| Q: What are the precautions that I should take | | | | Be Positive |
| note when I let my child play on the playground? | | | | Always make your child feel positive whenever |
| Impact-Absorbing Material | | | | you prepare to take him to the day care center. |
| It is most recommended that the children will be | | | | This could be done by issuing less reminders to |
| made to play on a playground that has an | | | | the child. Constant issuing of reminders just |
| impact-absorbing material within its area. | | | | makes your child feel more anxious. Say hello and |
| Impact-absorbing materials help in reducing the | | | | goodbye to the staff and the other children in the |
| risk of injury to the children in case of falling. | | | | center whenever you drop your child there. |
| Play Clothes | | | | Q: How could I help reduce the costs of child |
| Children must be dressed appropriately for the | | | | care? |
| activities on the playground. As much as possible, | | | | Share a Spot! |
| clothing that has ribbons, chains, drawstrings, and | | | | If there is a family member or a close friend that |
| any other material that is hanging must not be | | | | could watch your child in a day within a week, |
| used. This is to avoid accidental strangulation when | | | | then just drop your child to him. Other centers |
| the child is playing. | | | | allows sharing of time spots. This could perhaps |
| Playground Equipment | | | | be considered as well. |
| Before a child will be allowed to play on a | | | | Volunteer Your Time |
| playground, check first if the playground | | | | You could also volunteer yourself to be at the |
| equipments are still in its proper condition. Some | | | | day care center at some of your time. When you |
| of the dangers or hazards that must be looked | | | | do this, there is a chance that you could get a |
| upon are the following: protruding objects, | | | | discount from the center. You could do this by |
| exposed footings, missing or broken parts, and | | | | taking less time perhaps from shopping or from |
| improper anchoring. | | | | doing other responsibilities like doing the laundry. |
| Skill Levels | | | | Financial Aid/Scholarships |
| Keep your children away from equipments of the | | | | Check also if there are childcare programs that |
| playground that are still not appropriate for their | | | | the government is providing. In doing this, you |
| skill level and size. Put them instead on those | | | | may contact the social services department within |
| equipments that is more geared on their level of | | | | your locality. |
| dexterity. | | | | Q: Should I take time finding out whether the |
| Supervision | | | | foods served are meeting the guidlines set by the |
| Supervision is very important. Never allow your | | | | USDA? |
| children to play if there is no adult supervising | | | | Foods and Meal Times |
| them. There is a less chance that other children | | | | It is very important that a day care is meeting |
| will shove and push another child if there is an | | | | the nutrition that your child is supposed to receive. |
| adult that is present. | | | | This is the most important aspect of a day care. |
| Q: If my child is aggressive when he is at day | | | | Check if the day care is providing your child with |
| care but not when he is at home what do I do? | | | | nutritious foods and is serving a well-balanced diet. |
| Aggressive Behaviour | | | | To do this, check their menu. Also, ensure that |
| Whenever a child behaves aggressively if he is at | | | | the special dietary needs of your children (such as |
| the day care or if he is with large groups, the | | | | if they have allergies) are being met. |
| child is most likely just getting overwhelmed. The | | | | Q: How do I prevent my child from acquiring bad |
| best that could be done is to talk to the provider | | | | habits? |
| and know about how your child aggressively | | | | Peer Pressure and Bad Habits |
| behaves and in what conditions does he does | | | | Whenever your child starts imitating a trait that |
| such acts. | | | | he claims he has learned from a peer, do not taint |
| Usually, children doing this are just wanting to grab | | | | the image of your child's peer. This might |
| some attention from his provider or from his | | | | disappoint the child and make him feel sad for the |
| peers. If this is the case, it is recommended to | | | | peer might be a good source of company to him |
| transfer your child to a day care that has a | | | | or someone he idolizes. Make your child |
| smaller group so that he will then receive the | | | | understand that the habit is bad rather than his |
| attention he needs. The usual scenario is that | | | | peer is bad. Tell him that the bad trait should be |
| children are just in need of some extra attention. | | | | overcome and not be imitated in a nice manner. |
| After this, they will then be more ready to deal | | | | Q: What is better to serve to children, fresh or |
| with bigger groups. The maturity of children is not | | | | frozen vegetables? |
| uniform. It is best to let them progress at a | | | | Fresh or Frozen Veggies? |
| comfortable pace. | | | | There is no right or wrong answer to this. Both |
| Q: How could I make my child feel the he is liked | | | | are providing nutrition that are needed by the |
| and accepted? | | | | children. In fact, some vegetables that are |
| Arrange Playdates | | | | commercially processed are sometimes even |
| Usually, kids feel despondent whenever they are | | | | more nutritious than the natural vegetables. |
| unable to do something that another child can. | | | | Q: Do all day cares their clients pay for the days |
| Also, they feel despondent whenever there are | | | | that your child missed? |
| other children who do not like them. To deal with | | | | Paying for Sick days |
| this, greet the other children as well whenever | | | | Most of the day care centers plan for the what |
| you drop your child to the day care center. In this | | | | they have to provide to your child based on what |
| way, the other children will come up to you as | | | | dates you said your child would be present. That's |
| well as to your child to say hello. If possible, | | | | why, they are usually letting you pay for days |
| arrange some play dates with these children to | | | | when your child will be absent. Hoever, not all day |
| play with your children. The best way to make | | | | care centers are like this. There are still centers |
| your child feel less inferior is by making him more | | | | who just charges you depending on the |
| involved with his peers. | | | | appearance of your child to the center. |