Opening a Daycare

Opening a Daycare

An Assessment of
Opening a Daycare
Milissie Whitehurst
Eng 122
Mrs. Pfaff
June 28, 2010

Seventy- one percent of children from the ages of 0 months – 6 years old receive some type of child care. On a daily basis, these children are being cared for by someone other than their parents (childstats.gov/Americas children). Research has shown that child care is one of the most needed commodities in any and every community. Nationally, the employment rate of mothers with children under 18 has risen from 39 percent in 1970 to 69 percent in 2000(MYI, 2002). That same study also sows that the demand for preschool child care has reached a high level and continues to rise. Over the years women have entered the work force in record numbers. The need for day care is expected to increase as more parents are forced to join the work force. Some parents are working, but not receiving the proper child care. A study by the us department of education, found that, two-thirds of the children of single parents working full time (67 percent) , are in child care full time. Sixty percent of young children with both parents workings full time are also in day care full time. Balancing work and raising children can be very stressful for parents with preschool age children. With some parents having to work shifts longer than eight hours, some parents are forced to use more than one child care arrangement. Research (Capizzano, J and Adams, G (2000) shows that nationwide, thirty-eight percent of children under the age of five, with mothers who work, attend more than one child care arrangement each week. The remaining sixty-two percent attend only one child care facility. There are different types of child care arrangements to choose from. Some families may use a family member, neighbor, or friends to help care for their children. Normally, a family will choose to use a day care facility for their child care. Choosing the type of daycare your child needs is almost as important as...

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