Comparing and contrasting daycare homes and centers
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What are the differences between daycare homes and daycare centers?
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This compares the differences between the requirements for operating a daycare home and a daycare center.
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Why is it that when you walk into most large daycare centers it is as if you are walking into a school? Babies are put into daycare centers as young as six weeks old. If the daycare you enroll your baby in has a school-like setting, your child is actually attending school from birth. There is an alternative to this. There are now daycare homes that are available to help with this dilemma. Daycare homes are the alternative to having your child in a large daycare.
The environmental setting of a daycare center is much more structured than the environment of a daycare home. Usually the daycare has a specific schedule that must be followed. ...
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