Home Daycare
What is home daycare?
In home daycare has been around since women have lived near neighbors and needed help with childcare. Today it’s a way some moms who want to work from home and love caring for children make a living. Having a small in home daycare does not generate a lot of money but it’s usually just enough to help the family get by. Daycare centers may seem like the most popular option but that’s because in home daycare don’t advertise as much as these centers. The United States has more than 280,000 regulated home daycare — that’s almost three times the number of licensed childcare centers.
What do the experts say?
Studies show that home daycare is a good option because groups are often smaller than they are in centers, the homelike environment is comforting and reassuring, kids have a single, consistent caregiver (sometimes two, if the provider has an assistant), and children may be exposed to fewer illnesses. Of course, that's all assuming you've found a great provider (According to National Institute of Child Health and Human Development).
Why is an in home daycare the best option?
There are many reasons why in home daycare is the best option. The number one reason many parents prefer in home daycare is that home daycare is a homier environment and your children will get the attention they deserve. No matter how child- friendly and welcoming daycare centers may seem they will feel institutional and business like in the long run. You are very lucky if you can find a good in home childcare provider in your neighborhood and it will be a place your child will feel at home.
Plus, in home daycare is often the least expensive childcare option. While some home daycare providers charge as much as center that’s usually not the case.
Home care also offers a few things centers can’t. A home daycare may be more flexible about drop off and pickup times and they are much less likely to charge you for every minute you’re late. But please please please don't take advantage of that!
Most home daycare providers are mothers themselves. You can feel comfortable knowing you’re leaving your child with someone familiar with child care and probably has a motherly instinct. That can make you feel more comfortable knowing your children will be safe in their care.
Basically, if you find a good quality home daycare your children will feel cozy in a home environment with other children to play with, learn basic social skills, enjoy preschool curriculum, have one consistent daycare provider and you will save money. The provider should also be comfortable with you dropping in unannounced or asking to spend some time in the room with the little ones.
It’s important for me to mention that in home daycare's aren't regulated as closely as centers. So make sure the provider has a fingerprint clearance card, CPR certification, first aid certified and has a food handlers card. It’s most beneficial for your child's future education if the provider has had formal college training with a major in Education or other similar major. If the childcare provider has these certifications you can feel confident that this person is qualified to watch your sweetie. But most importantly you need to feel comfortable trusting this person to care for your little angel! Go with your gut instinct. Ask your self "does this person truly seem to love caring for children?" and "will they have a positive impact on my child?"
In home daycare has been around since women have lived near neighbors and needed help with childcare. Today it’s a way some moms who want to work from home and love caring for children make a living. Having a small in home daycare does not generate a lot of money but it’s usually just enough to help the family get by. Daycare centers may seem like the most popular option but that’s because in home daycare don’t advertise as much as these centers. The United States has more than 280,000 regulated home daycare — that’s almost three times the number of licensed childcare centers.
What do the experts say?
Studies show that home daycare is a good option because groups are often smaller than they are in centers, the homelike environment is comforting and reassuring, kids have a single, consistent caregiver (sometimes two, if the provider has an assistant), and children may be exposed to fewer illnesses. Of course, that's all assuming you've found a great provider (According to National Institute of Child Health and Human Development).
Why is an in home daycare the best option?
There are many reasons why in home daycare is the best option. The number one reason many parents prefer in home daycare is that home daycare is a homier environment and your children will get the attention they deserve. No matter how child- friendly and welcoming daycare centers may seem they will feel institutional and business like in the long run. You are very lucky if you can find a good in home childcare provider in your neighborhood and it will be a place your child will feel at home.
Plus, in home daycare is often the least expensive childcare option. While some home daycare providers charge as much as center that’s usually not the case.
Home care also offers a few things centers can’t. A home daycare may be more flexible about drop off and pickup times and they are much less likely to charge you for every minute you’re late. But please please please don't take advantage of that!
Most home daycare providers are mothers themselves. You can feel comfortable knowing you’re leaving your child with someone familiar with child care and probably has a motherly instinct. That can make you feel more comfortable knowing your children will be safe in their care.
Basically, if you find a good quality home daycare your children will feel cozy in a home environment with other children to play with, learn basic social skills, enjoy preschool curriculum, have one consistent daycare provider and you will save money. The provider should also be comfortable with you dropping in unannounced or asking to spend some time in the room with the little ones.
It’s important for me to mention that in home daycare's aren't regulated as closely as centers. So make sure the provider has a fingerprint clearance card, CPR certification, first aid certified and has a food handlers card. It’s most beneficial for your child's future education if the provider has had formal college training with a major in Education or other similar major. If the childcare provider has these certifications you can feel confident that this person is qualified to watch your sweetie. But most importantly you need to feel comfortable trusting this person to care for your little angel! Go with your gut instinct. Ask your self "does this person truly seem to love caring for children?" and "will they have a positive impact on my child?"