Like RateMD.com what do you guys think? we would get real stories and not just mumbo jumbo and fake references, you know, the type of reference where they give you their sisters number!!
I dont trust daycares!!!
2007-10-10 04:24:45 · 3 answers · asked by Carla 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
It's a good idea but I'm not sure how practical it would be. Rating doctor's would be simplier since it requires a license and such to have a practice. So many daycares are run out of homes and require little or no certification. You would have no way of knowing the actual number of daycares out. I suppose you could just rate the ones with licenses... There are government standards that rate daycares though. Like the one my daughter is in is NAYCEE (i think that's right...) accredited, meaning it meets the highest national standards for daycares (and it really shows... those kids get a great head start at that place).
2007-10-10 04:34:59 · answer #1 · answered by hootie 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
References can be pretty unreliable. So can people's opinions. When a person is happy with a business or a service they are less likely to go to the trouble of saying something good, but when a person is unhappy they want everyone to know about it. That would be one reason why a website that rates daycares (or any other business) wouldn't be as accurate and helpful as you might think. It would focus most on negative experiences with little to balance out the perspective from people who are happy. Just because one child care provider (or doctor or plumber or whatever) didn't work out for one person, that does not mean it is bad for everyone. I have been a licensed child care provider in my home for 20 years. I think, on some level, it is good that you don't trust daycares. I wouldn't either... until I did exhaustive checking of the people and places I might leave my children. If I checked it at all, an internet "rating" service would be the last resource I would use to get accurate information. Instead, I would ask for the names and numbers of people currently using the daycare. I would visit the child care home or center several times at different times of the day. Then I would check with the state licensing board. Information such as complaints, inspection results, and investigations are open to the public. There are many reliable, caring, and trustworthy people in the child care business. Each care giver and program is different, as it should be, since each family has their own unique expectations and needs. If you have had personal experience that led you not to trust daycares, know that not all daycares are the same. If media coverage has led you to not trust daycares, remember this, if all daycares were untrustworthy than it wouldn't be news. It is the exceptions to the rule that make the nightly news and the weekly paper. For every child care provider who has made the news for terrible behavior, there are thousands more who excel at what they do and take great pride in providing the best care possible.
2007-10-10 16:03:13 · answer #2 · answered by sevenofus 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I own a Daycare and I am very proud of it, I have an amazing facility and a great group of kids and parents! Word of mouth is the best way to go!
2007-10-10 11:33:54 · answer #3 · answered by Born Country 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋