There are benefits of taking your toddler to daycare, not only for them, but also for you. You can get a better idea of what some of the benefits of toddler care are by continuing on with this article.

Benefits toddlers get from daycare

Socialization – Daycare can give your toddler time around other toddlers. By being around children their own age, your child will learn how to socialize with their peers from an early age. The skills children learn while they are very young will be ones that they carry with them as they continue to grow, so socialization skills are very important.

Educational play time – Your child will be able to enjoy playing on a variety of age appropriate toys when they go to daycare. Many of these toys will be ones they don't have at home, and a good number of them will also be educational toys that help them learn. Educational toys can help your child with things like learning their numbers and their alphabet.

Arts and crafts – While you may do arts and crafts at home with your child, a daycare will have a lot of arts and crafts supplies that are geared toward helping with your child's fine motor skills.

Benefits parents get from daycare

Going back to work – If you are entering the work field, or if you are already working but have lost your babysitter, then you will be able to put your toddler into a daycare for the hours you need in order for you to go to work.

Take care of errands – It can be hard to take care of certain errands when you have a toddler getting into things. When you put your toddler into a daycare, you can finally catch up on housework and take care of errands that are more difficult for you to do when you have them with you.

Free time - Even though you love your toddler, children can be very tiring at this age. You can have your toddler in daycare where you know that they are enjoying having fun and spending time with other children their age while you also take some time for yourself. When you allow yourself some free time, you can re-energize and feel better. You can use your free time to enjoy spending time with friends, going to the movies, taking a long walk in peace and quiet, or doing other things that you want.

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