Finding a safe and nurturing childcare situation from your child can be an overwhelming task, but the following guidelines from the National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care can help make your task easier. Considering these guidelines can help you find a place where you feel comfortable leaving your child.

• Are children supervised at all times, even when they are sleeping?
• How do the caregivers discipline children?

Hint: Discipline should be positive, clear, consistent and fair.

• Do all caregivers and children wash their hands often, especially before eating and after using the bathroom and changing diapers?
• Is the place where diapers are changed clean?
• Do caregivers always keep a hand on the child while diapering?
• Do caregivers remove the soiled diaper without dirtying any surface not already in contact with stool or urine?
• Do caregivers clean and sanitize the surface after finishing the changing process?

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