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Child Care For Young Children & BabiesChild Care GuideChoosing which type of day care for your child is a hard task for any parent but more so for those with very young children and babies. It is essential that you are totally satisfied your baby will receive the proper care and attention a young child needs in early development. Most day care centers will take babies from around 3 months old and will have a special nursery area away from older children in which to care for your child. Depending on the size of the day care center they will provide two or three special carers called nursery nurses, they are able to provide care for babies constantly on a personal level and the room will have equipment and have to meet standards needed for caring for younger children and babies. Are you worried about losing the bonding element? The first few weeks of your baby's life are when bonding takes place and as very few centers will take a baby under the age of 3 months and you are entitled to leave from work deciding to put your child in child care usually won't cause a problem with mother and child bonding. Finding a safe secure nursery for your child Babies will be looked after in a nursery which will usually be away from the older children, this ensures that older children cannot accidentally step on a younger child or cause them unintentional harm. It also will provide a very young baby with a secure place to sleep without too much disturbance, there are several things you should look for in the nursery part of a day care center, such as: * Check for hazards - These could be things such as electrical cords dangling, wall sockets that aren't protected , broken toys or small toys, toys with small parts that may become unattached. * Toys that are safe for a baby or young child to chew on for example make sure they are made of nontoxic material. * Very young babies are kept safely from older children especially if your baby is old enough to just start crawling. * The area where your baby will crawl or toddle is well protected with no furniture which have sharp edges. * There is clear access to the cots provided by the nursery for staff to attend your child. * There are no toys, pillows or quilts in cots with very young babies. * The nursery staff know how to put a very young baby down to sleep in a cot. * The changing area is clean and safe and that staff never leave a child unattended while changing. * Emergency plans are well laid out and the staff know how to contact you or another member of your family should an emergency occur. What the nursery will need to know * How to contact you in the case of an emergency. * Who will pick your baby up from nursery if it is not you. * Any medication your baby is taking or has taken within the last few weeks. * Any illnesses they have had. * The nursery will need to know if your baby's immunizations are up to date. * If you are bottle feeding or breast feeding your baby, if breast feeding then you can express the milk and store it at the nursery for feeding times. * If you prefer your baby to have a pacifier or not. All nursery nurses provided by day care centers are fully qualified child carers and will have passed checks made by the criminal records bureau, they are often older carers and many of them will have brought up children themselves. The nursery nurse will keep in close contact with you at all times ensuring you don't miss out on any aspect of your baby's development. Filed under: Child Care Guide |
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