Day Care Centers for Children in Karachi City A Mapping Study

Many parents send their pre-school aged children to daycare services. Generally, children spend their time in daycare from the age of 3 months to 5 years. Various daycare centers are operating in Karachi. This researcher is exploratory and was focused on gathering information about the care quality standards of daycare centers. Different factors, which include institution type, operational timings, building structure and capacity, financial sources, workforce competency, service delivery mechanism (use of equipment), the behavior of staff, amenities available, hygiene management, and perception of daycare service providers have been analyzed in this research.