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Selecting High-Quality Childcare |
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For parents, choosing a good early childhood program can be a daunting
task. Some basic steps can help the process along.
- Call around to gather the basic information. Learn about
the location, hours of operation, age range of the children, qualifications
of staff, accreditation, and cost.
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Visit programs. Study the interactions between staff and
children; see how many children are in each group; get a sense
of the atmosphere and operation and, most important, how your
child might fit into the program.
- NAEYC accreditation. Accredited programs are those that
measure up to the high-quality standards of the NAEYC. Their staff
participates in ongoing training, and they participate in self-
and independent reviews of their operation.
- Ask friends and relatives for suggestions on good programs.
- Call a local childcare resource-and-referral agency.
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