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How to Choose a Good Family Day Care Home or Group Home

A Checklist For Parents

A good child care arrangement is based upon the mutual respect of parents and care givers, open and continuous communication and a shared commitment to the well-being of children.

Parents have the right and responsibility to make careful choices - to be good consumers of child care. If possible, visit more than one program; take your child with you and observe when children are present. The following checklist will provide some guideline of things to look for and questions to ask.

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  • ASUM Child Care,
  • Preschool and Family Resources
  • University Center Room 119
  • Missoula , Montana 59812 - 0142
  • Director - (406) 243 - 2542
  • Center Coordinator- (406) 243 - 2588
  • Fax - (406) 243 - 2531