I am wanting to start a daycare dance program in my area - if you are a parent?
Just print up some nice, informative flyers and leave them at the daycares you want to service. Make sure you give them good contact information in case people have questions. I would also suggest having a recital ~ if you haven't planned that already ~ even if it's just a small one at the daycare. Parents want to see what they've learned. This is how my kids started dance and karate. It's great because I didn't have to take them anywhere, and they still got to participate in "extra" activities. They've transitioned nicely into more formal settings now, and what they learned in the daycare programs gave them a nice headstart. I think $40 is reasonable, but you might consider a discount for siblings. Our boys' karate lessons were $32 for one and $48 for two, so we got a nice price break.
What are harsh realities daycare and preschool providers tend to not tell parents?
I worked at a daycare in the "baby room" for 5 months until I could take no more of the things I was seeing. After working there I no longer saw people the same and I don't trust anyone. I refuse to place my children in daycare and live on the bread line because of this. These are only some of the things I've seen 1) Once you leave your crying baby(everything will be ok he/she will stop crying the minute you leave or so they say) your baby is put down on the floor or in a cot and not picked up for quite some time, sometimes hours. 2) Your child is allowed to sleep for however long it wants, however this will be lied about if you ask3) Your baby is quickly force fed any foods given if it vomits this is scaped up and fed back in. I've seen spoons bashed off teeth and lips and gums and babies crying and just shhhh shhhh shhhhh the kid soon learns there's just no point crying 4) No stimulation whatsoever, for hours 5) Diaper not changed unless absolutely necessary. When it is changed no interaction just onto the changing table, diaper off, new diaper on clothes hs back on back into cot. 6) Staff are cold and uncaring and not loving towards your child. I've seen rattles, toys etc snatched out of babies hands to give to another crying baby7) Every staff member gossips about the parents of the children and they make nasty comments about marriages, family situations etc8) I've seen toddlers left standing facing the wall crying their eyes out for 55 minutes at 2 years old. The toddler room was below ours and id pass it on the way in or going to the bathroom. I'd ask why this was the case. No response. 9) 10 minutes before you arrive you child is cleaned up, diaper changed, report about the day is lied about completely and your child is handed back. Staff change from cold and harsh to "oh look there's mommy he /she was absolutely fine" all happy, all fake. 10) I know for a fact most parent's are on some level aware of all this but because of bills, mortgages etc they simply have no choice but to leave their kids there. This daycare has since closed down and I will never work in one or even go into one again. Maybe they're not all like this I don't know I have heard stories of other places being the same though. My advice. Spot check over and over. Show up when they least expect. Or leave your kids with family members That's all.
Day Care Won't Change A poop Diaper?
i have a gym member ship and i like it cuz they have a day care there, for a couple hours every morning and a couple hours in the evening. so i can drop my two young kids off their while i get a work out in. its nice. but the only thing is, the day care won't change a diaper. they always come and get you from your work out to come and change a poop diaper. its so annoying.i'm running on the tread mill, and they come and tap me on the shoulder, saying baby has a surprise for me. first off why, can't they change a diaper. is it that terrible for them. also, 2nd, i wish they'd make sure its an actual poop diaper first. they go me off the tread mill the other day, and i checked my boys diaper, and there was no poop in it, and barely any pee. he just has bad gas, so it smells like he went poop when he didn't. so frustrating. what do you think about this. thanks?
Is there a program for Day care tuition assistance in Illinois, if so how do I apply?
Title XX (twenty) should be available for you. It is government subsidy & most likely you will have to apply at your local Department of Job & Family Services (welfare) office. Some offer reduced rates on a sliding-fee scale, going by your income. It will be a difficult road ahead so it is best to plan for things as soon as you can. Contact Action for Children to get good referrals. Best wishes for you & yours. Read all you can & utilize your resources!
Child Care (daycare): How do deaf parents tell when their babies are crying at night?
I'm Deaf and I will agree with Meredith Peruzzi's answer. I have given birth to two sons, and with the first one, we used a baby monitor which had a flashing light that went on whenever my son cried. It worked very well, and we were always able to go to our son and take care of his needs.With our second son...the used monitor died less than a week before his birth, and when we went to the store where we originally bought it, we found out that the company wasn't producing this particular model any more. We looked at all other monitors in the store and none of them were suitable. We also checked with online companies specializing in baby monitors for Deaf parents, but these were much too expensive at that time for us to buy.So with my second son, I had him sleep next to me on my bed, and I was able to feel him whenever he cried. This worked fine for the first few months. When he started moving around/trying to roll over, I moved him to his crib and for the rest of the year, I would get up approx. every 2 hours to check on him, and that also worked fine (I didn't get much sleep that year!).
Do bars accept prepaid credit cards if you want to open up a tap?
Prepaid credit cards are the same as normal credit cards. As long as they take Visa or Mastercards,they should be accepted.So if it is the policy of the place to take Visa or Mastercard,then yes. If they don't take credit cards then no.
Do dogs feel abandoned when they are left in doggy daycare? I used to take my dog 2 days a week, because I thought he was happier there while I was at work. But now that I’m leaving him at home he seems more relaxed and affectionate.
We don’t really know what dogs “feel” in spite of well-intentioned research . There are clear differences in what happens in doggie daycare vs staying home alone. First, dogs are naturally diurnal - they are active in the morning, and again in the evening. The rest of the time they are pretty inactive - sleeping most of the time unless they are disturbed. Dogs in daycare are constantly stimulated by their play companions, so they don’t have the same amount of down time as a dog staying home alone. For young, active, social dogs this is not necessarily a bad thing - especially when owners come home and want their dogs to be tired. Most dogs react positively to seeing their owners, whether they are being picked up at day care or seeing them come through the front door. each dog has its own unique characteristics - but it serves no good purpose to make a value judgement about the degree of happiness or abandonment a dog feels. We tend to anthropomorphize (ascribe human feelings to non-humans) dogs way too much in this country, and never really learn to enjoy them for their canine wonderfulness. It is entirely possible that your dog likes both the stimulation of day care and the quietness of being home alone - he’s just reacting differently to the amount of stimulation he’s getting.