"Day Care," "Child Care," "Baby Sitting," where your child will be when you can't care for him or her, is the most impacting decision a parent makes in the early life of their child.

Parents want to get it right!

Options include relative care, in-home care by a stranger, neighbor or friend care, center care, care close to home, close to work, mixed age group, single age group, license care, non-licensed care, National Association for the Education of Young Children Accredited and many more options. The decision is often driven by convenience, proximity, finances or availability.

Take a look at the programs available in this region and a discussion of how to choose child care.