Child Day Care

Nearly twenty five percent of the children in the United States of America below the age of 5 years are taken care of in child care centers, it has been noticed that these kids spend almost thirty to fifty hours at these child care centers every week.

What are the effects of these on the child?

This is one question that needs a lot of thinking and debate is going on to find out if these child care centers are bringing in positive results in molding the minds of these toddlers.

Working mothers find it the most convenient way out as they feel that it gives them a new perspective when it comes to parenthood. They feel refreshed ones they return to find their children waiting eagerly for them. Though there have been many instances where people have complained about child abuse, mistreatment or neglect it has been found that a good day care center can do wonders on your child and safeguard the interest of both you and your child.

These day care centers are also known to provide various opportunities to you’re your child develop his or her social interactive skills. The most important thing that these day care centers teach your child especially if he or she is the only child to interact with other children and learn to share, develop communications skills and build up team work spirit.

Research has proved that children who are enrolled into day care centers have a better immune system and have lesser chances of developing asthma, but then there are some parents who rigidly believe that these day care centers make children feel sick and unwanted to as compared to children brought up at home.

Do these day care centers really have negative effects on your child?

These child care centers have proved to weaken the bond between the mother and her child as she has to balance work, home and social activities. This has been proved only for children who fall in the age group of 6months to 3years. Yet another thing that has come into notice is that children who spend more than 30 waking hours in these centers have behavioral problems compared to children who have spent less than 8-10 hours every week.

Choose your child's day care center wisely:

What ever may be the statistical report regarding the development of children at these day care centers you need to choose it wisely taking into consideration a few points before enrolling your child into one of them:

• Does the day care center have qualified people at the center to help develop your child's skills i.e. do they have the required degree or work experience with regards to early childhood education.
• Does the day care center have CPR training?
• Is the background of people employed at these day care centers thoroughly checked?
• Do these child care centers have regular safety inspections.
• What are the activities that these day care centers provide to help develop your child’s skills?
• Do these centers follow any discipline policy?

Though these points are minor, they help in the long run to mold the minds of innocent children.