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Dr. Spock's Baby and Childcare: Seventh Edition (Mass Market

Paperback) by Benjamin Spock No parenting library is complete without this childcare classic.

www.amazon.com/Dr-Spocks-Baby-Childcare-Seventh/dp/0671537628

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Upside: Site selling popular parenting book with many positive reviews
Downside: None

Web site that primarily focuses on publishing online content

Child Care - Finding High-Quality Care

When you start to look for child care, you may wish to contact a group such as Child Care Aware by phone at 1-800-424-2246 or online at www.childcareaware.org

www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ3IIGC44D&sub_cat=0

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Upside: Very good article includes advice and resources on finding child care
Downside: None

Web site that primarily focuses on publishing online content

Backup childcare plans

Childcare Basics Building a good relationship with your child's caregivers Checklist: Emergency numbers Childcare contract Childcare contract (printable) Childcare options: Pros, cons, and costs

www.babycenter.com/childcare-basics

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Upside: Links to various helpful articles on childcare
Downside: Busy page

Site operated by a professional organization such as medical, engineering, architecture, accounting, legal

Child Care: Questions to Ask About Infant/Toddler Center-Based

Care Ask the Child Care Provider:

www.med.umich.edu/1libr/wha/wha_dcqincen_pep.htm

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Upside: Very good overview of questions to ask child care providers
Downside: Limited additional links

Web site that primarily focuses on publishing online content

Daycare center director/caregiver interview sheet

Start looking for a good daycare center before you need one. Parents who wait too long often discover that the center they think is best is already too full to admit their child. Visits can be as ...

www.babycenter.com/0_daycare-center-director-caregiver-interview-sheet_1452137.bc

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Upside: Detailed interview guide for screening daycare centers
Downside: Lots of scrolling

Web site that primarily focuses on publishing online content

Child Care

Building a Relationship with Caregivers Childcare: Age by Age Choosing Childcare Baby Sitters Acquainting Your Baby With A Sitter Choosing Babysitter and Childcare: Checklist Child Care Centers ...

parenting.adoption.com/parents/newborn-and-infant-care.html

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Upside: Links to various childcare articles
Downside: Need to scroll about two-thirds down

Web site that primarily focuses on publishing online content

Childcare

Choosing a Babysitter Choosing a Daycare - Infant Care Choosing a Nanny Babysitting Co-ops Nanny Sharing

family.go.com/parentpedia/baby/childcare/

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Upside: Good articles and advice from experts and parents
Downside: Hard to navigate from topic to topic

Web site that primarily focuses on publishing online content

Is Your Baby Happy at Daycare?

Making the Right Childcare Choice for Your Infant Non-verbal infants cannot communicate whether or not they are happy at daycare, but they can let you know in other ways if you are observant.

infantstoddlers.suite101.com/article.cfm/is_your_baby_happy_at_daycare

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Upside: Article discussing how children react to daycare
Downside: Does not really help you choose a daycare

Web site that primarily focuses on publishing online content

Questions To Ask A Potential Child Care Provider

You've made the decision that you need a care provider for your child. That's sometimes the hardest part. Now, it's a matter of finding a qualified provider that meets the needs of you and your ...

babyparenting.about.com/b/2004/09/14/10-quick-questions-to-ask-a-potential-child-care-provider.htm

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Upside: Good question to prepare for finding child care
Downside: Cluttered page

Site for general users to engage in online discussions also referred to as groups, social networking, online discussion and chat rooms

Childcare: How Much Do You Pay?

* Affordable Daycare? * Home-based Day Cares and Preschools for under-3s * Nannies * Parents & other relatives * Teenage Babysitters * Occasional Babysitters

parents.berkeley.edu/advice/childcare/cost.html

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Upside: Summary of user advice on childcare costs
Downside: Some information is Berkeley-area specific