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Monday, January 15, 2007 - (see all news for this day)
signed up for child care - 11:37 AM
i haven't actually signed up yet, as in signed forms & things, but i've chosen a child care centre for smiley & have called them to arrange for him to start.
out of the ones i looked at the other day i chose the one which is furthest away. it seemed to be the most professional, the one where the staff had the best training & received extra training regularly. not only that, but they're hoping to be accredited as a kindergarden as well. i'm not sure exactly how that's different to them currently being only child care & after school care, but for me, it means that smiley can stay there next year as well, leading up to prep in 2009. it'll be nice for him to not have to leave a place & the friends that he'll have made.
so his first day will be wednesday. i'll drop him off with all the things he needs & then fill in (fill out?) the forms etc. it'll give him a chance to settle in for a few minutes while i'm still there rather than me just dropping him off & running, so to speak.
i've decided to start him there for two days a week, mondays & wednesdays, & then perhaps later in the year he can attend for a third day. i'll miss him a lot. the most time he usually stays elsewhere is overnight at nanna & poppy's place. on occassion he has stayed there for about twenty-four hours, but usually it's just from one afternoon to the next morning.
regardless, i know this is the best thing for him & i know that i'm going to see him absolutely blossom with all the extra stimulation from people outside of his own family. it's quite exciting. 
Just a few words from an ex-kindergarten teacher, also a child care staff trainer- a C&K kindergarten means that the director is an Early Childhood teacher with 4 years education training instead of a certificate or diploma of child care, i.e more educational knowledge. Of course, all depends on the individual who has the care of your child. Good luck with the centre, and with your new life. I've been following your adventures since the beading forum.
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good choice. being able to move on with known friends will certainly help.