There's the rub. I think I'm starting to think
I'm hoping that by doing part-time only having a couple of years of programme won't be a problem. Also, I don't see any reason not to switch daycares for pure novelty if that seems like the right aproach.
I think I'm starting to see some distinctions within the "knowing about child development" arena, which is good. We want them to know about development, but not be over-confident that all kids are the same. We want them to have a sence of "other patterns" (like his speech development, which fell into the second most common pattern & got labeled pathological.) We want people who have enough in-depth knowledge of development to see alternate routs and asynchronies as alternate and not pathological or treatable.
I think I'm also comming to the conclusion that we should be looking for a place where kids can opt out of directed activities, AND where they can seek out one-on-one time with staff or have scheduled one-on-one time.
OK: here's a question. Does anyone have experience with parocial Jewish daycares? We have a full range from slightly to ultra-observant large and small, mixed age and grouped available.
-Mich
