The reception of your child step by step.

You have decided to use a childcare provider, or you are already in agreement with one. You are aware that this type of care has been proven for decades in services for young children, but you might need some advice on the steps that you will need to take when starting with your licensed childcare assistant.

The different steps of this type of childcare.

Here is a little recap of some important moments when you are hiring a home childcare provider:

• Looking for a certified childcare provider,
  
• Interviews with the various childcare assistants,
  
• The selection of the childcare provider,
• Adaptation period,
  
• Adjustment of separation,
• The steps of daily care (organization, communication, problem management, various ...),
• Time to say "goodbye"
  

Trusting your childcare provider

Even though from the beginning, you had a very good feeling with your childcare assistant, it will be a long time before you do trust him or her 100% (well let's say 95%). Although after a few days, everything goes wonderfully well, you will still have that little natural tendency to feel a bit of jealousy and it can come back quickly when your child reaches the age where he understands how to stoke it.

It had been several days since Lola, 4, started being intolerable upon the arrival of her mother. She started crying and screaming that she wanted to stay at the nanny's house. Although I was glad to see that the little one felt good with me, I was very embarrassed. The mom handled her tantrums patiently and put up with it every night, saying "she preferred pick her up like that," of course, I could not really believe ... After a week, I asked Lola to listen to what I was going to tell her that it was really important. "My little Lola, I'm glad you're here, but you can not continue to hurt your mom like that. She thinks about you all day at work, she misses you too, but she has no choice, she needs to go to work. You understand Lola? You must not act like that when she arrives!" I regretted not having done so earlier. The message was received...

How to find your childcare assistant

Now that you have chosen this type of care you need help finding "the" childcare provider. You will need to meet to get a more objective view. Focus on solutions to find the him or her.

The selection interview 

You have three interviews at different childcare provider's homes, you are lucky. But how will you be able discern who is "the best"? What are the selection criteria that you should use to find your gem of a childcare assistant?  

Beginning of the care

The first hours of care and adaptation will be crucial for all. This will be the time of the first separation with your child, which is often difficult to manage . Are you ready to give your trust to your childcare provider?

Care on a daily basis

You are happy your childcare assistant because you were able to continue give your own milk to your baby. Now that he has grown up, you want to discuss the day-to-day care with your childcare assistant. This is an opportunity to mention any little problems that you may have come up.

A difficult step: the end of the care and the separation with the childcarecare provider

The final stage of childcare with a childcare provider is tricky. The end of a contract is often a difficult time for both children and adults. After years of seeing each other daily, the rupture can be tough. Try to prepare your child as best as possible for this transition.