day care?? We want to put our 5 wk old in day care, but they told us that even if we don't bring him in some days we would still be getting charged for it, so we have to put him in family child care. My question is what type of questions do I ask when I interview these people?? I kind of have trust issues especially with people who are going to be taking care of my baby, and how much should they get pain hourly?? This is my first baby, and I've never dealt with babysitters or anything before.. Any advice would be helpful..

Can a day care provider have a registered hand gun, kept safely locked in a safe? Can a licensed day care provider legally have a registered gun at the premises? The day care center is at the home residence, and a registered firearm is wanted for protection, which would be safely locked away at all times in a safe. Is this legal or are there laws specifically against fire arms at that type of location? California...Los Angeles county

How can I transition my daughter into day care? My daughter will be 3 in august and has never been to day care (i'm a stay at home mom!) I will start working full time in september so she will have to go to day care mon-fri. I'm going to start her this summer because I don't want to just throw her in there 5 days a week so what do you think is better to start getting her used to it. Just one day a week or 2 half days?? Just looking for other opinions! Thanks for your help!

What kind of contracts does your day care providers have you sign? What all different kinds of contracts do you have to sign in order to have your child in a day care? What policies do you & don't you like? What policies do you wish they had?

Meeting a day care provider in their home what do you expect? When you decide to meet w/ a day care provider in their home, what helps to determine if you would want to take your child there? What info do you like to go over?

Can you start a child day care center with just an associates in early childhood education? For the state of maryland I know you can open a child day care center with a degree in early childhood education but i was wondering if an associates was ok or if it had to be a bachelors. I know the higher the education the better but I was wondering if it could be done with an associates. None of the websites are specific. Please serious answers only. Thanks in advance!

Day Care? when do one need to start looking for one? I am 15 weeks pregnant. I live in the tristate suburban area. I am planning to resume my job about 4 months after the baby will be born. I heard day cares have limited capacity for infants and have longer wait times... any idea how soon one needs to start looking for a day care?

Is 8,000 dollars enough money to open and start a day care for 27 kids? I am opening a day care for my job that needs day care for 27 children. I need to know how big the room should be and if 8,000 bucks a month will be enough. I don't have a start up cost though. just 8,000 a month.

How much money per hour does a day care director make? Also, how much money does, just day care worker make? How much does a teacher's aid make? I think I mostly want to know about the teacher's aids.

My day care provider watches my daughter in her home. Is she self-employed or am I suppose to file the 1099? It's tax time and my husband I deducted the $1400 we paid a friend to watch my daughter in her home. She also watched another child once a week. She's asking us to fill out a 1099 and give it her to as if we're her employer. I wa in the impression that she was running a home day care. Which is it? Advice needed fast. Thanks!

In what order does the pokemon day care center replace moves? I want to leave my pokemon in the day care center for longer but i'm afraid of what moves they will replace for my pokemon. So in what order does the pokemon day care center replace moves? Does it replace the bottom move? Or the oldest move (meaning you got the move at the earliest level)? Or any other order?

How do you get kids in a day care to listen to you? I work in a day care and the kids there don't listen to me when I tell them not to do something. I tryed to tell them why they shouldn't do the thing they are doing wrong. For example if they where standing on the table.I'd say something like "bobby get off the table" and "bobby" wont get off,so I say "bobby get off your gonna hurt your self if you fall" he still wont get off. Any ideas to get them to listen to me?

What are some effective fund raising ideas for a day care program? I work for a day care program. Our budget has been dramatically cut and people are going to be laid off left and right. We need to do some serious fund raising to save this facility. All ideas are welcome!

How much does an assistant day care director make in new jersey? I was just wondering because i applied for a position.i have my BA in early childhood ed and psychology.I also have many years of experience working with children as a nanny and in the day care and school setting. it would be great to get an idea of the pay scale.

what is the difference between a doggy day care and a boarding kennel? i either want to own a doggy day care or a boarding kennel. im confused about what the difference is.

Information on how to start a home day care business? I and my friend are looking into a home day care business. She has a diploma and I am enrolling to do my cert 3 in child care. We need to know wat we have to do to start a home day care. Does any one know a website to look up information, or can give me advice from their personal experiences...

How to report a illegal day care in Connecticut? Any one know how to report a illegal day care in Connecticut?

How Many children are allowed in a in home day care service? My neighbor has day care service run out of her home, how many children is she allowed? And is there somewhere I can go to figure this out, like online?

How to get approved for a licensed day care? I just need to know how I can be a licensed day care provider. I live in Oklahoma.

Does anybody know of a good day care in the Homestead, Fl area? I had an incident at my current day care (see my last question) and I am looking for a different day care.

What are the basic requirements needed to start a home day care center? I want to start a home day care center. I want my dream come true in a time. I want to be my own boss in my office in my life.

How do you start a home based day care? How can i start my own day care, or child care program from my home? Does anyone know of any resources or information on how to get started. thanks.

What is the difference between a baby sitter and a day care provider? Pertaining to state licensing, what qualifies you as a baby sitter, or a day care provider?

How would you handle problems in day care? So today my dad went to pick up my daughter from day care and the teacher told him they noticed she had a bite mark on her little arm after lunch time when they were washing her hands. I was upset when I saw it and my husband was outraged. Lately i've been noticing she has been coming home with either scratch marks or now today, the little bite. This is her first time in day care and i'm still new to all of it. How do you handle a situation like this without going overboard and taking it to the extreme?

How much does a person working at a day care/child care earn in Cardiff? How much does a person working at a day care/child care earn in Cardiff? How about per hour and yearly?

How do I become a licensed day care provider in Ohio? I would like to hold a day care in my home and I was wondering how to go about getting a certification or license? Where do I begin?

Any dog day care reccomendations in Washington State? I am looking for a doggie day care facility located in one of the following places: Tacoma, Seattle, Monroe, Snohomish, Everett, Lynwood. I want somewhere to take my dogs while I'm at work where they can run around and socialize with other dogs. And I need flexible hours. Thank you.

how do you start your own day care business in spokane washington? I want to open my own day care and i'm not sure where i even need to start. S i'm hoping to get step by step instructions.

What is the average income of day care classroom assistants? I work in a day care and feel that I am totally underpaid. I am just wondering if there are any assistants out there who may make more than I do without a bachelor's or associates degree.

How do you avoid getting sick at day care? My daughter will start day care the same day I go back to work from maternity leave. I know her getting sick a lot there is inevitable, but any tips for avoiding it the first few weeks? We'll both be going through a big adjustment and I have visions of us both being sick and miserable through it all!

What important activities that should be available to children within day-care to foster their development? How would the environment be organized or designed? What feature of the environment would be important for children of different ages? What activities in day-care or pre-school programmes might help to promote the development of children’s behaviour and abilities? What activities or tasks would be important at different stages of childhood?

Where do I start rearching day care options? I live an hour away from where I work now; my husband works around 30 minutes from home. This is a huge area to start calling all the day-cares in the phone book with questions. What should I look for? Is there some sort of professional organization? I care less about the money and more about the environment and how much attention my little one will recieve. Suggestions? Ooops. I meant RESEARCHING

How would I find out about a day care center? About if there were any past problems? Is there an agency that? Is there an agency that monitors day care centers? Is there a website where information on day cares is available? What does DHS stand for?

What do I need to do in order to start my own in home day care? I've graduated from college with a diploma in child care services and Im interested in starting my own in home day care. What do I need to do to get it started?