Finding Child Care: A Parent's Guide to Choosing the Right Daycare

Running head: FINDING CHILD CARE
FINDING CHILDCARE
Name
Professor
Course
Date
1

FINDING CHILD CARE
Introduction
As a young parent, I have always felt obliged to give my children a better version of life
from the one I experienced if not the best. Finding childcare is the most significant choice for me
that I feel I should make as a parent. At their younger ages, I always preferred taking my children
with me everywhere I went in the fear that someone could mistreat them. With time, I came to
realize that this would not work for a lifetime as I developed too many responsibilities at work.
Child care was the best route to take as I could hardly take my kids to work with me on all days.
I had heard of so many neglect cases going on in the care centers and had to be keen on choosing
the right daycare. Enrolling my children in daycare was a perfect decision as it could help them
get ready for school, develop social skills and reduce my workload as well (Babchishin,
Romano, & Weegar, 2013). However, I had to be more careful with my choices as gambling
with the lives of my kids has always been a big no for me. I had to be certain of care in the
specific center.
Ideally, the brain of a child undergoes a lot of developments from the birth period to the
age of three. I felt that this was the right stage that I could use to establish the desirable
foundations on the minds of my children. These developments are highly influenced by the
child’s exposure. Children who are brought up by affectionate caregivers are likely to grow to
more friendly adults (Vandell & Wolfe, 2012). I was convinced that the environment in the
facility which I had enrolled my children could help them develop healthy social skills in their
interaction. The daycare facility is less congested and those who ran it could definitely have
adequate time for the kids even at a personal level.
I feel that it is very essential to start getting a child ready for school as soon as he or she is able
to communicate. A child starts learning from birth, and it is always good to introduce more
2