Parents in Nakuru County are constantly worrying about leaving their children in the hands of househelps considering the number of ill-treatment cases arising under their care.
Last Friday's case in Ruaraka estate in Nairobi where a maid is alleged to have stabbed and killed a one and a half-year-old child left in her care is just one of them.
It is for this reason that Nakuru parents are slowly embracing day care services which have become very popular in Nakuru town.
As a result, more day cares are being opened up, with most of them offering conducive environments for children to learn and play.
According to most parents, taking their children for day care services will also instill some values in them such as sharing an most of them offering conducive environments for children to learn and play. d communication.
Others include potty training, night care services for parents who have night shifts, activities such as painting and colouring in addition to providing healthy meals and as such, most parents have in the recent times embraced this service.
Security is also guaranteed in those dare cares as they have CCTV cameras with toys that are safe for the children to play with.
In addition, the working hours of the day cares are also favourable for parents who have long working hours as most of them are opened up from 7am to 6pm from Monday to Saturday.
Their rates are also pocket friendly, and are worth it, considering that parents will know that their children are in safe hands.
However, parents are advised to ask as many questions as possible about the day cares so as to address their concerns in ensuring the child’s safety.
It is also important for parents to fact find about the day cares available in Nakuru so as to know what to expect and about any ugly instances that may have happened in the daycare i.e. children being neglected or not being taken good care of.
It is also important for the parents who take their children to this day cares to probe them in order to find out how their services are because most day cares do a good job of advertising themselves yet they do not deliver.