Wonder Kids - Child care resources for parents and caregivers

When beginning your child care business it’s important to decide what type of care you wish to provide and the types of resources you’ll need to support it. Creating a handbook which thoroughly outlines your child care policies and procedures is an invaluable tool for you and your clients. Your handbook are tools you can…

More and more infants and toddlers are spending time each day in some type of child care setting. All children, especially infants and toddlers need a child care setting where they can thrive with caregivers who understand how to promote their healthy growth and development. That’s because young children need appropriate stimulation. They need to…

How Much Should I Charge For My Home Daycare Business? How much you charge for child care depends on several things, like the services you provide, the established “going rate” in your community and the income level of your potential customers. The challenging part is to balance your financial needs with what parents are able…

Would you like to communicate with your child before they can talk? Do you want to increase your child’s reading and language abilities? Baby Sign Language is an exciting activity based on muscles and movement, not just looking and listening. Small children love to learn to sign, just as they love to learn anything by…

High quality care for babies and toddlers can enrich children’s early experience and complement the work of parents and family members.  The key to quality child care is a high-quality relationship with caregivers. It is through a close relationship with caring adults, including child care providers that children flourish and learn about the world and…

Running a Daycare Center, Preschool or Early Childhood Education center can be hectic, and admittedly is not for everyone. Besides the constant attention you have to give each and every child, you are still trying to run a business. Taxes, child’s records, billing, menu planning, the list goes on and on. To assist caregivers, different…

Here are some printable free daycare forms to print. Free for use for your child care business or babysitting services. These form contain the agreements, times of care etc; so each party (the parent and the caregiver) knows what to expect from the daycare service and the parent. free daycare form

As a parent considering child care services, there are many things you will have to consider when screening for a suitable daycare for your children.  To help, we have compiled a list of the types of questions that you should ask any daycare center, childcare service or nanny. What is the infant (or child) to…