Daycare centers always want the best for their clients and their children. After all, raising and caring for a toddler is a complicated process; it requires attention-to-detail and concern from both daycare teachers and parents. A good understanding and communication link between daycare providers and parents is what determines healthy mental, emotional and cognitive development for the child.

However, this process becomes a lot more easier if parents knew the same story that the daycare providers know. We have compiled a list of things practitioners want you to know as a parent:

 

Try to reach on time

Daycare providers appreciate punctuality and respect; therefore, always try to drop off and pick up your child from the daycare center on time. Considering how emotionally intensive this job is, every practitioner has a limit to their time and emotional reserves. They often find it disruptive when they have to get into their shifts too early or too late – and as a result, they don’t work well and get burned out.

 

Don’t send in your child if they are sick

Please – keep your child at home if they are sick. Sending them in sick is like creating a wildfire: you’re indirectly putting everyone at risk – other children, as well as the practitioner. This creates an inconvenience for your child’s class fellows, who get infected and in turn risk their own parents in getting infected. It also affects the work process of practitioners, who cannot adequately supervise everyone without falling sick themselves. It’s much better to let your child heal at home quick, so that they can return to the daycare as soon as possible.

 

Scrapes and bumps are inevitable

Children are energetic, and are simultaneously learning new cognitive and motor skills by the day. So it’s nothing new when we say that slight accidents will happen: scrapes, bumps and occasional bruises due to play will happen, and will not negatively affect their development. Some parents are quick to blame the practitioners for “negligence” when in fact the opposite is true; providers actually do their bets to keep children safe and healthy during play. So falls and scrapes do happen, like they happen in their houses.

 

Keep daycare providers well-informed

As a parent, you need to inform providers of your child’s behaviour (or lack thereof). Teachers need to know whether the child did not sleep well, is on medication, or just lost his/her favorite toy. The only way they can successfully manage a child is if they know what is on their mind. If they try to handle the situation blindly, without being even remotely aware, then it’ll only backfire. After all, raising a child cannot be done without some help – so always be willing to guide your daycare provider to a better position.

 

Respect rules and boundaries

A daycare practitioner is often trained in the art of managing children – therefore, they certainly know what they are doing. Parents should be clear on the rules a provider sets about transportation, food, discipline and other issues. They should respect them, and not derail them simply because they “disagree” – it often falls against the daycare’s own policies. Practitioners are professionals, and hence should be respected as one.

In the end, childcare is a profession, not a babysitting service. Nurseries in JVT (Jumeirah Village Triangle) like Oakfield Early Learning Center have only the most skilled practitioners who maintain a strong connection with the child and their parent. In fact, they hold regular meetings with the child’s parents to analyse and improve their progress.

Despite being such a meticulous job, practitioners actually love children, and want only the best for them. Therefore, they will strive to offer only the best kind of care for your toddler.