10-13-2009, 02:38 PM
I don't think of the school as day care. But the fact is that when a parent or parents have a young child who cannot be left alone, there has to be an arrangement so that the parent can work. Most will use a combination of day care and the school time to cover the shift. The day care centers run at certain hours, which are all based on the school schedule. Suddenly the schools change it all around and don't give parents the chance to find a new system. They just go full speed ahead. My grandson already had all of last week off as some sort of Fall Break. Now the Fridays. It really sucks. I am not detached enough to worry about the political games. For my family it is literally about losing the roof over the head and food on the table.
My grandson is in the special needs program. That includes physical therapy that is crucial to helping him deal with cerebral palsy and learning to walk. Losing one day a week is not OK, and it is not something a day care person or family member can do. It's hard enough for us with the regular schedule, as he cannot get into the after school program because they state failed to fill the position for a special needs person at the only day care in town.
My grandson is in the special needs program. That includes physical therapy that is crucial to helping him deal with cerebral palsy and learning to walk. Losing one day a week is not OK, and it is not something a day care person or family member can do. It's hard enough for us with the regular schedule, as he cannot get into the after school program because they state failed to fill the position for a special needs person at the only day care in town.