Free Daycare Checklists & Templates
Print them for tour day, or open the editable version to fill in on your phone. Every resource is one page, plain-English, and built from the same research behind our guides. No fluff, no email gate.
Daycare Tour Checklist
The printable version of our 27 tour questions, organized so you can check off answers on the spot instead of scrambling to remember them later.
- •Safety, staffing, daily routine, and gut-check sections
- •Space to note red flags after each tour
- •One page you take to every visit
Daycare Comparison Worksheet
Score up to 3 daycares side by side on the categories that actually predict quality. Fill it in after each tour while it's fresh.
- •1–5 scoring across safety, staffing, environment, logistics, fit
- •Auto-tallies to a total out of 90
- •Flags any deal-breaker score in Safety or Staffing
First Day Packing List
Everything to label, bring, and hand in, plus what NOT to bring. Split by age (infant, diapered, older) so you're not packing for the wrong stage.
- •Daily-use items + nap + paperwork sections
- •Infant safe-sleep items called out
- •'Don't bring' list to avoid center pushback
Two-Week Settling-In Plan
A day-by-day ease-in plan that reduces tears (yours and theirs). Includes what's normal, what to track, and when to talk to the director.
- •Day 1 through end of week 2, with pickup times
- •Green flags vs. real warning signs
- •Scripts for what to ask at pickup
Moving Up a Classroom Plan
Room transitions (infants→toddlers, toddlers→2s) are a mini restart. Prep your child and align expectations with the new teacher.
- •Questions to ask 2–4 weeks before the move
- •At-home prep, transition visits, first-week routine
- •End-of-week-1 check-in questions for the new teacher
Tip: the editable .docx files open directly in Google Docs: upload to Drive, right-click, and choose "Open with Google Docs" to fill in from your phone during a tour.