And so de we prepare them to survive from the time they are born or do we allow them the joys of growing up. With three years becoming the entry age for kids to join school, increasingly, parents are sending their toddlers to play schools to ready themselves for the journey ahead. But we did not want our child to send to the care take centre so soon. We did not want our child to miss her own surrounding which she is used to have in her house. However children feel safe in their own environment. You can go through the whole range of background checks, references and credit checks and still not know all you can about the nanny. The background check, references, and credit check will not reveal the child care providers personality or mood.