Choosing Day Care

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CHOOSING DAY CARE (running time = 2:11)

SUGGESTED INTRO: ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT DECISIONS A PARENT CAN MAKE IS CHOOSING A DAY CARE FACILITY FOR THEIR YOUNG CHILD. IN THIS REPORT, A PSYCHOLOGIST OFFERS SOME ADVICE ON WHAT TO LOOK FOR WHEN MAKING THAT IMPORTANT DECISION:

VOICEOVER: TWO WORKING PARENTS IN A FAMILY IS THE NORM THESE DAYS, AND FOR PARENTS OF VERY YOUNG CHILDREN, THAT OFTEN MEANS FINDING A DAY CARE FACILITY. THAT'S A BIG DECISION, AND PARENTS NEED TO KNOW WHAT TO LOOK FOR WHEN DECIDING ON THEIR CHILD'S FIRST HOME AWAY FROM HOME. DONALD FREEDHEIM, PROFESSOR OF PSYCHOLOGY AT CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY, HAS SOME TIPS FOR PARENTS WHO HAVE LITTLE EXPERIENCE WITH THE DAY CARE SETTING.

SOT & SUGGESTED SUPER:
DONALD FREEDHEIM,
CWRU PROFESSOR OF PSYCHOLOGY

OUTCUE: "... new turnover every year." (:49)

VOICEOVER: MOST STATES HAVE STRINGENT GUIDELINES GOVERNING THE OPERATION OF DAY CARE FACILITIES AND THE QUALIFICATIONS OF STAFF. BARBARA KURTZ IS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF EARLY CHILDHOOD OPTIONS, A DAY CARE FACILITY IN CLEVELAND, AND IS A CONSULTANT TO OTHER FACILITIES ON THE HIRING OF DAY CARE STAFF.

SOT & SUGGESTED SUPER:
BARBARA KURTZ,
EXEC. DIRECTOR, EARLY CHILDHOOD OPTIONS DAY CARE

OUTCUE: "... or have been accredited" (:22)

VOICEOVER: MOST STATES HAVE AGENCIES SET UP TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT DAY CARE FACILITIES IN YOUR AREA, SO DON'T BE AFRAID TO CALL THEM. MOST OF ALL, YOU WANT YOUR CHILD'S FIRST SIGNIFICANT EXPERIENCE AWAY FROM HOME TO BE A HAPPY AND SAFE ONE.

THIS IS TOM SHROUT REPORTING FROM CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY, CLEVELAND.

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