It can be hard to know where to start when choosing an early childhood education service for your child.

With so many different ECE services available, it may be hard to choose the best one for you and your child.

Children do best where they can:

• form bonds with people who care
• be around people who have plenty of time to spend with them
• enjoy having fun
• be given clear guidelines for behaviour that can be backed up with reasons.

A safe and secure environment with access to a variety of activities is also important.

Things to think about

When you are choosing an early childhood service for your child it might help to think about what will work best for you and your child and what?s important to you both.

You could consider:

• how long you want your child to attend
• the kind of service you want
• the fees you can afford
• the location of the service
• you and your child?s needs.

When choosing an ECE service, do some research, think about what you need. Do you want a service that offers:

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