Parents Dig Social Media for Child Care Services

Child care experts say they're concerned about a growing trend in central Indiana of people using Facebook groups and other social media sites to find babysitters, nannies and day care providers for their children.

In Indiana state, many child care centers with child care management software is doing a exemplary job in providing outstanding service to parents and community.

That might be one place to start, but it's only a starting place, Parents do not know if that's a safe environment. Before you parents place your child in a childcare center ,do more investigation into where you should place your child .Online groups can provide a false sense of trust, so people use social media to find child care services.

The major difference between licensed and non licensed day care is that : The child care provider wants to remind parents that unlicensed day cares do not have to submit to things like background checks, CPR and first aid training, safe sleep practices and drug testing.

Licensed home child care providers are required to have training in early childhood, CPR and first aid, and safe sleep training,Nannies and babysitters are not regulated in the state of Indiana.However, some sites do offer background check services.

Try having them in your home and starting out doing care while you're there, for example, working in the office.As part of the trend, people are soliciting to provide others with babysitting services using Facebook and other social media. Many do not realize the responsibility and impending dangers involved in watching multiple children at once.

When you bring in three or four extra children into your home, there's a lot to know and a lot to do Child Care Answers provides a free search where you can look for licensed providers within a certain mile radius to your home or work.You can also check inspection reports of licensed day cares on the state's Family and Social Services Administration website.If your provider does not come up, they are likely not licensed by the state of Indiana.