A daycare facility is established essentially to provide a caring environment for children while
their parents or guardians are away at work or for some reason cannot take care of them fulltime,
but are open to leaving them with qualified staff and helpers for a certain period every day
where they are confident the child will be safe and happy. However, this is only the very basic
outline of what a daycare should provide children: with state licensing now mandatory for
daycares to operate and regular staff training credits being an important part of maintaining the
daycare's credibility on an annual basis, there is a lot more than basis meals, play equipment
and sleeping space that children must be given at a daycare center. We take a look at some of
these essential daycare factors that parents must look out for when choosing a daycare for the
first time
