In Home Daycare And Daycare Centers

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In Home Daycare and Daycare Centers Jean Johnson ENG 121 Vanessa Martin July 7, 2011 In-home Daycare and Daycare Centers Choosing an in-home daycare or daycare center for your child is certainly a big task and a stressful one for many parents. There are so many daycares out there and a mixture of in-home daycares and daycare centers that it can seem like a full time job just finding the right one for your child. However, it truly is worth the effort to find that home away from home so your child will feel comfortable while you are away. Some of the differences of both centers and in home daycares will be discussed to help you make the best decision for your child. In-home daycares tend to have fewer children and will be more geared toward the personal needs of each child. Children at an in-home daycare tend to be friendlier and less demanding. There is more one on one time for each child; therefore the child learns more. This type of daycare seems to have more of a family atmosphere and a better influence on children. Daycare centers seem to be less in tune with the child’s needs and wants. At most daycare centers the children are more aggressive due to worker to child ratio. The atmosphere at daycare centers is more business-like. A daycare center is a business with several employees and a guarantee that the center will be open on the days they say they’ll be open. Being one-hundred percent reliable is very beneficial because parents avoid having to find last-minute, alternative childcare or staying at home and missing work because their daycare provider called in sick. In-home childcare is also a business but usually there is only one employee. The problem of having only one employee is there are several parents relying on that one person and if that one person cannot work one day, there are several people affected by this including

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