All
parents would want the best childcare facility for their children. Most of
the times, parents are not well familiar with childcare options available
to them and end up having substandard childcare facilities for their child.
Given below are some resources that would help in making you aware of the
trends and issues in childcare. These resources serve as quality information
sources familiarize you with everything there is to know about childcare.
- Day
Care Resource - Offers program and curriculum information for daycare
providers, teachers, and childcare staff. Also provides tips for choosing
a care facility.
- Ahrens
Family Day Care - Former daycare owner provides sample daycare business
forms, schedules, and calendars.
- America
Taking Action - A national directory of licensed/registered family daycare
providers, childcare centers, nursery schools and kids' camps.
- Anxious
Parents - For working parents trying to find, and keep, the best childcare
for their children. Offering articles, book excerpts and links.
- Ask
the Childcare Expert - Questions
about finding good childcare, taking your sitter on vacation or ways to
make daycare dropoffs easier? Find the answers at InteractiveParent.com.
- Babysitters.com
- Childcare referral company focused on helping parents find the type of
babysitters that matches best with the needs of their children. Includes
babysitting guide and information for parents.
- Better
Baby Care Campaign - Resource for parents and childcare workers for
finding and providing quality childcare.
- Child
Care Finders - Resource for parenting and childcare information and
support for families and child care professionals.
- Child
Care Friends - Support and resources, activities, contracts and policies,
child care food program, and children's environments.
- The
Childcare Search - A searchable database for childcare in the United
States and Canada.
- ChildCareYellowPages.com
- Searchable directory of childcare resources.
- Children's
Information Service - Provides
information about childcare to parents, as well as resources for childcare
providers.
- The
Daycare Resource Connection - A
resource for parents and providers including state by state daycare listings,
free preschool and daycare printables and teacher resources.
- FreeDaycareInfo
- Offers a directory of state licensing agencies.
- Kids
New World - Day care Search - Comprehensive parents resource for daycare
and preschool centers search and reviews.
- Provider
Watch - A nationwide credit reporting
service for childcare professionals.
- Questions
and Answers about Choosing the Best Daycare - Former daycare operator
offers advise and consulting on choosing or starting a daycare.
- Simply
Childcare - Publication bringing
together parents looking for childcare providers and providers advertising
their services.
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