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September 08, 2008

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Child Care

Parents of babies and young children face a hard choice when they return to work. When you know what to look for, you can feel more confident that your child's first experience away from you will be a positive one.


Child Care Topics

		Deciding on Child Care

		Child-Care Needs at Different Ages

		Continuity of Care: Why It's So Important

		Choosing a Home Caregiver

		Choosing a Child-Care Site

		Checklist: Choosing a Quality Child-Care Center

		Checklist: Toddlers' Daycare Feeding

		Types of Child Care

		Preparing Preschool and Daycare Meals

		Foods for Toddlers in Daycare

		When Daycare Provides Meals and Snacks

		Continuity in Caregivers Is Best

		Extra, Extra: 10 Tips on Evaluating Science News Reports

		Many Good Parents Choose Daycare


Questions From Other Parents

		Worried about Transition to Daycare

		To work or not to work?

		Twins Find It Hard to Say Goodbye to Mom

		Others Consider My Son to Be 'Spoiled'


CONSUMER ALERTS

		CPSC, K'NEX Industries Announce Recall of Children's Toys

		CPSC, Schylling Associates Inc. Announce Recall of More "Jack-In-the-Box" Type Toys

		CPSC, Zutopia (a division of Wet Seal Inc.) Announce Recall of Girl's Loungewear

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