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Planning For Child Care – Finding the right child care can seem difficult. But with a little time and research you can feel comfortable in finding the right child care for your child.
1. Consider several types of child care:
* Child care centers
* Licensed day care providers
* Child care cooperatives, where groups of parents get together to share in the child care service. * For assistance, go to the California Child Care Resource & Referral Network
2. Consider these steps in selecting child care:
* Listen to your instincts.
* Count the number of children and adults so that you know that there are enough adults to look after the children.
* Look around and compare programs.
* Ask questions.
* Be informed about the care giver.
3. Further planning steps:
* Start the night before by having your child’s snack, lunch, or bottles prepared.
* Lay out their clothes and/or pack the diaper bag.
* Know your route to the child care site, and from child care to work or training.
* Be ready with an alternate plan if your child gets sick. Some care providers will take a mildly sick child, but you must find out ahead of time. If they don’t take sick children, have someone to call as a back-up care giver.
* If you are in a job training program, ask about child care assistance.
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