Your family's needs for childcare
Childcare alternatives
The importance of quality childcare
Day care centers and preschools
Family daycare
Evaluating out-of-home care
Locating nannies
The hiring process
Employment issues
Au pairs
Using relatives as childcare givers
After school care
Childcare during summer vacations
Childcare options for the night shift
Backup childcare
Government assistance
Employer assistance
Helping your child adjust
Maintaining a good relationship with the childcare provider
Monitoring the childcare situation
Resolving problems with the caregiver
Harmful or abusive situations
Terminating the childcare relationship
The special needs child
The work-at-home parent
The single parent
Transportation during childcare.