If you use childcare or daycare in Dallas, it is important to have a back-up caregiver for your child.  Your provider may need to take time off for a family emergency or illness and on occasion your child will be sick and need alternate care.  At any rate, you should have a back-up plan for your child that allows you to get to work.

Daycare Terms
Be clear that the provider’s vacation and sick-day plans are expressed in written form in your contract.  You should know which cases will require you to activate a back-up plan for your child.

Strategies for Finding Back-up Care
In many cases, you can find back-up care in a more informal way.  Begin by asking family and friends who stay at home if they would be willing to care for your child in some instances.  You could also ask other parents you know who stay at home if they could care for your child on an infrequent basis.  If you choose one of these routes, make it clear that you will pay for the services, and also make the rate clear.

You can also look for centers or family childcare homes in the Dallas area that provide back-up or temporary care for your child.  These types of programs require a copy of your child’s immunization record and other pertinent information to accompany the child to the program; some programs require preregistration for this type of care.  Additionally, you may be able to contact in-home/placement agencies that can send a provider to your home to care for your child.  Make sure you understand the agency’s services fully, especially the prices, which can be rather high.

Items for Your Child
If you use an agency or facility for back-up care for your child, you will need to prepare a brief information packet about your child.  Include medical information about allergies, medications, and emergency numbers, as well as basic routines for your child.  This will make it easier for the provider to accommodate to your child and be ready for any situation.

If your Child is Sick
Be prepared for days in which your child is sick.  Make sure you understanding the illness policies of the caregiver or center, as well as your workplace policies if you are required to stay with your child on these days.  Discover the many options you have available for care on these days, from friends and relatives to centers and agencies.

To see if there have been any valid complaints or information regarding a program, or if you would like more information regarding legal field trip procedures, call the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS), visit their website at www.dfps.state.tx.us, call 1-800-862-5252, or contact your local licensing office.

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