These are some important questions to ask family and whānau prior to enrolling your young into a childcare centre
The Ministry of Education has also put together a useful page on tips for parents in choosing an early childhood service:
will it be easy to drop my child off before work?
what time do they open and close? Are they open during school/term holidays?
How can you be involved? How can we work together? Do you want to attend with your child, or do you need to drop them off? Do you want to have a say in how the service is run?
Are meals provided or do you need to bring a lunchbox? What about nappies and other supplies?
Who works with the children? Are they trained?