Decisions About Discipline

Childcare providers can make crucial decisions affecting your child's development. One action with certain impact is allowing an infant to cry, or comforting the baby.

Before selecting a caregiver for your child, ask about the policy of spanking. State law forbids public daycare centers from using corporal punishment, or spanking.

When choosing a caregiver for your child, discuss how instruction and correction should be verbalized. Some daycare centers and home caregivers practice positive direction, forming all correction statements with no negative phrases.