There has never been a time in American history when so many young children spend 40 hours or more a week in a setting other than their home.
Parents have several options when choosing child care for their children.
However, finding a good quality child-care program that meets the needs of your child and your family is sometimes tricky. We cannot choose child care for our children based on convenience and cost alone. There are many other factors that need to be considered. A family day care home is a home-based setting monitored by the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources. A child-care center is a setting in which children are usually grouped together by age with multiple caregivers.