Caring for Kids
' A public service coordinated by De. Michael Sharp, community
pediatrics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Susan Russell,
Orange County Department of Social Services
Having made the decision
to place your child in a family
day care home, how do you
find the right home-the home
that will meet your needs and
will offer your child a safe,
secure and enriching environ
ment?
You must first know who i?
offering family day care in
your community. Parents us
ually obtain their information
about home providers from
friends, newspaper ads, or
pediatricians. Some commun
ities have child care informa
tion and referral services
which can provide parents
with a great deal of informa
tion about all available child
care services in an area. They
can help parents pinpoint the
day care centers or homes
which meet the parents' re
quirements'for an acceptable
child care arrangement and
may be able to tell parents
where vacancies exist Pa
rents can then call and visit
the places that seem like good
prospects.
Information and referral
brochures provide the same
type of objective information,
but cannot tell parents where
there are openings. In many
communities, there may be so
few openings for child care
that careful selection among
alternatives becomes impos
sible.
If some choice does exist,
you should make an effort to
locate at least two or three day
care homes which can meet
your specific child care needs.
Important screening ques
tions concern fees, payment
schedule, probable duration
of continued service, hours,
location, and the number and
ages of other children in the
home. If the caregiver keeps
fewer than six children for
more than four hours a day, is
she registered with the state
of North Carolina, as is
required by law? If she keeps
six or more children on a full
time basis, she must be
licensed and meet certain
standards of child care set by
the state.
If the answers to those
questions are satisfactory,
make appointments to visit
the homes under considers- w
dot, during the time shea ?
other children sic present ?
Take your child with you. u
Remember, some business (c
?tetters hsve been discussed is
previously and more can be *
discussed later. The purpose, cl
of this visit is to determine if p
this home and caregiver are h
appropriate for your child. Do a
you feel welcome and com-, 4
fort able in this home? Does 4
your child? " cl
This is a good time to h
observe for and ask question! *
about health and safety. The c
North Carolina registration g
law sets no standards for u
homes for fewer than sit t<
children. You will want to be
sure that there is adequate e
space both inside and outside j
for your child's use: clean, in a
good repair, well-lit, ade- e
quately heated, well-ventilat- 0
ed and free from hazards to e
children (including walls with n
lead-paint?) w
Are small items which 0
could be easily swallowed out u
of children's and infants 1
reach? If there are stairs, are v
they guarded and do they t
have a handrail? Are the
- -
> use to reach faucets and tbc
?let? An mwiri?. house
M (lessen, and other poi
mu locked out of reach of
hUdreo? Are paper towels
rovided or does each child
ave his own dean wash doth
nd towel? Who provides
is pen, and how are they
is posed of? Where will your
hild rest? Does each child
ave his own crib, cot or mat
ith dean linens? Does the
i regiver practice ad teach
ood health habits such as
ashing hands and brushing
:eth?
Is there a working fire
xtinguisher in the house?
las the provider thought
bout evacuation routes in the
vent of fire in various parts
f the home? Are there
mergency numbers posted
ear the tdephone? What
/ould the provider do in case
f an emergency involving
ne of the children or herself?
s there an informed neighbor
/ho could provide help? Is
ransportation available?
Spend some time in the
outside play area. Are cbid
re" allowed ?o play outside
wMk the caregiver k inside?.
is this area fenced or well
defined by natural -bounda
ries? is it away from traffic or
other dangers? Is there ade
quate outside play equipment
and toys? Am these safe ana
in good repair? Ate there
family pets or neighborhood
pets with which your child will
tywe contact? Are they friend
ly and healthy?
Which meals or snacks will
be provided? If your child is
an infant, who will provide
formula or special foods? If
you are breastfeeding your
child, would the caregiver
welcome you during the day
to nurse your baby? If the
caregiver will be responsible
for food, what does she
typically serve? Will these
menus meet your child's
nutritional needs? Where do
children eat? Will your child
have a table and chair with
which he feels comfortable
and safe?
You will want to consider
the daily activities in the
home. Ideally these will be
somewhat informal-so that
the experience at family living
-yet will also reflect seme
understanding ?f children'*
needs for agc-appropriat ?
toys, language sflmelatkn.
creative play with craft ai'u
ial and make-believe props,
music, books, and s comfort
. hie quiet place away from
the noisy play area.
Does, the caregiver read to
the child each day? Do they
take walks around the neigh
borhood or other outings? Is
there a predictable routine
each day, so that your child
can know what to expect?
How do children take part in
household activities? Are they
given the opportunity ti help
in food preparation, cleaning,
gardening, or in hobbies "f
the caregiver? Are all chiidr :n
including infants, ,lkwed
playtime outside eac.. d? v'
What happens on .-amy
allowed oat of the crib,
playpen. Of infra* Mat to
explore different arenat Are
they provided with a variety of
safe toys and is their position
and location changed often
during the day? Dons the
caregiver talk frequently to
the infants daring the day?
Does the caregiver talk fre
quently to the infants and
spend enough time each day
holding and piayfrHy interac
ting jwith them?
Health, safety, And interes
ting age-appropriate activities
are eitremely important.
However, if these areas ap
pear adequate in the homes
; ju observe, the deciding
factor in your choice then
becomes your assessment of
the caregiver.
News From God'o Holy
Assembly Church
by S?e Chavif
TK<? T ArH hoc roallu I. ?m1 j ? ? .? ? . m ? .
i iiv i<ui u una iviuit u.
God's Holy Assembly Churc.
at Shannon. We just finished
a three-day revival in which
God showered us with his
spirit and blessings.
Since our last baptizing on j
August 22, 1982, ten souls i
have come to Christ and will
be baptized on Sunday, Sept. \
19, 1982 at Sister Retha and
Jeff Locklear's pool.
On October 3, 1982 there (
will be an old fashioned ser- .
vice with the congregation |
aresseo in we ota usiuoned
^ v.
Homecoming will be -bald
on Oct. 10, 1982. The A poet
ics Quartet from Fayettevflle,
NC will be guest singers.
Other singers are invited.
We welcome everyone
to come be with us in our
services. Our pastor is Rev.
lames Maynor. Sunday Scho
ol begins at 9:45 a.m. We are
sure you will receive a great
ilessipg.
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Morton Gives Voters
A Choice
Norm Morton
Robeson Conty voters will
have a choice other than the
"straight ticket" this year on
their ballots for the County
Board of Commissioners.
That point was made today
by Norm Morton, a Republi
can candidate for the post who
will be elected on a county
wide ballot.
"Though I live in Lumber
ton and would be a Lumberton
District representative on the
board, because I will be a
- county-wide candidate in
November I feel that I can
truly say I would be represen
tative of the entire county,"
Morton said.
The 44-year old Lumberton
businessman also said that,
with his accounting experien
ce, he will bring "a fiscal
responsibility to the county
that is needed.
"I feel that the people have
a right to know how their tax
dollars are spent, and I want
to see to it that they get a full
accounting of those funds,"
he said.
No stranger to public ser
vice, Morton has served as a
member of the U.S. Army's
Intelligence division, where
he saw duty at Fort Bragg and
other military installatibns.
Locally, Morton is a charter
member of Kiwanis of Robe
son, and has served on the
Lumberton Redevelopment
Commission and Lumberton
Ecology Commission. He is
vice-president-elect of the Ki
wants.
His party duties have in
' eluded chairmanship of the
Robeson G.O.P. for two
term* treasurer for a term,
.iHHiKliiai
service on the Congressional
District Committee, a precinct
chairmanship and member
ship on the State Republican
Executive Committee.
He has resided in Robeson
County for 11 years, is
vice-president of Lumberton
Oil Company and president of
Business Assistance Associ
ates. He has also been a
writer and columnist for the
Robesonian newspaper.
A member of Chestnut
Street United Methodist
Church, where he has served
on the board of trustees and
administrative board, Morton
has been listed in "Who's
Who in the Southeastern
U.S."
He is married to the former
Margeurite Pait, and the
Mortons have three children,
Lynn, Allyn and Jonathan.
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