If you’re getting ready to enroll your child in daycare, it’s a good idea to start touring the facilities and sitting down with childcare providers to identify the most positive environment for your child. While all daycare centers are different, Sounds of Success: Preschool and Learning Center in Aiea, HI, believes that all child care organizations should be staffed by caring professionals that design stimulating curriculum to help their students learn.

Not sure what to look for? Check out this basic checklist for choosing the right daycare for your children:

• Staff Is Good With Children: When you tour a daycare, take a look at the overall attitude of the staff and pay special attention to how they’re handling the kids—every single teacher should exhibit signs of experience and genuine interest in their students.
• Program Offers Socially & Mentally Stimulating Activities:  Daycare providers should be building curriculum that promotes social, emotional and mental development. When you sit down with their program coordinator, ask them about their pedagogical philosophy and request to see some sample lesson plans.
• Children Are Learning & Interacting With One Another: Don’t be afraid to ask your potential daycare provider about evaluation and assessment. Before enrolling your kids, they should be able to tell you how their students are performing and how they ensure that each and every student is participating in an active learning environment.

To find out why parents have been sending their children to Sounds of Success: Preschool and Learning Center for years, contact their program coordinator at (808) 488-2211. Visit them online to view photos of their facilities and learn more about their curriculum.