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The Importance of Performance Reviews

With the school year quickly approaching, many parents are preparing for their child’s next year of development. Each year our children are learning new skills and throughout the school year are graded and tested on their comprehension of the information they have been taught. As parents, we learn how our child is doing in school by the communication of report card grades and parent teacher conferences. This information is valuable to understanding our child’s strengths and weaknesses and also helps us guide our child to follow their interests and improve.

As parents, we have the opportunity to benefit so much from performance reviews on child care providers.  At www.MyChildCareGuide.com, parents are given the opportunity to review childcare providers based on a 5 tier rating system of  quality of care, curriculumin, atmosphere, cost/value and quality of staff.  Parents are also given the freedom to verbally express their experience with a provider.   Combining performance reviews along with your state inpsection and violation results on childcare provider offers a good background of information which is enabling many parents to make faster and more informed choices when choosing a daycare or preschool provider. 

With child care being a necessity for working parents across the country, many are overwhelmed with the choices of finding a quality daycare or preschool provider and are turning to the internet to search and read reviews on providers. Childcare reviews are a great way for parents to continously communicate about their experiences and grade a provider based on performance.  The information shared by parents creates a valuable  network on licensed childcare across the United States.  

10 steps to finding a quality childcare provider;

1. Identify the type of provider atmosphere you are seeking (Full time, Part time, Daycare, Preschool, After School, Babysitter, Au Pair or Nanny).

2. Visit www.MyChildCareGuide.com to utilize a national search engine to identify all licensed childcare providers in your area by using our zip code, city and state search engine on our homepage.

3. Read provider reviews and ratings conducted by parents who have experience with this provider.

4. Check out a provider’s inspection and violation history through our state childcare licensing links in the “For Parent’s” tab.

5. Begin contacting providers that appeal to you. Use our telephone interview guide with helpful questions to ask.

6. Be sure to set up a time for you and your child to tour and meet the director at a minimum of three of the facilities that you feel could be a good match for you and your child.

7. Use our touring the facility guide and our meet the director guide when you visit the facility. Bring a pen and take notes about the things you like and dislike about the facility.

8. Ask for references!

9. Use our call references guide. Discuss any areas of concern that you may have noticed while touring the facility and meeting with the director.

10. After you choose a provider, continue to monitor your child’s progress by maintaining relationships with the caregivers and director. Check evaluation and inspection reports every 3-6 months and leave a progress review of your provider at www.MyChildCareGuide.com.

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