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Text Box: Keeping our kids safe at home Text Box: Information on Disabilities   If you need information on disabilities, for your child or a child in your care, the following website is a great place to get information on any types of disabilities and resources available to parents and to caregivers: www.usd.edu/cd Text Box: Check out this Web site for great articles and Parent tidbits as well as helpful hints for both parents and care givers: www.explorationsearlylearning.com Text Box: Parents are welcome and encouraged to join our lending library for $20/ year.  Click on our lending library link for more information. Lending Library Text Box: Choosing Child Care: Choosing child care is one of the most important jobs of being a parent.  It can be one of the most frustrating and challenging decisions you will make.  As a parent, you are the main influence in your children's lives, but the provider you choose will also have a major impact.  How do you know your children are being well cared for?  How do you find the right place for your children- a place where they can learn and grow?  Following are some questions to ask as you are looking for Quality Care: 1)Check all Available resources: Determine the types of child care available. Check with the Office of Child Care Services for inspection reports for registered or licensed providers Contact your area Early Childhood Enrichment program or an established child care referral service. Check local advertisements or yellow pages Talk to others whose opinions you respect 2)Call the Provider to Schedule a Telephone Interview 3)Call their References 4)Set an Appointment to visit the Child Care Program Site check out group sizes ratios of child to providers environments meals * For more on this topic call us here at Early Childhood Partners       Text Box: Quality Care: http://dss.sd.gov/childcare/licensing/types.asp

 

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