The following is a checklist of things to look for in a quality child care program:

Staff

• Is the staff consistent with little turnover?
• Are the teachers certified in Early Childhood Education?
• Are background checks ran on all staff?
• Is the teacher/child ratio lower than what is required by the state?

• Are the main entrances equipped with security cameras?
• Does the school have a spacious, well-equipped, fenced outdoor playground?
• Does the school provide age-appropriate furniture for the children?
• Does the school have a separate PE room for indoor play?
• Does the school have a separate room where meals are served?

• Does the school offer additional music and P.E. classes?
• Do the teachers have lesson plans that cover Bible, language, art, math and science?
• Is the school Christ-centered and lessons Biblically based?
• Do the children have access to various activities throughout the day such as assorted blocks, props for pretend play, picture books, paints and other art materials and table toys like matching games, peg boards and puzzles?
• Are the classroom/hallways decorated with the children's original artwork?
• Do the children spend a lot of their time playing and working with materials or other children? They are not expected to sit quietly for long periods of time.
• Do teachers work with individual children, small groups and whole groups at different times during the day? They do not spend all of their time with the whole group.