This week’s cool idea is the Rainbow Intergenerational Child Day Care Program in Florida, an intergenerational child care program in which older adults from the Rafael Villaverde Adult Day Health Care Center are trained to obtain certification as child care workers.
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At the Rainbow Intergenerational Child Day Care Program, children are cared for in a culturally appropriate center by a “family member.” The service is offered to working poor families.
By providing them with access to safe, quality day care services, children of low-income families are prepared to compete on an equal basis with other children of better economic means.
They also benefit from intergenerational exposure as they participate in shows or visit the Adult Day Care Center to play and carry out joint activities with Alzheimer’s patients.
By providing them with access to safe, quality day care services, children of low-income families are prepared to compete on an equal basis with other children of better economic means.
They also benefit from intergenerational exposure as they participate in shows or visit the Adult Day Care Center to play and carry out joint activities with Alzheimer’s patients.
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3 comments:
Being able to find the best kind of day care center for your children seems like something that can be extremely beneficial. Something that really stands out is the fact that there are so many different kind of options that can be hard to narrow down as well. I remember when I was choosing a day care for my boy I wanted them to also teach as well as let them play around. In the end there was one program, but it still fell short of my expectations. Being able to be realistic is something that can be very beneficial though, like my expectations were a little too high for any day care center. Thank you for sharing. http://www.worldofknowledgene.com/about
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