My Baby Forget Me/Love Her More Than Me?

I Can’t Miss Work, and My Child Is Sick!

What is a Red Flag?

Is My Child Being Treated Properly?

Some Tips to Deter Abuse in a Child Care Setting

Quick Tips:

About the Author

Other Books by this Author

Introduction

The idea of having to leave your child to go to work can be stressful enough, but when you add in the fact that most parents have to leave children with people they barely know, it can be downright nerve-wracking. I understand completely. Although I worked or volunteered as a baby-sitter, nanny, and daycare assistant for more than ten years before I became a parent, I didn’t open my own daycare until after I gave birth to my second child. I was a mother that needed child care before I was a business owner providing child care, so I can speak from both