Is the physical environment clean and safe, with open visibility for supervision?
Ratio of children to adults?
Are adults warm and responsive to children’s needs?
Is curriculum age appropriate?
How do they handle challenging behaviors?
Are there different areas for resting, active play and quiet play?
What qualifications/experience do caregivers have?
Are they licensed? What does their licensing history reports look like?
Do they have emergency plans in place?
What are the absence/sick policies?
How do they communicate with parents? (face to face, email, Facebook etc)
What does potty training look like?
BONUS: Why did they choose to get into childcare?
Infant guidelines
Are they up to date on safe infant sleep recommendations?
What is their policy for excessive crying?
How do they track feeding/diapering times?
How do they transition to purées/solids?
Are they up to date on best practices for choking prevention?
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