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When you are looking for childcare, it is important to give yourself lots of time to check out your options carefully.Talk to your family, friends, and neighbours. Find out what choices other people have made with childcare. Thecareful selection of a loving and skilled childcare provider in a safe setting can have a positive effect on your baby%u2019sdevelopment.Choosing childcare for your child is a challenging experience. We all want to feel good about our choice. Taking timeto investigate your options helps to lower some of the stress which surrounds this issue.It may seem early to think about childcare but some childcare centres have limited availability and long waitlists.Here are some questions you can ask potential childcare providers:What%u2019s your philosophy?How many children attend the childcare location?What is served for meals and snacks?What activities do you do with the children?How do you handle behaviour or discipline?Find more questions to ask here: Questions to ask a child care provider | ontario.caOne way to show love and closeness is by reading to your baby.They like to hear the sounds and rhythms in your voice. They liketo hear other voices like Grandpa%u2019s, Grandma%u2019s, and oldersiblings too. Large colourful picture books that are read slowlyand calmly at bedtime can start a bedtime routine that they willcherish for life.You can visit your local library or Ontario EarlyON Centre for alarge variety of books. Start your own family library. Books makegreat gifts. Reading together is the first step toward babiestalking and reading on their own.Remember: It%u2019s never too early to read to a baby! The sooner,the better.Reading is an AdventureChildcare Choiceshttps://www.grey.ca/resident-services/community-services/early-learning-and-child-care - this will give you amap of all Grey licensed childcareswww.brucecounty.on.ca/services/human-services/onelist-bruce-county - for a list of Bruce licensed childcares.Licensed Childcare in Grey and Bruce Counties