Child Care Center- Is Corporate Or Private Better?
When you are considering which child care center to put your child in
, you need to decide whether you want them in a corporate or privately owned child care facility. There are benefits to both, but in the end, you have to decide what is best for your family.Corporate Based
The cost for child care centers that are corporate based will probably be less than a privately owned facility. However, the big difference is the type of program that each center offers. The corporate based center will tend to have a one-size fits all approach. Because it is corporate based, the corporation will come up with projects and lesson plans and then send them to each center. Although each center is its own entity, it follows the schedule and plans of the corporation. This type of program may be cheaper and cover the same topics that the privately owned centers teach, but they lose the nurturing and custom-fit aspect.
Privately Owned
One of the most important parts of an early childhood program is that it is tailored to your child. At privately owned centers, there is more flexibility. These centers are still going to teach your children the same things that corporate centers will, but will do so in a more nurturing manner. In addition, these types of centers allow for tailored education. If the children are learning a lot and enjoying a certain activity, then the center can keep using it. On the same token, if the children seem to be disengaged from an activity the center can stop the activity and move on to something else.
Private Keeps The Parent Involved
When you place your child in a center, you want the caregivers to work with you and to have an understanding of your child's culture. You want to make sure that the center is teaching your child in a way that fits in with what you are teaching them at home. Privately owned child care centers can tailor their curriculum to fit your family's culture and your child's needs. This is not always true, but privately owned centers may have a more interest in your family. As the owner of a privately owned center, I make sure that every family that walks through the door becomes part of the center. I do not just look at families as potential money.
As with all child care decisions, the ultimate choice is yours, but you may want to consider corporate versus privately owned centers when doing your research.
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