Licensing and safety
- Can I see your license number and latest inspection report?
- What is your Step Up To Quality rating?
- Are all staff background checked, and trained in first aid and CPR?
- How do you control who comes in the front door?
- Who is allowed to pick up my child, and how do you check?
Teachers
- What is the ratio in my child's room, all day long?
- How long have the teachers in this room worked here?
- Will my child have the same teachers every day?
- What training do teachers do each year?
The day
- What does a typical day look like for my child's age?
- How do naps, meals and diapering work?
- How much time do children spend outdoors?
- How will I hear about my child's day?
Logistics
- What are your hours and closure days?
- What is tuition, and what does it include?
- Do you accept Ohio publicly funded child care?
- Which schools do you serve for before and after school?
- Is there a waitlist, and how does it work?
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