f Caring for Kids
A public service coordinated by Dr. Michael. Sharp, community
pediatrics, University of North Carolina at Chapel HiB, and Susan Russell,
Orange County Department of Social Services
CHOSWG A DAY
:? CABCBNItt
Choosing s day care
center for your child is fa
important task. The following
suggestions may help you find
the best center for your child.
Before visiting any centers,
think about what you want
from a center. What do you
feel is best for your child as to
daily routine, education, dis
cipline, and meals? Can you
consider a cooperative where
parents contribute time? Is a
racial and economic mix with
in your child's center impor
tant to you? Now is the time
to think through these consid
erations so that you will know
what you are looking for. I
Then ask friends and neigh
bors who have children in day
care aboat their centers.
Have a list of questions to
ask by phone before you visit
and also when you visit. Do
not hesitate to call again with
more questions.
Some questions to ask are
listed below by topic.
1. Convenience: Where is
the center located and what
are its hours?
2. Staff: How many children
are supervised by each teach
er? How many children are in
each classroom? How much
staff turnover is there? What
kind of education and ex
perience do teachers have?
3. Pees: b there a flat
tuition rate or a sliding fee
scale based on your income?
Are scholarships offered? b
the center federally certified?
If it is, you may be eligible for
financial aid baaed on income
and family dm.
4. Daily activities: Are
there plassd activities and
free play time? Is there an
educational program?' Do
children nap daily? Are me
nus posted for parents? Can
you visit at lunch time?
5. Discipline: What will a
teacher do if your child has a
temper tantrum or hits anoth
er child? Does the center's
discipline policy coincide with
yours?
6. Emergency and safety:
What will the center do if your
child becomes ill or has an
accident? Will the center give
your child prescription med
icine? Does the center carry
accident and liability insuur
ance? Are there transpor
tation policies on the use of
scat belts nd infant carriers
for vuhfcfes?
7. Parents' tele: WIS there
be an initial parant-teacher
Are parent* free to vMt any
time? do parents serve on any
policy-making committee or
on the board of the center? Is
the center a cooperative?
Some at these questions
may be asked by phone,
thereby eliminating some
centers from your list of
possibilities. Others can be
asked when you visit. Make
an appointment for your first
visit. Try to visit without your
child so that you can observe
and ask questions without
distraction. Take note of how
willing the center is to have
you observe.
Observe the facilities. Are
classrooms crowded or room
y? Is the playground well
supplied with safe equip
ment? Are tables, chairs and
bathroom facilities child
sized? Is there a variety of
toys and activities?
Observe children and tea
chers. Are children busy,
happy iHRMttai villi
each other and ^ults^Oedo
? vMny?Art the om giveW'
wd'taUailrt^ wihthe chil
dren? Or do they appear
ten*, rushed or bored? Are
?ere enough teacher* to give
aD children enough attention?
How do you think you child
would feel here?
Visit more than ooce and at
another time of day. Bring
your chid with you and notice
bow he reacts and how
feachera greet him. Even if
the first center you see seems
appropriate, visit at least one
other center for comparison.
Visiting a second center may
make you aware of other
questions. You can feel more
confident about choosing the
right center for your child if
you see several.
Be honest with the center in
describing your chid, his or
her needs and yours before
enrollment. Ask about fees
from the start. Tell the center
of behaviors such as ag
gressiveness, shyness or lack
of toiet training. If your child
has food allergies or special
Most ceo ten will try to ac- *
commute .pedal needs. * a
center w01 not, you jarll went
to know before you enrol your
cMld.
This process wll he toe
consuming for you as a wott
ing parent, but it is time well
spent, it is better to invest
your time before enrolling
four child than to have to
change centers because the
first one is not satisfactory.
Choosing sn inappropriate
center can be detrimental to
your child's well-being and
can make you feel guilty about
the care you have chosen. You
need to be able to leave your
child each morning feeling
confident that he or she wfll
have a happy, safe and posi
tive experience.
V
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'When a fellow says, 1t
ain't the money, but the
principle of the thing,' it's
the money." Kin Hubbard
"Whatever your advice,
make it brief." Horace
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ROBESON TECH ISSUES
ANNUAL REPORT
Robeson Technical College
has recently released to the
public copies of the 1961-82
Annual Report, a publication
by which the reader caa
measure the progreas made
during the past year at RTC. j
Highlights of the 1961-82
school year include:
-the addition of the Auto
motive Diesel Mechanics pro
gram and a two-year program
in Industrial Electronic Servi
cing, both designed to meet i
the demands of the area Job
market.
-the incorporation of com
puters in the business and
data processing courses, also
in keeping up with the
employment market demands
-the establishment of adult
high school classes at two
Burlington Industries plants
in St. Pauls in which 22
employees graduated in Aug
ust with their high school
diplomas.
-die renovation of two class
rooms at the old J.P. Moore
Gym Complex in cooperation
with the Lumberton Recrea
tion Department and the
Lumberton City Schools,
--the expansion of library
services in the new curricu
lum areas of Associate Degree
Nursing, Data Processing and
Banking.
-the addition of a second
video system in the Audio/
Visual Department to relieve
the heavy scheduling of the
present equipment,
-the appointment of a full
time library assistant in the
new Nursing Library at South
eastern General Hospital,
-the expansion , of student
- - -
that a itailiat mmy
-the mkroflb** of eB s?u
J /. -i -a- U fc nel,
(KOi records in Dom cvmcs
lumand non-curriculum erees
-the establiahaaeat of aa
Alumni Association ?hh the
election of offketa and the
writing of a constitution,
-the approval of fending ft* a
Cooperative Skills Training
Center, with KTC being one of
IS Conunnaitjr colegee oat of
58 in the state to have been
-the overall pin rawing of
14,225 stndeat tugiatiationa.
-the provision of 190 Adah .
Education Oawes with 3.128
student te titrations and 155
high school gradnafes
-the provision of 163 Adult
Enrichment HlS
es and 2,109 student registra- ?
tions.
- the provision of 288 Occupa
tional Extension Classes and
5.364 student registrations,
-the administration of em
ployment courses to local lire
fighters and recue/ambulance
personnel, special training on
figer-printing laws to law
enforcemeat officers, and
CPS training to public school
teachers.
The highlights dted are
only a portion of the progress
ive events that occurred with
in Robeson Tech that improv
ed its service to the communi
ty. Any interested person may
obtain a copy of the Annual
Report by picking one up on
campus.
Dr. Joy
"J. Johnson
to present
Alternatives
to Reaganomics
etc.
Come hear and aee God's
prophet, preacher and pastor,
Dr. Joy J. Johnson who will
present "The Black Church's
Response and Alternatives to
Reagaoomics~Une inpay
ment-Budget Cuts-Higher
Taxes, and the Economy."
Place will be the First Baptist
Church on North Main Street,
Fairmont, North Carolina.
Time will be Sunday, Sep
tember S, 1982, at 9 a.m. and
11:30 a.m.
* The public is cordially
invited tp attend. The Nursery
will be open for small child
ren.
To inform the Mack com
munity and concerned dtisens
of the TEN COMMAND
MENTS for Blacks' Economic
and Spiritual Recovery from
Reaganomics, "HELP
YOURSELF CLUBS" wtt be
organized in concerned com
munities throughout the State
and Nation. Also, extensive
promotion will be done
through the media, brodtur-'.'
es. buttons, bumper stickers,
and Tee-Shirts. The logo
imprinted on the promotional
material wiB be "YOU NEED
HELP" JOIN "KEEP
YOURSELF CLUB." HELP
YOURSELF CLUB. INC. Is
being chartered, in order to
manufacture and diatribute all
the promotional matarials for
the cleba.
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Speakers
blast
Dam
Project
Speaking to the Lumber i
River Basin Committee, Tom
Osborne described the Ran
dleman Project on the Deep
River as "A waste of prime
farmland, a waste of taxpay
er's money, and destruction
of a unique envirronment."
Osborne and Urn Swiggett
are representatives of the
Deep River Citizens Coalition.
The group was formed 2 years
ago to fight an Army of
Engineers project in Ran
dolph County.
The project involves dam
ming the Deep River to create
a 3000 acre lake. An addition
al 7000 acres would be
acquired for a buffer zone
around the lake and for
recreational use.
The impounded lake would
supply Greensboro and High
Point. The project is estima
ted to cost S156 million.
Osborne and Swiggett stat
ed die final Environmental
Impact Statement prepared
by die Corps underestimated
costs and exaggerated bene
fits.
"They said lost Cum reven
ue would be S250,000 but we
surveyed only 6 farms and
found S3 million in lost
income annually.", Osborne
said.
"The total cost is also
ludicrously high. 1 don't see
how they can justify such sa
expense when everything else
is being cut back.", he added.
''Both sneakers commended
the LRBC for their efforts to
protect the Lumber River.
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