Re: Day Care Problems

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In a message dated 7/26/2004 8:53:21 PM Central Standard Time,

kgreeceman@... writes:

Children's World Learning Center on Whittington

Drive

I can respond on one Children's World, in Copperfield. I would expect them

to use the same organizational plan, which is what caused the problem for us.

We did all of the usual screening and references, the visits and observations

to be sure we were satisfied. We tried them out for Parent/Teacher

conference day and all went well. Everything seemed fine, so we placed our

daughter

there for the Christmas break. Something happened which we didn't consider and

they never mentioned if it did occur to them.

Apparently, many of their client children are taken home over holidays and

spring breaks by parents who vacation or have off from work. Since the classes

are much smaller because of this, ALL remaining children who are school-aged

were placed in one large room together, no matter their age. They were

" supervised " by the couple of teenagers chosen to keep on staff that week. By

the

third day, our Kindergartner had picked up things from the oldest elementary

kids that it took us the rest of the school year to deprogram. She was cruelly

encouraged in these behaviors by older children who thought it funny to egg her

on, while all she saw was that everyone paid attention to her if she did what

they wanted.

No one on staff ever mentioned that things would be different over holidays

than we were seeing on our visits, and it was our first time to try the

services of a group daycare. We pulled her immediately and never went back, but

the

damage was done. She continued to be humiliated for months afterward by the

children who had been present and were also students at her school.

Something to look into carefully at any daycare, as I found out to my

daughter's cost.

Sandi

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In a message dated 7/26/2004 8:53:21 PM Central Standard Time,

kgreeceman@... writes:

Children's World Learning Center on Whittington

Drive

I can respond on one Children's World, in Copperfield. I would expect them

to use the same organizational plan, which is what caused the problem for us.

We did all of the usual screening and references, the visits and observations

to be sure we were satisfied. We tried them out for Parent/Teacher

conference day and all went well. Everything seemed fine, so we placed our

daughter

there for the Christmas break. Something happened which we didn't consider and

they never mentioned if it did occur to them.

Apparently, many of their client children are taken home over holidays and

spring breaks by parents who vacation or have off from work. Since the classes

are much smaller because of this, ALL remaining children who are school-aged

were placed in one large room together, no matter their age. They were

" supervised " by the couple of teenagers chosen to keep on staff that week. By

the

third day, our Kindergartner had picked up things from the oldest elementary

kids that it took us the rest of the school year to deprogram. She was cruelly

encouraged in these behaviors by older children who thought it funny to egg her

on, while all she saw was that everyone paid attention to her if she did what

they wanted.

No one on staff ever mentioned that things would be different over holidays

than we were seeing on our visits, and it was our first time to try the

services of a group daycare. We pulled her immediately and never went back, but

the

damage was done. She continued to be humiliated for months afterward by the

children who had been present and were also students at her school.

Something to look into carefully at any daycare, as I found out to my

daughter's cost.

Sandi

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Hi ,

So sorry that you're having such problems locating a place for your

son. I hope you make a complaint to the day care licensing agency.

Try calling Initiatives for Children. They are a pretty good

referral service and they can tell you how to go through the process

of checking to see if a place has any complaints against them.

Also, let them know you have a special needs child and are looking

for a place that can accomodate them.

Day Care Problems

My son is 5 years old and starting kindergarten next month, however,

I am desperately looking for quality child care for those times when

there are teacher work/inservice days so the kids have a school

holiday. I received the school year calendar and there's a bunch of

holidays...more than I can take off from work to stay home with him.

He has been going to the same registered family day home since he

was 10 months old but I can't keep him there any longer because I

can't stand the woman who runs the place. Recently, I walked in

early to pick up my son and I over heard her yelling at someone--she

was saying in a very stern voice, " shut up and and stop crying " she

was talking to my son! She knows he's autistic and has been

generally good with him but she has no understanding or knowledge of

sensory problems, special issues, etc, at best she seems to tolerate

his differences but has not made any effort to understand the

challenges kids with autism face. I'll get to the point now, does

anyone out there know of quality child care, which takes kids who

are not full time & school aged with disabilities? Can anyone

recommend something? I am looking for care around the westside of

Houston from Highway 6 east to say Wilcrest. Has anyone ever taken

their child to Children's World Learning Center on Whittington

Drive? or La Petite Briar Forest location? Has anyone ever used

who runs child care from her home off of Memorial

Drive? It was so hard to concentrate at work today knowing my son is

in this wicked person's home, he's moderate to high functioning so

everyday I ask him how his day went and if he had fun. He isn't

complaining so back he goes tomorrow, yuck.

Texas Autism Advocacy

Unlocking Autism

www.UnlockingAutism.org

Autism-Awareness-Action

Worldwide internet group for parents who have a

child with AUTISM.

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