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Daycare Tour Toolkit — Guide, Checklist & Comparison Tracker

$15.59 USD
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A digital graphic for a daycare tour toolkit titled 48 Things to Check Before You Enroll, featuring category icons and checklist formatting details.
  • A digital graphic for a daycare tour toolkit titled 48 Things to Check Before You Enroll, featuring category icons and checklist formatting details.
  • A product graphic showing a laptop displaying a weighted scorecard spreadsheet for comparing daycare facilities across 48 criteria.
  • A promotional graphic titled 48 Criteria One Tour The Right Choice, displaying printable PDF icons alongside an illustration of a woman playing with a toddler.
  • An informational graphic titled Know the Red Flags Before You Sign, outlining green, yellow, and red flag examples for daycare tours.
  • A digital graphic for a daycare tour toolkit titled 48 Things to Check Before You Enroll, featuring category icons and checklist formatting details.
  • A product graphic showing a laptop displaying a weighted scorecard spreadsheet for comparing daycare facilities across 48 criteria.
  • A promotional graphic titled 48 Criteria One Tour The Right Choice, displaying printable PDF icons alongside an illustration of a woman playing with a toddler.
  • An informational graphic titled Know the Red Flags Before You Sign, outlining green, yellow, and red flag examples for daycare tours.
Daycare Tour Toolkit — Guide, Checklist & Comparison Tracker

Daycare Tour Toolkit — Guide, Checklist & Comparison Tracker

$15.59 USD

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Digital download. No physical item is shipped.

Keep daycare tour questions, observations and costs together so you can compare up to five childcare programs. This editable guide and tracker bundle covers 48 criteria across 11 categories, including safety, staffing, food and allergies. Bring the one-page checklist on each visit, then review your notes and scores side by side.

What you receive

Three files supplied together in one ZIP download. This is a digital product; no physical item is shipped.

  • 16-page Daycare Tour Walkthrough & Q&A Guide (.docx): a phone pre-screen, room-by-room observations, a 14-category bank of approximately 70 questions, green/yellow/red flag tables, weighted decision scorecard and post-tour follow-up lists. Covers daily routines, behavioral expectations and family priorities. Editable in Word, Google Docs, Pages or LibreOffice.
  • Daycare Comparison Tracker (.xlsx): compare up to five programs using 48 criteria scored 1–5, automatic color coding and custom weights. Includes program rankings, an annual cost calculator for tuition and fees, a 42-question Q&A log and notes pages. Use in Excel, Google Sheets, Numbers or LibreOffice.
  • One-page Quick-Reference (PDF): all 48 criteria, checkboxes, a 1–5 rating scale and red weak-signal cues. Print on US Letter paper for your tour.

How to use

  1. Review the guide and tailor the editable questions to your family's priorities.
  2. Add one daycare per tracker column and print the quick-reference checklist.
  3. Record scores, observations and follow-up questions during each visit.
  4. Compare the weighted scores alongside your notes and cost estimates.

Who it's for

Parents starting a childcare search, comparing centers or home daycares, or relocating to a new area. Childcare providers can also use the questions to prepare for parent meetings.

Download & use

Files are available after purchase as a ZIP folder. Download and extract the files, then open the guide, spreadsheet or PDF you want to use.

For personal use only; not for resale or redistribution. Colors may vary slightly between screens and printers. Because this is a digital download, all sales are final — but please message me if anything isn't right and I'll make it right.

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