Thursday, November 29, 2007

Hello Again!! I have had a lot of fun in this class this semester!! Mr. Davidson, you are a cool teacher. I have met new people and started some friendships that will last. This has truly been a wonderful opportunity. Good luck to everybody with your finals!!! Have a wonderful Christmas break and don't get too lazy!!! See yall next semester!!! Peace Out!!!!!!
Hello!!! I am in library on the computer til my next class. This semester needs to end, i am so stressed out. I have one class that doesn't look like I'm going to pass. I just don't understand. I did all the assignment but oh well. I have prayed about it and now I have put it in God's hands. Anyways. I finally got my son into the daycare on campus. He starts monday. I happy because I know he will be learning something. Well now I have to my next class. Peace Out!!!

Tuesday, November 27, 2007

My Weekend

Hello Classmates!!! I had a wonderful thanksgiving break. I went to my hometown Vicksburg, ms. I got to spend time with my dad and go shopping. Only thing that was missing was my husband wasn't there. He had an away game in Jackson,tn and they left on thanksgiving day, and did not come back til early Sunday morning. Now on to this weekend, MY SON WILL BE TURNING ONE SATURDAY!!!!!!!! It don't even feel like a year has gone by. We are going to have him a party at Pizza Hut!! I am so excited. Then on Monday he starts a new child care facility. This is going to be one crazy, but exciting weekend!!!! YEAH!!!!! Bye

Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Questions

Do my paper make sense? Is it to much of my opionion and not enough facts?
What else could I add so that it will be longer?

rough draft 1

Melva Anderson
November 14, 2007
Rough Draft
Daycare
Have you notice how the amount of children in the child care system out numbers workers? Child Care is used by more than half of the parents in the United States. I am a parent of an eleven month old son who attends child care on a daily basis. I place a big concern on the overpopulation of the facility, workers ratio, and price of child care.
Overpopulation is a big problem with child care. The facilities accept more children than they can provide adequate care for. Child care facilities should have a specific room for a certain age group. They should separate the younger infants from the older infants. My so n is being placed in the same room with six weeks infants. I feel as though that is a disgrace because at his age he should be learning. Instead of teaching him, they are babysitting him. The younger infants get the attention first because of age. Overpopulation shouldn’t be taking lightly. It can cause a child’s life, well- being, and safety. They should also get another facility for pre- kindergarten children, so that will give more room in the child care facility. It will also prepare the children better for elementary school.
Workers ratio with infants is 4; 1. In most child care facilities, that ratio is not follow through. My son is in the infant room with nine infants and one constant worker. Others workers come in and help, but the majority of the time, it’s only one. Workers should have a child development degree, so they will be certified to teach and care for children of younger ages.
Price of child care is ridiculous! Average child care is a week is one hundred to one hundred twenty dollars a week. The state should give vouchers that are not income base. I propose that the state should build child care facilities design for full time students, where it will be a smaller fee per week. That the state will pay the workers, so that the child care facility would not have to meet payroll to pay their workers. Each teacher should have a degree. So therefore, they would be paying license teachers instead of workers with no degrees.
Child care has a powerful influence in our little ones brain development. If they are overpopulated, workers over worked, and too expensive the children suffer the most.

Sunday, November 11, 2007

My Weekend!!

Hello!! I have been having a wonderful weekend!! I hope everybody has too!! Well yesterday my husband had a basketball game at William Carey, and we went to watch him play. He did very well. Then, later that night my friends and I had girls night out. We made some drinks, rotel, and played taboo!! It was so much fun. A night without the baby!!! YEAH!!!!!! Well now its Sunday, and we just finish barbecuing. I did some homemade macaroni and cheese. Now I full and about to take a nap. I'll see yall in class Tuesday!! BYE!!