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August 2005
Many families benefit from the help of childcare providers every day. With over 80,000 childcare facilities in the United States, finding the best childcare solution can be daunting, stressful and costly-both emotionally and financially. The Childcare Answer Book examines the options available and gives you straightforward, easy-to-use advice on finding the best arrangement that works for you and your child.

The Childcare Answer Book makes tough decisions easy.
-When should I start my search for childcare?
-Where can I go to verify credentials or licenses?
-What do I need to look for in evaluating a childcare provider?
-How do I check the references?
-How can I make the cost of childcare more affordable?
-What can I do to ensure that my child will be safe?

The Childcare Answer Book is y our guide to the right choice, whether you are looking into childcare for the first time or changing your current situation.

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Linda Connell received her undergraduate degree in psychology from the University of Illinois at Urbana, and her law degree from Notre Dame Law School. After law school, she worked as a municipal attorney, first in-house with the City of Joliet, and then in private practice in Chicago’s western suburbs.

She eventually decided that she preferred legal research and writing to litigation, and an opportunity opened up on the editorial staff at a legal study aide organization. She worked

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  • Paperback: 304 pages
  • Publisher: Sphinx Publishing (August 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1572484829
  • ISBN-13: 978-1572484825
  • Product Dimensions: 8 x 6.1 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,653,142 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A straightforward, easy-to-use guide written especially for parents confronting a wide array of childcare choices, March 6, 2006
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The Childcare Answer Book is a straightforward, easy-to-use guide written especially for parents confronting a wide array of childcare choices. Chapters discuss how to calculate a cost/benefit analysis, various childcare alternatives from preschools and day care centers to nannies, au pairs and babysitters, how to evaluate out-of-home care, employment issues for hiring childcare professionals, helping one's child adjust, how to handle difficulties in childcare relationships including harmful or abusive situations, specific issues for special needs children or work-at-home parents, and much more. Appendices provide lists of references concerning state childcare licensing offices, child care resource and referral agencies, websites, and sample forms. An index for quick and easy reference rounds out this plain-terms practical guide, highly recommended for parents everywhere.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Good read, May 31, 2007
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This is an easy to understand book with lots of helpful information. I give it 2 thumbs up.
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Recent United States Census reports show that more than 8 million children under the age of five spend some part of their day in the care of someone other than their parents. Read the first page
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