Child Care Checklist for Your Baby Mobile App

Included Fields

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  Is the child care provider licensed by the State?

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  How much experience does the child care provider have caring for infants that are not their own?

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  Are there other staff that will help take care of my baby?

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  If yes, ask to meet them.

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  What training and education have the child care provider and staff had?

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  Ask if the provider has had specific training on children’s development.

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  Ask how the provider is continuing to receive training on caring for infants and children.

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  Regulations require providers and staff to receive continued training on risk reduction and child...

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  Have the provider and staff had safe sleep training?

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  Ask the provider to tell you about their training and education.

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  Do all staff have current certification/training in first aid and infant/pediatric CPR?

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  Regulations require child care providers to be certified in infant/pediatric CPR.

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  Have the provider and staff been trained on child abuse prevention and how to report suspected ca...

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  Ask to see a copy of the providers background check.

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  Notes:

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  Will my baby always be placed to sleep alone, in a crib, on his/her back for every sleep time, in...

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  There should always be one infant per crib

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  Law requires a crib or playpen to be used for each child under 18 months.

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  Ask to see where your baby will be sleeping.

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  Ask if the provider uses a wearable sleeper such as a Sleepsack® as an alternative to blankets.

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  Infants should never be placed or left to sleep on a couch, futon, adult bed, car seat, bouncer o...

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  Make sure that the provider and staff know that you always want your baby placed on their back to...

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  Will my baby be supervised at all times, including while he/she is sleeping?

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  Regulations require infants to be physically checked on approximately every 15 minutes.

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  Notes:

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  Is the caregiver to child ratio appropriate?

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  The recommended guidelines for infants is one caregiver per 3 or 4 infants (age 0-18 months).

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  Take note of the number and ages of other additional children in care.

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