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FaithS · 09-27-2010, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Kitty

Have you thought about special needs preschoolers? Maybe there is a program for them that needs some help.

I'm not sure if it's allowed but maybe a hospital or Children's hospital would let you start some type of preschool program for the patients. It would be something fun to occupy their time and be educational, too. If not that then maybe they would consider you for some type of volunteering.

I'd love to do some volunteer work somewhere but right now I don't have use of a car during the day.

Thanks, Kitty. You're my "idea person"! I think that the local school district may have a program for special needs preschoolers. I'll wait, first, to see if the principal calls me back, but, that is certainly something to keep in the back of my mind as an option.

I've also thought more about your idea, earlier, of working with school-age children, and have been watching Help Wanted Ads for people looking for babysitters for that age. There was one before-school opening, but, that started at 6:00 AM. Lol. I don't HAVE to work. Not getting up at than horrific hour if I don't need to. And, Tuesdays, and Thursdays, after school, wouldn't work with my other volunteer positions. But, if there was just the right opening, something like that may work.

I'd probably prefer babysitting to the local latch-key program, which, I'd said, doesn't have a very good reputation. Keeping my eye open, too, for child care center openings, with any age group. Some, I'd be willing to work for. Others (like the latch-key program) don't have a good reputation.

(1998 - 2002, I worked as the county child care licensing surveyor. So, I've been in all of the child care centers/preschools that were open prior to then. I formed some opinions, during that time, regarding where I would or wouldn't be willing to work.)

~ Faith