Adams County Association of Family Child Care

How to Choose the Right Care

Types of Child Care Homes

  • Regular Family Child Care Home
  • Infant/Toddler home
  • Large Family Child Care home
  • Flexable care (nights & weekends)
  • Experienced Provider

Choose the provider with whom you feel the most comfortable- your instincts are an important guide!

Things to Consider

Be sure to ask any and all questions on the phone that would determine whether or not you would choose this provider. For example:

  • Do they smoke?
  • Do they have pets and where are they kept?
  • Transportation of the children
  • What is their location?
  • What are their hours?
  • Pick-up and delivery to school, social events, etc.
  • Fees for child care

Visiting the Child Care Home

The purpose of an open-ended interview is to pose questions that do not necessarily have right or wrong answers, but provide information about a person’s values and services. Here are some things to consider:

  • Have your child(ren) present at the interview
  • Ask for a tour of the home and outside
  • Survey the play areas, toys and activities offered
  • Ask about naps and the napping area
  • Tour the eating area and ask about types of food offered
  • Ask about special equipment needs such as playpens, car seats, etc
  • Check for safety features

Quality Check List

Questions parents might ask a potential Child Care Provider can include:

  • Why do you do child care?
  • How long have you been doing child care?
  • May I see your license? (check capacity: this should be on every providers wall in plain sight.)
  • What is your program philosophy?
  • What are your professional affiliations?
  • What child care training and education do you have?
  • May I visit your home while you are caring for children?
  • May I have references from former as well as current clients?
  • Do you have pets and where are they kept?
  • Do you work late hours on occasion?

You may verify that there are no substantiated complaints in a provider’s file by contacting the Division of Child Care at (303) 866-5958.

Childcare Provider Policies

  • Back up care
  • Sick care (child as well as the provider)
  • Emergency procedures

Your Responsibilities to the Provider

Its good to know what the provider expects from you and your child(ren)

  • Add here

Red Flags (After care has begun)

What to watch for once your child is enrolled

  • Add here

This information is provided by Adams County Association of Family Child Care (ACAFCC), which is an affiliate of the Colorado Association of Family Child Care (CAFCC). The ACAFCC works actively to better the quality of care available to children and their families, in addition to offering support services and professional growth opportunities for providers.

The telephone number for the FREE child care referral service offered by the Adams County Association of Family Child Care is 720-883-6777 or adamscountyafcc@gmail.com

Although we cannot recommend any specific provider, we can verify that all Child Care Providers on our list are licensed

Find child care providers in your area

ACAFCC makes it easy to find liscened home childcare providers in your area. Our search allows filtering by distance, hours, and other criteria. We try to make finding care in Adams County as friendly as possible.

Find Child Care

Find child care providers in your area

ACAFCC makes it easy to find liscened home childcare providers in your area. Our search allows filtering by distance, hours, and other criteria. We try to make finding care in Adams County as friendly as possible.

Find Child Care
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