Planning For Child Care - Finding the right child care can seem difficult. But with a little time and research you can feel comfortable in finding the right child care for your child.
1. Consider several types of child care:
Child care centers
Licensed day care providers
Child care cooperatives, where groups of parents get together to share in the child care service.
2. Consider these steps in selecting child care:
Listen to your instincts.
Count the number of children and adults so that you know that there are enough adults to look after the children.
Start the night before by having your child's snack, lunch, or bottles prepared.
Lay out their clothes and/or pack the diaper bag.
Know your route to the child care site, and from child care to work or training.
Be ready with an alternate plan if your child gets sick. Some care providers will take a mildly sick child, but you must find out ahead of time. If they don't take sick children, have someone to call as a back-up care giver.
If you are in a job training program, ask about child care assistance.
