A child may spend over 10,000 hours of their preschool years in a child care program. B egin as early as possible .
Many programs enroll months ahead or have long waiting lists.
Find out as much as you can about child care quality , options and regulations . Decide what is important for you and your child. Make a list of what you want to know about a program. Click here for a sample list . Visit a minimum of three child care programs and spend at least an hour at each site that you are considering.