Listed below are "red flags" or undesirable situations to consider when choosing a child care/preschool setting:

• One may only visit by appointment
• Staff yelling
• Teachers grouped together sitting and talking in the classroom while children play
• “We write our own curriculum”
• Children appear “out of control” in the classroom
• Children sitting and not actively engaged in the classroom
• Children not interacting with teachers in the classroom
• Radio playing adult music in the classroom
• Cell phones being used in the classrooms
• Classroom schedules not posted in the classrooms
• Children wandering the hallways
• Teachers grouped together talking on the playground while children play
• No locks on playground gates
• Playground equipment needs repair
• Teachers watching TV during naptime
• Teachers sleeping during naptime
• Teachers listening to adult music on the radio during naptime
• Teachers talking on the cell phone during naptime
• Facility not licensed by state