Day Care Dilemmas

Why is it that great affordable day care is an oxymoronic statement? If you are a working professional, a student with kids, or even a stay at home mom who needs the break every now and then, why is it that there are always continual issues at the sess pool of life that we like to call day care?

Be it the horrible aroma of rooms that have not been wiped down right, the horrible greetings when you walk through the doors, or the multiple kids walking around with the honorary thick green gunk under the noses of every child you pass by as you simultaneously ask yourself why the attendants in the room aren't wiping noses.

Some things we deal with and overlook while others irritate us to no end. Day cares with little or no curriculum at all, children who are thrown in a room and playing all day while napping in between fights for toys. The over worked teacher in the room who is way beyond quota with no help or assistance while the director of the center rarely leaves his or her perch(office) only focusing on how to expand next years profit margin for yet another plaque on the wall.

As parents we often fall into the trap of putting things out of our minds so we can just get to work and hurry and get back to day care to get our kids, the day cares I feel know about this space we fall into and therefor profit from it! I think when looking for a great day care facility you should do your research as these are your children you are dropping off into the care of  these people and this institution, you know in the first three minutes if the place is going to work for you. Always go with your gut instinct about the place, and never be afraid to ask for question, references, and accreditation's.

Contact the directors on a regular basis, seek communication with the district managers. If you have a difficult time getting a one on one meeting with any person associated with the day care of your choice that should reflect on how important a day care provider sees you and your family.