Step 1: Research
The Buyz123 guide
Read how this guide can assist your decision-making and ensure that you consider all your options before make a decision.
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What is available on the market?
Research the various types of day care centers that are available and what features you need to know about before you make your selection.
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- Type - small group, government, private, supervision, learning
- Size - Number of children and child-to-staff ratios
- Age range and education options
- Cost
Is it suited to my children?
Ask yourself these key questions to make sure that your selected day care center is the “perfect fit” for your child.
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- What kind of supervision is provided?
- Does my child have special needs?
- Would I like education and extracurricular activities included?
- How does the playground equipment look?
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Step 1: Evaluation
Once you know what's available - it's time to narrow down the options
Look at how well each particular day care center meets your child's needs and eliminate the ones that don't match your preferences.
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- Trust your first impressions
- Get a feel for the staff and how they treat the children
- Condition and maintenance of the facility
- Are meals provided?
My features list
Use this list to get a quick and effective overview of the center and to ensure that it has all the features that are most important to you.
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Comparing day care centers to one another
Consider these questions to help you make that final choice.
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- Which day care facility is the best value for money?
- Which has the best staff?
- Which center makes me feel the most comfortable?
- Which do my kids like the best?
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Step 1: Purchase
I want to send my child there - but how?
The different ways you can find an appropriate center and the pros and cons of each method.
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- Internet, over the phone, in person at the center
- Questions to ask
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