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Sending your child to daycare for the first time can be overwhelming for both the parent and the child. Transitioning into an environment with new faces and new routines can be a bit much to take on. But by sufficiently talking about and even involving your child in the process, making the switch from home care to daycare can be done... more »
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Daycares are meant for taking care of the kids for a certain period of time daily when the parents are absent. The timings generally depend on the work routine of the parents. The childcare or daycare centers are not generally related to the child in any way other than that of a paid nanny or a babysitter. The general requirements of... more »
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Day care or child care is care of a child during the day by a person other than the childs legal guardians, typically performed by someone outside the childs immediate family. Day care is typically an ongoing service during specific periods, such as the parents time at work.
The service is known as child care in the United Kingdom and Australia and day care in North America (although childcare also has a broader meaning).
Day care is provided in nurseries or crèches or by a nanny caring for children in their own homes. It can also take on a more formal structure, with education, child development, discipline and even preschool education falling into the fold of services.
Some childminders care for children from several families at the same time, either in their own home or in a specialized child care facility. Some employers provide nursery provision for their employees at or near the place of employment.
Child care in the childs own home is traditionally provided by a nanny or au pair, or by extended family members including grandparents, aunts and uncles.
History
Day care appeared in France about 1840, and the Société des Crèches was recognized by the French government in 1869. Originating in Europe in the late 18th and early 19th century, day cares were established in the United States by private charities in the 1850s, the first being the New York Day Nursery in 1854.
Business
The day care industry is a continuum from personal parental care to large, regulated institutions.
The vast majority of childcare is still performed by the parents, in house nanny or through informal arrangements with relatives, neighbors or friends. For example, in Canada, among two parent families with at least one working parent, 62% of parents handle the childcare themselves, 32% have other in-home care (nannies, relatives, neighbours or friends) and only 6.5% use a formal day care center.
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