Home daycares can be a wonderful choice for people looking for a smaller setting for their child. There is sometimes a misconception that these child care programs aren't as safe or well-managed or that they do not have to follow the same regulations as larger child care centers. None of that is true. In-home daycares are required to adhere to stringent guidelines and rules and are visited regularly by government inspectors. Teachers and caregivers in these family child care programs are often parents themselves, and have many years of early childhood education experience. However, in such programs, child care providers may not always be required to hold the same types of degrees that one might be expected to have at a larger daycare center or preschool and the educational curriculum might not always be as structured and rich as in larger daycare centers or preschools (this varies a lot, of course.). In-home daycares are typically composed of one classroom with one or two teachers. Of course, no home is built quite like a child care center but there are many laws and codes ensuring that a home daycare is suitable for young children. There are state laws about the square footage for the classroom as well as the outdoor space. State or county inspectors will also come and evaluate the home regularly to ensure that it is up to...