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 Resources for Quality Child CareBy Christine Louise Hohlbaum Finding reliable child care can be time-consuming, stressful, and emotionally draining. Web sites have sprung up all over to meet the challenge that parents face. Here are profiles of several Web sites and books that may make the difference in your search: Child Care Finders offers free referrals and other resources to help find U.S. parents quality child care. In addition, the site offers articles and a newsletter with more free advice. As the suffix designation “.org” suggests, it is a not-for-profit site. Child Care is an other not-for-profit site that specializes in finding child care for parents in the State of Washington. What impressed me was that their site was divided into many languages: English, Spanish, Vietnamese, Somali, Russian and Amharic. The site offers several contact addresses for regional searches. 3. www.babysittingconnection.com As the name implies, this site specializes in finding qualified babysitters for almost any occasion, whether it be a one-time babysitter at a family event such as a wedding or more part-time services on evenings, weekends, or during the day to assist parents at home. While it is a national (U.S.) site, it specializes in finding local babysitters for families. There is a membership of either one-year for $79.95 or a 90-day membership for $39.95. This for-profit web site claims to be “Canada’s Complete Database of Qualified Sitters”. They also offer nanny services for short or long-term care. Night sitters, who care for newborns while the parents sleep, are also available through this service. Their babysitting membership runs the same as www.babysittingconnection.com: you have the option of choosing the 3-month membership for $39.95 or the one-year membership for $79.95. Once you have found your child care provider, there are other great resources that you can suggest to them to make your child’s experience at day care a positive and powerful one. 5. Get Smart Through Art by Heide AW Kaminski Even if you don’t have a child care business, this book is a fabulous resource for weekend activities with your kids. Target audience: children ages 3-4 Book info: "Get Smart Through Art" www.daycarerecordkeeping.com also highlights several other books which assist in the day-to-day activities of daycare centers. 6. Kid Crafts Magazine Chris Yates, author of Little Kid Crafts Mini-Book, offers a free weekly e-magazine with great craft ideas and creative fun. You can receive her eBook for free if you subscribe to her magazine. Her eBook, Little Kid Crafts, is divided into the four seasons for an easy overview. http://www.kidscraftsmagazine.com. About the Author Christine Louise Hohlbaum, author of Diary of a Mother: Parenting Stories and Other Stuff, is an American living near Munich, Germany with her husband and two children. Visit her web site at: http://www.diaryofamother.com
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