Consider several factors before deciding

Between choosing a babysitter or a nursery there is no perfect option because each has its advantages and disadvantages. The most important thing is that parents together analyze and decide what best fits their needs and possibilities.

Choosing kindergarten

The first thing you should do to choose a daycare is to make sure you meet all legal, hygiene and safety requirements. It is also essential that you verify that the facilities remain clean, with natural light and cheerful decorations.

Make sure that the nursery is attended by qualified professionals, specialized in the care of babies, with training in first aid and emergencies. Ideally, talk to other moms who have their children there, get their opinions and feelings about the child’s place, staff, and development.

Regularly, babies are grouped by age into small groups. Many daycare centers choose to have more staff than required by law and assign one person for every three babies under 12 months.

It is important that you check the security system for infants and toddlers. Verify that your baby is only delivered to people authorized by you.

Selecting babysitter

Experience, recommendations, responsibility, timeliness, affective affinity with your baby, disciplinary methods and emergency response are the main factors to consider when choosing a babysitter.

It is advisable to conduct personalized interviews that include your child’s presence to identify the affinity between the two. She also accompanies the babysitter for at least 15 days while learning the different routines of bathing, food, games and sleep. During this period of adaptation, you have proof of your reaction in emergency situations or in which she requires extreme patience.

Keep in mind that it is very important to trust your child’s reactions to the presence of the nanny. Excessive crying and anomalous attachment to parents are signs that something is wrong.