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Ten Things You Should Expect From Your Child Care Provider

1. Open communication.
Providers should give you frequent and full updates on your child's progress and problems. They should welcome your questions and ask questions about how they can help your child. They should let you know what is happening with your child during the day, so that you can deal with problems and build on activities and accomplishments of the day.
2. Open access to their home or center.
Parents must be welcome to drop in any time, even without calling. Providers should allow parents to make a reasonable number of phone calls to check on their children. You and the provider should work out the best times for calls and determine how many calls are reasonable.
3. Safety for your child.
Providers should take all possible precautions to keep children safe. This includes plugging electrical sockets, properly storing knives and other sharp objects, closing off stairways and using only safe and well maintained equipment. Child safety seats and seat belts should be used when transporting children.
4. Honesty and Reliability. Providers should keep commitments and deliver services in a timely manner. They should not cover up problems, incidents or accidents that occur.
5. Acceptance of parents wishes.
Providers should abide by parents wishes on matters such as discipline, TV watching, food, toilet training. Providers should not spank your child.
6. Advance notice of any changes.
Providers should tell parents well in advance regarding changes in service hours, prices or termination of contract i.e. childcare services.
7. Ethical Standards.
Parents should expect Caregivers to conduct themselves in accordance with accepted principles of right and wrong that govern the conduct of Professional Care Givers in the Childcare Industry. Providers should not discuss information regarding family problems, life style , or values. Moreover, providers should not impose religious views on patrons.

8. Non judgment regarding parenting practices.
Providers should not critique parents on child rearing, unless their input is requested. However, providers are mandated reporters and are required by law to report child abuse, neglect, or related incidents. They should discuss all problems with parents and, if needed, contact legal authorities.

9. Assurance that everyone in contact with the child is trustworthy and properly trained and supervised.
Providers must be responsible for everyone who enters, visits, and or work at their Home Childcare or Center.

10. Professional Enviornment.
Parent should expect Providers to educate themselves and keep abreast of current information regarding the childcare care industry. Lastly, Childcare providers should maintain a clean, organized child friendly enviornment, that balances play and structured learning.
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