| Quality of Child Care |
Bizzy as a Bee Child Care and Preschool is a small in home family childcare that is licensed through the state of Delaware and I am First Aid/Cpr Certified. My philosophy: I believe that each child is their own person and that they learn better in their own way and at their own pace. Here at Bizzy as a Bee Child Care and Preschool, you can be assured that your child will receive the best of care. I work tirelessly to maintain a safe, happy and healthy environment for your child. We, as a team, will work to instill in your child the values of truth, honesty and caring for others. |
| My Philosophy & The Quality of Child Care |
| When considering licensed child care it is essential that you choose a child care that fits your needs for your child as well as philosophy and cost. COST: We understand that cost is important but please remember to search for child care based on the quality of the program not because it's cheaper then somewhere else. Parents often make the mistake of choosing cost rather then quality. Unfortunately this can come back to haunt you later. The last thing you want to do is uproot your child again. Transitions are hard on a child. Your child needs stability, and you need reliability. A well balanced program for your child will enable you to have peace of mind while working and will allow your child to enjoy his/her day with other children in a high quality environment. You can have the best of both. Cost effective, and quality. If a program is lower in cost then most the child cares in your area then you have to ask yourself "why". See what they have to offer compared to the providers who are charging market rate. Providers who are offering a higher quality program have higher cost to run their programs. If the fees are too low a provider will not be able to keep up with the expenses needed to run her program effectively. Check the child care carefully and make sure the provider is equal in quality to any program that has a high quality program. TURN OVER: Often these lower cost child cares have a high turn over rate. Find out how long children usually stay in the program. It's normal for providers to have openings. REASONS FOR OPENINGS: Children outgrowing the program, leaving for school, moving, parent becomes unemployed, and etc. Talk to the parents who currently use the child care and ask them how they feel, and even ask them how often children come and go in the program. Get some insight from the parents. If the child care has to many kids coming and leaving outside the normal reasons you have to wonder "why". LICENSED AND EXPERIENCED: Choose a provider that is licensed. I also suggest choosing a provider that has some experience. New providers, or providers who are doing this for a short while so they can stay home till their children start school often quit by the first year, or at most the first 5 years. This profession is not for everyone. Just because they have experience being a mom doesn't mean they are good candidates for being a quality child care provider. After all it's a lot different caring for your own child then it is caring for other people's children. ENVIRONMENT: Be sure the environment will suit your child care needs as well. Plenty of activities. For children not yet in school it's essential that they are in a continuous learning environment. Children need to be ready for Kindergarten. The expectations of children entering kindergarten can be very stressful. Be sure your child will be prepared and choose a provider who is experienced in early childhood education. ************************************* I wish you and your family the best of luck in your search for a wonderful provider. Please remember, she is the one whom your child will be with for 10 hours per day. She will nurture, love, care for, feed, change diapers, fix boo-boo's and everything in between. She is now part of your family as you are hers. |
