Parents know that searching for a daycare can be a daunting task. There are usually a few choices and generally final selection comes down to safety, your child’s comfort level and of course price. While the selection process is tough - that does not mean you have to make it difficult on you and your Staten Island child. We understand these issues and have come up with the following tips to make the situation easier on everyone involved:
- Make it into a game and involve your child. Take the top selections and make a creative visual which your child can be a part of when grading the daycare selections. This will empower your child and make it feel like they made the selection to go to the daycare
- Schedule a visit during business hours. Get your child into the daycare during playtime and see how they fare and engage with the other students
- Prepare a list of questions by both you and your child. Address those questions at your visit and have your child ask his/her questions too.
- Search online – In today’s day and age most daycares have websites. This will allow you to do your own research and learn about them before your visit. Read everything you can, search on the major search engines and be an educated decision maker.
- Plan ahead. Many daycare’s offer early enrollment opportunities. Make sure you start researching and looking into daycare with enough time to enroll and do all of your research.
Steps to Success 2 in Staten Island wants to make this process as easy as possible for you and your children. Contact us today to see how we can help you.
