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Choosing Childcare- A Parent's Guide
When and if the time comes to handing your child over to a stranger, you need to be fully informed of the different types of childcare services. This can be a daunting task for any parent and the type of childcare that you need with depend on your needs, your child’s needs and they type of childcare that you prefer. There are a number of options when it comes to childcare. Services can be Community or privately run, centre based in a childcare facility or home based in your or the carers home.
Further information on Centre & Home based facilities, choosing a suitable programme/curriculum for your child, children’s well being and what regulations govern the childcare sector, and recognizing a quality based childcare service and knowing what questions to ask is available here.
A full list of Childcare Services in Co. Cavan is available here.
Childminding - A Guide for Parents
If you are choosing a childminder this booklet will assist you asking and understanding what is required of you and of the childminder.
A full list of Childminders in Co. Cavan is available here
So you have visited all the childcare services, met the manager/leader/key worker/childminder, received the policies and procedures, know all about the quality of care provided, know and agree the fees and have signed the contract.
You have made the decision and now you want to settle your child into the childcare service.
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