Enrollment

I am so excited. The calls are coming in and the kids are coming. When I can get the parents to come and visit they always seem to enroll. I just have to get them in there. Today, I enrolled a beautiful 18 month old boy. He came in and immediately started smiling and playing. It was so neat to see him so immediately comfortable in the room. His mom was very happy as well and enrolled him immediately. They are his foster parents and are going through the adoption process that should be finalized next month. It is neat that they have been able to have him with them throughout the process. They recieved him into foster care at 6 months and now plan to keep him for the duration. He seems so happy and well adjusted. This family seems so meant to be. This is my second adoptive family this year so far. Both families seem so ready and eager to take on the challenges of parenthood and very calm. I love to see happy families whether they are biological or adoptive. I love the stories of both. I think that these people that enroll in our school must think that I am very nosey but in reality I just love the kids and want to know where they come from, etc. I love my job.

Start Up Time Again

I am so looking forward to school to start again. As you may know, I am the director of a Parent's Day Out at a local church. We have classes 2 days per week in order to give parents and care givers some time off but mostly to give young children a chance to socialize with others their own age and to be a part of a secure, loving, learning environment. I love being a part of such a wonderful program. We have less than a month to get everything ready for the first day of school. I have the good problem of having some money to spend on the classes this year. We had two deaths in the church and both of them have left us memorial money to enhance our program. I ma so touched by this gesture. I have ordered new awnings for our playground climbing structure and the teachers have given me some idea of what they might like to have in their rooms. We are also getting a new refrigerator for the kitchen. I am very excited. For many years we have run on "hand me downs" and we are getting some new things this year. My problem lies in low enrollment. Our baby and 2 year old classes look good but my 3 and 4 year old classes are very low in enrollment. The city that I am in is offering Pre-K for low income and English as a 2nd Language students and I think that is why I do not have as many 4 year olds. We have an excellent preschool with a wonderful teacher. We have so much to offer and I am struggling with finding the right avenue for advertising. Hopefully they will come at the last minute. I usually have a couple of panic weeks each summer and I think maybe this is it but, yes, I am in panic mode once again. I just want everything to fall into place and be able to relax for a few days before the first day of school. Why is it never easy???