Safety - The utmost service a child care provider offers is the physical safety of your children. Above and beyond all else, you want to make sure your children will be protected, sheltered and otherwise unharmed during the time you are not with them. Suitability - It's important to find a child care provider your children enjoy being with and an arrangement that suits their temperament. Some children feel more secure in their own home environment while others thrive in different surroundings. Reliability - When you have business to tend to, meetings to make and deadlines to meet, you need someone you can count on.
Reliability ranks high in choosing a caregiver.
When you do find a child care situation that works for you, don't take it for granted. Pay attention and show appreciation for the support available to you and your family. For instance, if you have more than two children, it generally costs less to have one person come to your house than to have three children go somewhere else. Convenience - The child care arrangement you choose should fit into the schedule of your family and your business without taking up too much time in travel. Customize the supplemental child care provisions according to your own agenda if at all possible.