Daycare Questions (esp. CP moms!)

atlantic · June 2011

Two questions:

1) Do you have a good list of questions for visiting daycares? If so, please share (V will be 20 months when she transitions)!

2) If you are in CP, please share your daycare reccs! (alexisandtim @ gmail).

Thanks so much! Love our school now and love, love, LOVE our teacher so much that it crossed my mind to drive a ridiculous amount of hours each day to keep her there. That's not realistic, there are plenty of other great centers!

balihaigirl · June 2011

i don't have any daycare recs, but here is a list of questions we used recently.

1. What are your hours?
2. What is your holiday schedule?
3. What other days is the center closed?
4. What is the curriculum?
5. What is your overall child care philosophy?
6. What are your security/safety policies?
7. Can I observe/visit my child whenever I like?
8. What is the student-to-teacher ratio?
9. What is your sick policy?
10. Do you allow cloth diapers?
11. What are the sleeping arrangements for kids LO?s age?
12. How long is their afternoon nap?
13. Do they provide breakfast/lunch or snacks? (Ask to see the breakfast/lunch/snack menu.)
14. What school supplies do we need to provide?
15. What age are the other kids in LO?s room?
16. How much is tuition? Can this be paid online?
17. Do I have to pay for days when my child is absent due to illness or vacation?
18. What is your discipline policy?
19. Do you charge extra if I'm late picking my child up?
20. What is your staff turnover rate?
21. What is the dynamic of the room that LO will be in?

22. Is there a supply fee? If so, how much and how often?
23. Do you have to pay monthly, weekly, bi-monthly, etc?
24. How much does the tuition go down as your DC moves up?
25. What are the room breakdowns? (12-18 and 18-24 or 12-24, etc.)
26. What is the pull up (for potty training) policy?

mcgee · June 2011

Bluebonnet School of CP is on El Salido off 620, and it's very good.

There are several Goddard Schools in CP that are good. There's a Primrose School next to the Home Depot by the intersection of Vista Ridge and 1431. There's also a daycare right there on Vista Ridge, but I can't remember the name. It's pretty new and it looks really nice. There's a Rainbow something or other on Parmer between Brushy Creek and Colonial Parkway, along with a Montessori school.

Sorry if that's kind of vague - we looked at daycare a few years ago, but I work part-time from home now, so we have the kids home with us.

MrsBeckO · June 2011

mcgee:
Bluebonnet School of CP is on El Salido off 620, and it's very good.
There are several Goddard Schools in CP that are good. There's a Primrose School next to the Home Depot by the intersection of Vista Ridge and 1431. There's also a daycare right there on Vista Ridge, but I can't remember the name. It's pretty new and it looks really nice. There's a Rainbow something or other on Parmer between Brushy Creek and Colonial Parkway, along with a Montessori school.
Sorry if that's kind of vague - we looked at daycare a few years ago, but I work part-time from home now, so we have the kids home with us.

LOVE Bluebonnet School. Know lots of folks up there, and would have sent DD there had they been able to offer a mom/employee a better package.

The other school on Vista Ridge is Bright Star Academy.

atlantic · June 2011

I wanted to look at bluebonnet but it's way too expensive for part time (200 bucks more than primrose!). I didnt know until recently had primrose wore uniforms...I'm really not a fan of uniforms (maybe rooted in a couple years of catholic school).

MrsBeckO · June 2011

Bright Star has uniforms for all classes 2 yrs old and older.

TexasAggieBride · June 2011

YGM.

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