[blparent] Intro

[Gloria G]

Hi,
If you don't mind my asking, how were you able to get the parents of the 
kids you provide day care for to be comfortable with your blindness? When I 
was in high school, my dad's girlfriend ran a day care and many of the 
parents were concerned with me working in the day care because of my 
blindness even though many of them had seen what I was able to do. I know 
what blind people are capable of doing with the right blindness skills and 
confidence, but I know it is difficult to get others to be comfortable. I am 
happy for you. ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brandy W., with Discovery Toys" <ballstobooks at gmail.com>
To: "'Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2013 10:01 AM
Subject: Re: [blparent] Intro


> Hi, I run a daycare so can explain the pay whether you go or not stuff to
> you. You are paying for your child's spot along with their care. Just
> because you say oops we are sick she won't be coming the daycare can't 
> fill
> your spot for just a week. Because of ratios there is only limited spots 
> in
> the center, and they can only care for so many children so you have to pay
> for her place regardless. There is also your Childs teacher involved and 
> she
> is still needed for the other children, and if you don't pay for your spot
> than they can't pay the teacher. It would be like your work telling you we
> don't need you today so you won't be paid at random. No one can run a
> business like that. If you only wanted to pay when you came you would have
> to use a drop in center which costs way more, and the quality of care 
> isn't
> anywhere as good. By paying a fixed rate you save quite a bit of money. 
> Drop
> in care is often $7 an hour or more, so for $150 a week or $70 a day you 
> end
> up paying less by having a fixed rate.
>
> I hope that helps make things clearer. They aren't trying to be unfair, 
> but
> actually help you in this way.
>
> Bran
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jodie and
> Kahlan
> Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2013 10:24 AM
> To: blparent at nfbnet.org
> Subject: Re: [blparent] Intro
>
> Hi Jessica. We send our daughter to day care three days a week for
> socialization because, unfortunately, there is no funding in our town for
> play groups or Mommy and Me groups. Kahlan loves day care! We live in
> Vermont and I don't know how it works from state to state, but we get 
> child
> care subsidy, which means we only pay part of the cost because we're
> currently on SSI. Without the subsidy, it would be a hundred and fifty
> dollars a week. There are weeks when we have to pay even if she doesn't 
> go.
> For example, we kept her home one week in the beginning of January because
> we were all sick. We still had to pay for that week because it was a week
> when the day care place was opened.
> That's the part I don't like about it, but that's the way the state, or
> maybe it's the feds, does things. I don't know if it's a state or federal
> thing that you have to pay even if the child doesn't go for a week. Hope
> this helps, and I hope you and your husband get to have your baby soon!
>
> --
> Hugs from Jodie and kahlan
> "Only a fool walks into the future backward."
> Terry Goodkind
>
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