Consider the home daycare provider as well as the daycare center. These are two different worlds. It is up to you to decide which one is the best choice for you and your children. One thing that is for sure is that they can both be excellent choices. If you are not sure which the right one for you is, take time to visit both types of daycare choices. Child daycare providers are more than willing to allow this.

Can you select a day care provider that fits well with your child? Sure! All you need to do is take your child with you to visit several daycare centers or providers before selecting one. Invest the time in finding the best one for you based on your research but also based on how well your child likes one place or the next.

Child daycare providers are required to provide tax information to the government each year. As a parent, in many cases these taxes can be written off of your taxes as a child care credit. Therefore, make sure you talk to the provider about this long before you enroll your child. If they are not doing it by the book, you can't claim this credit on your taxes.