| As a parent, you want your child to grow, learn and be happy. Children will grow in many ways during their first five years and what happens to them in the preschool years will influence the kind of person they will become. It is important that children learn that they can trust others in order for them to become the happiest individuals that they possibly can be. Children learn this trust when adults in their lives care for them, feed, talk, and play with them. Since you cannot be with your child all the time, you need to choose a child care giver your child can trust. You have many tough choices to make in finding good child care. Your child's well being, health and safety in day care are very important to you. You must also consider the provider's personal qualities, cost, location, and hours of operation. We hope you will keep this booklet. It gives you ideas and hints about child care and development. It is also a guide for choosing and supervising your child's day care. We hope this information will help you and that you will keep it for future use. ![]()
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