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5 Useful Tips When Hiring a Home Childcare Provider for Your Kids

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December 10, 2021 by Home Jobs By Mom
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In the USA, a lot of parents prefer to have childcare provided within their own homes. The nanny you employ needs to meet certain requirements. For a home to meet home daycare licensing requirements, it must, for instance, pass fire safety checks, employ someone at least 14 years of age, and have at least a year of relevant operational experience.

Along with this, there are other considerations you will want to make when employing someone who will look after your children. Let's get to it!

Here are five useful tips to help you have the best experience when hiring a home childcare provider! Click To Tweet

Get In-Home Child Care References

Always take up references when hiring someone to look after your children. The best recommendations will come from someone who has already had that nanny look after their children. Reliability will be important when you are a busy working parent. In addition, you will want your child to feel safe.

Also, it is helpful to know how popular the caregiver is with children. After all, your children will have to like them. However, they should not be unduly lenient and should ideally follow the same set of morals and discipline that you do.

Lay Out Child Care Expectations in Writing

Word of mouth is great, and informality can be a good thing in terms of helping everyone relax, but rules can be forgotten if not written down. So, make a list of what you expect from your childcare arrangement.

The rules laid out might be a schedule for how you expect the day to go. It could be a list of dos and don’ts. It might include feeding times and preferred activities to stimulate your child’s development. It will, of course, be geared to the age of your child or children.

By laying out all of these expectations in writing before hiring them, both parties are on the same page with what they expect from each other.

Buy Equipment, Toys, and Educational Aids for Your Nanny to Use

You can help your childcare provider look after your child by buying the right accessories. This can include equipment that will make the caring process easier, as well as toys and educational stimulators.

However, do not get in the way of new ideas that your experienced childcarer might be able to introduce. They, after all, have time with your child that you do not.

Ensure Continuity of Care for Your Children

Having continuity of care for your children is important when hiring a childcare provider. It provides a sense of security and stability for your kids as they grow up. You will not have to worry about meeting new adults daily or dealing with the emotional changes that come with having someone new take care of them each time you switch providers.

Will Your In-Home Child Care Provider Do Other Tasks?

Consider a home childcare giver who will also care for your household needs. With young children, there will be times when your child will sleep, and the nanny can carry out some household chores for you. This will be cost-effective for you and the rest of your household.

In addition, it will give your nanny more responsibility and make them feel like part of the family.

Final Thoughts

In-home childcare providers are a big investment, so it's important to do your research and find the right match for you.

Whether you're looking for someone who can watch your kids while they play or provide high-quality educational activities during their time at home, there is a fit out there for everyone! We hope these five helpful hints have helped point you in the right direction as you search for childcare professionals to work alongside your family.

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  1. Sandy C.

    August 18, 2022 at 12:50 pm

    THE major one is references. OMG, the trouble I could have saved if I had checked references!

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    • Home Jobs By Mom

      August 29, 2022 at 3:55 pm

      Yes, checking references of anyone who will be a childcare provider for you is a must

      Reply
  2. Lauryn R

    December 12, 2021 at 11:10 am

    This is a very helpful post, thank you so much for sharing! I like the tip about buying supplies and educational aides for them.

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    • Home Jobs By Mom

      January 7, 2022 at 7:17 am

      You’re welcome! Hiring a home childcare provider is often cheaper than a daycare so giving them incentive to come up with a semi lesson plan always helps

      Reply

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