10-16-2009, 10:51 AM
>>>This would eliminate the working parents immediate problem and move it to an extension of the summer break which is more manageable.
Absolutely. I prefer to speak about the specific situation I know, but in our case we have a non-custodial parent and another grandparent in California who would be thrilled to have a summer visit. I live on the east side and can do extended visits. It's these bits and pieces that are so hard to fill in. These little breaks like Fall Break, are not long enough to justify a plane ticket to the mainland, two tickets actually - for a week break?
As an update -thank you Carey for the link to the Parks & Rec and Boys and Girls. For my situation, Boys and Girls has nothing on the west side, so it's out.
I had a nice talk with the disabilities coordinator for P&R. As I expected from our familiarity with how hard it is to find childcare for special needs children, it will not work as the program is set up. They can not provide "personal care" for children who need it, nor can they provide one on one care for a child in a wheelchair who is not able to self-maneuver. The child is welcome to register and attend if a family member or other personal attendant can be present for caretaking. Obviously that won't help a working parent.
Another thing I learned, which may apply to other parents' situation, is they cannot administer medication for children who need it. That is not an issue for us but it could be for others.
Absolutely. I prefer to speak about the specific situation I know, but in our case we have a non-custodial parent and another grandparent in California who would be thrilled to have a summer visit. I live on the east side and can do extended visits. It's these bits and pieces that are so hard to fill in. These little breaks like Fall Break, are not long enough to justify a plane ticket to the mainland, two tickets actually - for a week break?
As an update -thank you Carey for the link to the Parks & Rec and Boys and Girls. For my situation, Boys and Girls has nothing on the west side, so it's out.
I had a nice talk with the disabilities coordinator for P&R. As I expected from our familiarity with how hard it is to find childcare for special needs children, it will not work as the program is set up. They can not provide "personal care" for children who need it, nor can they provide one on one care for a child in a wheelchair who is not able to self-maneuver. The child is welcome to register and attend if a family member or other personal attendant can be present for caretaking. Obviously that won't help a working parent.
Another thing I learned, which may apply to other parents' situation, is they cannot administer medication for children who need it. That is not an issue for us but it could be for others.