terbear1225
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Nanny Pam said:Anyone with a child care license is qualified! We have to be. I resent that you imply otherwise.The State makes us go to continuing education classes. We must have between 12 & 15 credits plus a certification in first aid and CPR.
A representative from the State can drop in at any time....and they do.
As far as being in a room with their own age, in my opinion, it impairs their socialization. Children must be able to, and know how to play with children of all ages. The little ones learn from the bigger ones and the bigger ones learn how to care for the little ones properly. It is more family oriented, which is what I would want for my child.
I did NOT say that in home providers are not qualified. And I certainly didn't intend to imply that they are not. All I meant was that there are different qualifications for certain age groups. In SOME cases, day care workers ARE more qualified that SOME in home providers.
If being seperated by age impairs socialization, does school impair socialization as well?
Please, don't get me wrong. I plan to take my daughter out of daycare and put her with a nanny very soon. I have nothing against in home providers. Some of them are very loving, highly qualified individuals. I just wanted to give a different perspective.
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