Day Care Update

Over a year ago I posted about the buy out of Room to grow the day care that Holly and Griffin were attending.

Here is an update.

The director from Room to Grow did not make it a whole year under La Petite.

Staff and Parents began to flee.

I think I intentionally avoided dropping off and picking up.

The "curriculum" that La Petite Academy so celebrate seemed to be absent. I was actually bored of the art work that came home from griffin (many decorated hand and foot prints not actually any part of griffin's doing other than having his foot or hand painted and used as a stamp). I heard that they even stopped having alphabet curriculum in the 2-3 year old room because some of the children were under 2.5 years old and the curriculum doesn't start until then.

Then there was the outbreak of shigellia which had Griffin out for 3 weeks. He was only actually sick for about 3-5 days of that the rest had to do with health regulations. I think at last count there were about 17 kids out with it. In two separate waves. How to make a tough situation worse.

One of Holly’s Friend’s Mothers offered for Holly to come to their house after school We jumped on that chance. We had gotten to know her better because she was opening a new Day care in town. It was pretty Hush Hush as many of the staff and were leaving and planning to go there. Even the old Room to Grow Director got a position there.

I did find out the La Petite has their staff sign a non-competition contract saying that they not work at another child care center with in 5 miles of any La Petite there are 17 in Dane county…A large concentration I wonder if this is legal. Several of the staff refused to sign. There were not asked to leave.

The new center, Once Upon A Time, opened on July 31st 2006 Griffin Started right away. It is beautiful. Lots of wood and warm colors. The playgrounds are huge with lots of open space that will be grass when it finally takes root.

We know many of the teachers and it is exiting that they all so happy to be there. It has brought tears to my eyes several times.

Holly spent the summer at Camp Shalom
She loved it she swam every day she had constant activity and never a dull moment. I have been aware of it for many years and enjoyed it with kids I have had the pleasure of assisting at camp.

Now that Holly starts on Monday we are actually breathing a sigh of relief. Every thing will seem much more relaxed.

Ahhhhhhhh…….. now if only (see last post.)