Is daycare really "good" for our kids? How well are they getting looked after? How can we be sure they are being cared for properly? What are all your thoughts on this subject ims?
Is daycare really "good" for our kids? How well are they getting looked after? How can we be sure they are being cared for properly? What are all your thoughts on this subject ims?
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Day care is fantastic for kids. It develops so many areas that you can't do on your own at home.
Child care focuses on many areas; social, emotional, physical and cognitive development. The staff in day care centres have programs specifically designed to help your child develop in all those areas.
As far as knowing what they do.. speak to the director and ask about their program and how it caters to your child. Spend time at the centre with your child before they start and get to know the Educators. If you feel uneasy choose a different centre. You have the right to come and go as you please but take into consideration the emotions of your child and how well they settle without you. Kids usually cry when mum is there (its a guilt thing) then their independence kicks in and they continue having a great time being THeM.
Thank u sooooo much i really needed to hear exactly this. I just took my son out of his current daycare i was just very unhappy on so many different aspects. I sm going to take your advice before i chose our next daycare i will speak to them about the points you have mentioned. THANK you once again
Daycare is awesome. I started my son before I went back to work. I did spot checks. Picked him up at unexpected times etc. he was always really happy, well looked after. Fed healthy foods and had activities that were far more educational and interesting than I was offering at home.
There are strict standards daycare centres have to adhere to and educational components, dietary rules, safety standards that are far tougher to follow than what would be in your average home! And strict staff to child ratios.
Childcare centres are educational settings just like kindergartens and have teachers on staff.
Not to mention the friendships the kids make.
You can go and look at centres before you choose one, and parents pick and drop there kids off and all sorts of times so there is nowhere for staff to hide!
Thank you for your response its exact what i needed to hear.
I'm a SAHM and I have never had my kids in daycare. I've got 3 kids, 6, 4 and 2 (with 1 on the way). My eldest did Kindy last year (is in prep this year) we had no issues with her "having to get used to someone else look after her" she took to it like a duck to water. Both hubby and I have big families so the kids are exposed to a variety of ages and they have lots of cousins (11 on one side and 7 on the other).
I personally don't see the point in sending them if I can look after them, just my point of view. However if they were lacking social stimulation then I think daycare can be useful, it's just not in my case.
I'm a SAHM and have 2 children 1 and 5 both of my children have/are going to daycare twice a week since they were about 10 months old, I think daycare is a fantastic thing for children and their parents. It helps them get their own independence, socialize with other children, their physical and emotional growth and it also good for the parent just to have a little 'me' time or simply be able to do the housework, shopping without having the kids.
I really think you can tell as well when your children go to primary of who has been to childcare and who hasn't, I'm not speaking for all but I really think day care is great.
Day care is fabulous, provided you find a good one! My kids go twice a week since 4 & 6 months of age.
They're now almost 2 & 4yrs. They've learnt so much there, they have friends and they have fun! The carers are amazing, sometimes over cautious with illness and over diagnosing, but it just ensures us that they truly take great care of the kids. Communication is great, we get daily, personalised feedback.
Besides the necessity to carry out full time uni, I think I would have lost my mind being with them 7 days a week lol ....having said that, I've struggled greatly with Motherhood, so it's also been a godsend from a mental perspective.
Everyone's happy, can't fault day care for our family ☺