How to Find a Good Preschool for your Toddler
If you are intent on finding a good preschool for your toddler, there are a number of things you must consider. Why do you want a preschool over a regular daycare center? Preschools tend to focus on academics more than a traditional daycare center will, so that could be a consideration. There also tends to be more age appropriate activities at a preschool versus a daycare center because preschools limit the age range of children they will accept.
Once you’ve decided on sending your child to preschool, you have to figure out your priorities and research your options when it’s time to find a good preschool for your toddler. The following list will help guide you through the process and make choosing a quality preschool that much easier.
Prioritize
Make a list of everything you’re looking for in a preschool, no matter how trivial it may seem. For example, how close do you want the preschool to be to your home and/or work? Are you looking for a specific type of educational program? What activities would you like your child to participate in?
Research
Once you’ve determined what you want in a preschool, you need to research available options to see what suits your needs. Ask family and friends who’ve sent their children to preschool which schools they recommend (and which ones to avoid!)
If you find an accredited preschool, while this doesn’t necessarily guarantee it will suit your needs, you can generally count on the quality of the school if it has been accredited.
Once you’ve chosen a few schools to check out, visit the schools and talk with the director and various staff members to get a feel for what the school is like. Trust your instincts! If you don’t like an answer to a particular question you asked, or you get a bad feeling about the school in general, pass over it.
Finding a good preschool for your toddler is ultimately your decision, and no one can really help make it for you. However, there are some general tips to help you make the best decision you can for your child. If you feel good about leaving your toddler at preschool, that’s a surefire sign you’ve made the right decision!
Bumbo Baby Chairs Recalled
I just wrote a post about Britax Safety Seats under recall… and now it appears another recall in the baby world has hit the news lines.
Bumbo has recently announced a recall of approximately 1 million baby chairs that, when placed on a table or other elevated surface, can easily cause a child to fall out of the chair, causing severe injury.
There have been several reports of injury thus far, three of which were skull fractures from a young child falling out of the chair and hitting the floor.
The seats that are under recall are called the Bumbo “Baby Sitter” and include the patent number PCT:ZA/1999/00030.
If you are concerned about the safety of your child’s baby chair, please visit the company website for more information and a contact number.
It’s undoubtedly frightening to think about purchasing items for your baby that might not be necessarily safe, but by reading warning labels and never leaving your child unattended you can prevent serious injury from occurring.
