looking for child care consultants in chicago area?
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action for children(aka daycare action council) (773) 687-4000\n\ndept. of children & family services (DCFS)  1-800-808-4134
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Although I do not live in your area, I am a Preschool teacher so I can give you some tips of what to look for in a good daycare facility. Look through the phone book and pick a few in your area. Your local government might also have some info for you. Call the daycares you choose and ask about availability, fees, opening hours and age groups. Pick the ones that suit your needs best and make an appointment to go and visit. Here are some specific things to look for:\n* Look at the building. Is it clean and safe? Are there heaps of resources/toys for the children to play with?\n* What is the play area outside like? Is there room for the kids to run? Is the equipment safe and well maintained?\n* Are the staff friendly and happy? Are they getting down on the children's level and interacting with them or are they standing back watching and/or talking with each other?\n* Do the kids currently at the centre appear happy? Are they playing well or running around causing havoc?\n* Do the teachers plan for each child individually? Do they write down observations of what the child is doing and plan activities based on the children's interests and needs?\n* Have a look at the major policies, including child protection, behaviour management, and food preparation/diets (if food is provided by the centre).\n* What is your gut feeling telling you? If you are not confident, it will be harder for you to trust them with your child!!\n\nI hope this helps!
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email me windycitymail@yahoo.com
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you can go to www.yellowpages.com, 411.com, whowhere.com, or a similar web based directory and search for employment consultant or placement consultant.  You will get a list of names, address, and telephone numbers for the city/state you put in the search engine.
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Here are a few suggestions…\n\n1.  Wee Angels Center\n2.  Kids Corner Development Center\n3.  Guardian Angel’s Connection \n4.  Bungle Jungle Child Care\n5.  Wally World Bungalow\n6.  123 WannaBee Learning Center\n7.  Bright Future Academy \n8.  Second Mom’s Daycare\n9.  Kiddie Care \n\nBe blessed and prosperous.
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In New Jersey, you contact this department for starting a daycare:\n\nNew Jersey Department of Human Services\nOffice of Licensing \nQuakerbridge Plaza, Building 6\nP.O. Box 717 \nTrenton, NJ 08625-0717 \nPhone: 609-292-1018 \nFax: 609-292-6976 \nHotline: 877-667-9845 \nWeb site: http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/dyfs/licensing.html \n\nThe first step is to prepare a business plan. Even if you will not be applying for a bank loan, a business plan helps you to think through your business - what it needs, who it will benefit, how much it will cost, and what is its potential. Here are free business plans on childcare business that you may want to look into:\n\nhttp://www.sba.gov/library/pubs/mp-30.doc\nhttp://www.misbtdc.org/documents/BPWORKBK.pdf\nhttp://www.misbtdc.org/documents/CDCPLAN.pdf\nhttp://sbdcnet.utsa.edu/sbic/bplans.htm \n\nYou may want to read the free article "How To Start Your Own Day Care Center" http://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol40/daycare.htm It covers various aspects of starting and running a daycare center including the demand for daycare centers, how to start this business, shoestring strategies, how to operate a daycare center, tips on caring for the children, income potential, how to manage your daycare, marketing your business and other additional income potential. There are so many things to learn about the business that the first step is to read everything you can find.\n\nFor in-depth information, I suggest checking out the following books:\n\n- Start and Run a Profitable Home Day Care \n- The Daycare Provider's Workbook \n- Start Your Own At-Home Child Care Business \n- So You Want to Open a Profitable Child Care Center : \nEverything You Need to Know to Plan, Organize and Implement a Successful Program \n\nIt is also important that you learn the tax rules affecting daycare centers, especially if you are going to open one from your home. Here is the IRS page on child care centers: http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/industries/content/0,,id=99878,00.html\n\nAs for the licenses and requirements in your state, the Administration for Children and Families provide a state by state listing of contacts for licensing and regulations governing child care businesses:\nhttp://www.nccic.org/statedata/dirs/regoffic.html
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A good start would be approaching the childcare centres and offering to volunteer.  I find things eventuate from here.
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Child care\nMusic or Art (or any) Lessons\nWoodworking
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I 100% recommend Summit Children's Progam.  They are at 6757 Greene Street Philadelphia 19119.  (It's Mount Airy, one block off Lincoln Drive) Their number is 215-848-4451. They have a well-structured instructional program.  My three-year has been with them for a year and she already knows how to write her name and count to 15 in spanish. Every morning she is excited about going to school and seeing her friends. \n\nWe found Summit through our pediatrician.  You can also visit Child Care Aware's website. They have good information about locating quality child care in your community.\n\nGood luck.\n\nSharmil McKee\nwww.mckeelegal.com
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Here are a few good ones, if they are full at this time ask them to refer you.  They know the other preschools that are good in the area.\n\nSan Carlos School - 450 Church St, Monterey, 93940 - (831) 375-1324\nSanta Catalina Preschool -  1500 Mark Thomas Dr, Monterey, 93940 - (831) 655-9300\nTeddy Bear Pre-School -  1291 4th St, Monterey, 93940 - (831) 643-2273
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contact your local human services. they may even be able to assist with low cost or even free daycare.
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http://www.texaschildrenshospital.org/\nthere ya go!
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Yes, have him go to the "Safer Foundation" located just west of downtown, close to Union station. They have contacts will several of the large corporations in Chicago and can get him a good paying job. They usually have you work a couple of smaller jobs first until they can evaluate how well you work and then they can set you up with Commonwealth Edison, Peoples Energy, etc.
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Go to DFAX [Family & Children Services] in Atlanta and request a list of the private home daycares and day care centers in the area you are interested in. \n\nYou didn't say for what you want the info - so I am assuming you are looking to start one yourself? If so - DFAX will have a lot of info for you, including the requirements you will need to meet in order to qualify to operate one. \n\nMake some phone calls [classifieds + DFAX list] and visit some day care providers to see what works for them and what does not. I can give you more hints if you are looking to run one yourself - simply contact me privately as I don't want to bore you with info if its not needed.\n\nIf you are writing an article or doing some bona fide research - start making phone calls, but be honest enough to tell the providers what you are doing and why you are calling them. DayCare Homes have certain busy busy times - when chitchatting on the phone is a nono - and some down times when they will have time to talk. Be sure to ask if it is convenient or if you may call back.
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go to daycares and visit the children and get on their level
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Look up pediatricians in your local phonebook and start calling. Most people (in my experience anyway) are happy to talk to you about what they do for a living.
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Try asking at the department of human services or visit the link below and enquire.  http://www.ezinearticles.com/?Facts-About-Starting-an-Adult-Daycare-Home-Business&id=46196