Children in daycare spend many hours with their daycare providers. As such, teachers and staff members may recognize developmental and other issues of concern in your child before you do. At many Brookline daycare centers they are also trained to recognize problems so that they can be effectively addressed at the start.
Conversely, parents enrolling their child in a Brookline-based childcare program or Brookline preschool may already be aware of these concerns or special needs that their child might have. In either case however, parents should know that daycare providers are a unique resource for their family and parents and caregivers should work together to do what is best for any child that has developmental issues or other special concerns.
One of the most effective ways to use daycare providers at the preschool or Boston area childcare center your child goes to is to communicate frequently with your child’s teacher about your child’s needs—both strengths and difficulties. Communication between teachers, providers, and parents keeps parents who may be unaware there’s a problem, in the loop so to speak. If your child seems especially challenged, ask the daycare provider or preschool teacher to recommend resources outside the school, occupational therapy, for example that will help the child achieve her goals.
