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Carol Perkins: Who is watching your children? She finds little difference in "Daycares," and "Learning Centers." She now regrets not being a stay at home mother herself after picking up her grandson at a "learning center" where the "teacher," was more fit to be a carhop, she thought The next earlier Carol Perkins: Feeling like myself By Carol Perkins Who is watching your children? Who has more influence over them than you do? If you are lucky, you have someone to care for your child whose values and disposition complement yours. If not so lucky, you may be appalled at what your child puts up while you are at work. My greatest regret is that I was a working mother. Although I was fortunate when it came to childcare and never had to worry about either of them, I grieved over what I was missing during those hours. I missed so much of their early years. The fact is that very few mothers stay at home. By the time a baby is six weeks old, a new mother is looking for a babysitter or a daycare. In cities, learning centers have taken the place of daycare centers. Sending a child to "school" sounds much more responsible than just dropping him off at a daycare. That has become the new alternative. Price tag is hefty: $200 per child per week! These "schools" are usually run by trained professionals. That is their justification for getting more money out of parents. In some cases, the price tag can be $200 per week per child. Some are much, much more. If parents are paying $800 for a child to go to "school" at two, they must be making big bucks. How does a learning center differ from a daycare center? Very slightly.They are both a place to lodge kids while parents work. These parents, especially mothers, fall into an emotional trap of feeling less guilty if they are sending their child to a school rather than a daycare. I was in one of these learning centers not long ago to pick up my grandson. He has been without a "teacher" since his regular one took another position, so others have filled in and have no attachment to the kids. At least, I didn't see any warm and fuzzy feelings. He was so happy to see me, took my hand, and led me over to this young girl who was his teacher for the day. "This is my CiCi," he said so proudly. She grunted and continued to read to the children in her "I'd rather be doing something else" voice. Grandson had spent day with teacher; that, itself, made writer ill My grandson had spent the day with her, and that, in itself, made me ill. He turned me toward his cubby where he kept his stuff, gathered what he was to take home, and we left without so much as a goodbye from the so-called teacher. She needed to be working at a drive- thru. Then a few weeks later I went back to the same school. This time the "director" was in his classroom. She didn't have time for me; you know how some important people are just so busy that if they stopped, they might crack? Director was aging hen who didn't care much for baby chicks around her Bingo! She was an aging hen who obviously didn't care too much for the baby chicks around her. She was spitting out orders to these four-year-olds in a tone that almost made me speak. I held myself. -Carol This story was posted on 2010-07-04 13:54:02
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