Since caring for and supervising a child (usually between the ages of six weeks and thirteen years) is what child care involves, it is obvious that there are several factors that must be taken into consideration if an ideal child care environment is to be determined. This is especially true when considering the fact that childcare involves the deployment of skills in appropriate actions covering a wide spectrum of activities, institutions, contents and socio-cultural conventions. In this case, it is true that several factors are taken into consideration in creating an ideal context for child care, as will be seen in the following discussion. In the first case, when looking for an ideal context for child care, it is important to appreciate the components of adequate child care. Firstly, it is important that there are adequate numbers of staff who are adequately trained and competent in relevant issues such as early childhood development. This is in line with the fact that staff training and education represents one of the most credible ways in which to evaluate the quality of child care and predict the prospects for long-term success of child care. The same research study findings establish the fact that those who care for young children should be more familiar with early childhood care and education than elementary and preschool education. This is because early childhood education and care places an emphasis on children's unique learning abilities and on training caregivers in planning appropriate activities on the best ways to innovate and use routines to create bonds, stimulate reasoning and cognitive skills through important means such as interpersonal interactions, conversions and responsive relationships. According to Mendes (2013), an ideal child care environment should also be… at the heart of the paper… interesting pictures, appropriate books, study charts, printed materials and important labels. The above therefore clearly highlights the fact that an ideal child care environment is a culmination of several beneficial factors, deliberate efforts and resources harnessed together for the betterment of the child and his or her well-being. Works CitedBerk, E. B. (2012). Infants and children: from the prenatal period to middle childhood. New Jersey: Pearson.Herbst, C. M., & Tekin, E. (2010). Subsidies for child care and child development. Review of the Economics of Education, 29 (4), 618 - 638Mendes, M. A. (2013). Parents' descriptions of ideal home nursing care for their technology-dependent children. Pediatric Nursing, 39(2), 91Richardson, J. (1994). Child care. Nursing Education Today, 14 (1), 73Schor, E. L. (2004). Rethinking child care. Pediatrics, 114 (1), 210 - 216