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The Anxious Parents' Guide to Quality Childcare

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Being the typical anxious parent with worries about daycare upon my return to work, I found Ms. Ehrich's information about researching daycare centers to be an invaluable part of her book. It was really a stress reducer. There were many valuable insights in a well written, easy to understand book. Being a NJ resident, I saw an article about Ms. Ehrich in a local newspaper whereby it mentioned the anxiousparents.com website. It is well worth a viist there too. I would highly recommend this book to anyone looking to find stable, quality help with your daycare needs. It gave me the direction and confidence I needed, especially since I am a first time Mom.

If you need to start looking for childcare and you're not sure where to begin then you've come to the right place. The author of this book takes you step-by-step so that you'll feel confident that you are leaving your child in the best possible childcare.

You'll learn what kind of childcare best suits your family's needs and then you'll learn how to go about finding and keeping the best quality day care that you can afford.

The appendix boasts useful information such as interview questions, example contracts, and a safety evaluation checklist for out-of-home-care.

Feeling comfortable with your child's daycare provider is essential. If you feel like you need some guidance with this important decision, then be sure to read The Anxious Parents' Guide to Quality Childcare. The book will give you insight, information and peace of mind.

I have read the book and am just embarking on my own search for quality childcare. I was surprised to read the review of another from NJ who said the book was not helpful for daycare situations. I am seeking a daycare center environment for my child and found the book invaluable. As this is my first, I am the anxious parent as described. Ms. Ehrich's book gave me the confidence and direction to channel my search in a productive and time-efficient way. The guidelines for daycare interviewing and selection focused me and gave me many things to investigate and interview for. Thank you Ms. Ehrich for this most valuable resource.

Unfortunately I found the book to be too slanted towards family home care or nannys - these are not viable options for everyone. I found there was no fair balance given to daycare centers. While the checklists/questions were comprehensive the author's overall condescending tone put a damper on the information presented. For anyone whose main alternative is a daycare center, this is not the book for you - save your money.

As an obstetrical nurse and working mom, I have both a personal and professional interest in childcare issues. Over the past ten years, I have read literally dozens of childcare help books. This book is by far the best - the most common sense, encouraging, informative and easy to use. It has a permanent place on my bookshelf - and I am telling all my patients about it too. If you are buying only one book on finding childcare, it should definitely be this one!

This book was our best resource for conducting our child care search. We found it the most pragmatic, methodical and comprehensive one on the subject. It contains charts, checklists, contracts...etc. needed by any parent who faces the (scary) process of searching for and maintaining quality childcare. We highly recommend it.

Most of the information in this book is fairly common knowledge. The book is geared for young parents who are looking for a family child care provider or a nanny. If you are looking for quality center-based care, I would recommend more recently written publications.

This book was very informative and easily read. It provided me with the information I'll need to start my search for quality childcare. This is probably one of the most important tasks I'll have to undertake if I want to have peace of mind while I'm at work. I recommend this book to any working parent. What a great baby shower gift!

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Ms. Ehrich's insight helped me to avoid the pitfalls of finding the right caregiver for my two children. I HIGHLY recommend this book to any parent who is looking for help with caring for their kids, either part-time or full-time.

Just the book for new parents. Very helpful in trying to figure out where to start to look and what is available. Also importantly points out what not to do.