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Abigail 07:53 PM 04-18-2011
I have seen some ads for accepting applications referring to applying to have your child in a home daycare. I've seen this before for high-end and expensive-to-no-end daycares, but when I noticed it was a home daycare I got to thinking about it.

Does anyone advertise in this manner for a home daycare? I was thinking of maybe having an "application" where it's more like a Tell Me About Yourself page to give to parents prior to interviewing. Then I could start with reading their answers with them and then continue to go over the handbook and explain my way of things.

Would it make sense to have sections like:
Explain your parenting style.
How is discipline handled at home?
What kind of routine is followed at home?
What do you expect of your future childcare provider?
Really what I would like to get out of this "application" would be to make sure they're on board with following a routine, understanding redirection and no-spanking for discipline, learning independence, etc. I guess I need to think about what is the most important about being "fit" for my program.
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