Starting a Daycare: Are you ready?
August 29, 2007
Before you can go forward with your decision to start a daycare, you need to evaluate yourself, your location, and your situation.
To evaluate yourself can be tough, but it’s best to know if you are cut out to run a daycare. Are you in good health and have lots of energy? Do you have a genuine love for children and enjoy being around them? Are you organized enough to keep financial records? Do you listen well and appreciate feedback (both good and bad)? Are you willing to sacrafice for the needs of the daycare? Can you handle tantrums and other child misbehaviour? Do you have a positive attitude, even under stress? Do you have a good sense of humor? Are you motivated? These are just a few questions that need to be answered, but in reality you really need to think long and hard about this decision. If you decide to go ahead, you will be partly responsible for the development of the children under your care. You need to take this responsibility seriously.
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September 13, 2009 at 11:59 pm
Hey,
I am about to starting working at a daycare here in Kuwait. They have just started to get into this field and are still bringing in toys and stuff like that. I feel the place is a bit small for the kids and is more academically concentrated i.e. they have around 5-7 subjects everyday in two languages.
We are still in the process of identifying what works best with the children and how not to waste the valuable time when children usually take around 6 months or so to finally settle in and grasp the subjects.
They are offering subjects and one is related to Computer. Do you think children should be let near computer even for fun at a very tender age? I read somewhere that childhood has a profound effect on every human being and it’s best to let them get into the Computer-related fun at a later stage in life after they have learnt basic life skills.
September 14, 2009 at 12:12 am
I let my kids on the computer all the time. I feel that computers are a good skill to have, but is not a substitute for the other basic skills. That’s why I read to my children as well.
If you balance computers with other skill building activities I don’t see anything wrong with it.
Wayland