We have a 3 year old with speech delay. I am a working mother w/ 2 jobs and I go to school at night to be a RN. My husband and I have conflicting work hours and need a daycare that will give my son the help and attention that he needs and that we as parents can be confortable with. This is our only child and we want the best for him. Any suggestions?
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Hi. Here in Fort Worth. Haven't heard of any daycares that are 24 hour. You might ask one of the daycares if they can reccomend one-you would know it would be someone licensed at the very least. My child used to Go to Daisy school and they're really nice there. Ask for Miss Lorenza, she is the director.
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I don't know about 24-hour or extended child care, but I have some cousins in Ft. Worth, and one of them, and her dad, are in education (well, not in Ft. Worth, in Azle). They may know who you could contact. I don't know, is there a way you could send me a message on this thing if you wanted me to find out more, without my having to put my email address for all to see? My little boy had speech delays (he's five and still struggles a lot with language). Did you ever have your child tested with ECI (Early Childhood Intervention)? In Texas, ECI and local school systems work together to work with special needs children (even mild) from birth if they need it, all the way up until kindergarten and beyond. They'll evaluate your child, and determine at what level he is on all the points of development, then work out a plan of action with you. They offer speech therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and more, depending on what is needed. And unlike private therapy, it's free. ECI works with kids from infancy to three-years-old, and your local school district takes over once they're three. Depending on the need, the situation, how overworked the speech pathologist is, and the policies of the school district, some speech therapists will go out to whatever daycare your child is at. Since your son is three, you could contact ECI and find out what to do, or call the administration building for your local school district, and ask to speak with someone in the special education department, or to the speech pathologist. I mention that because I know how difficult it is to find a daycare for a child with special needs (particularly speech-related problems). We've found a good one (we're in Longview), but it's a regular 6-to-6 daycare, and he gets speech therapy during the day a few times a week. If you combine the sources of an extended hour daycare and the speech therapy of a local school, you may get the outcome you're looking for. I would imagine a lot of the extended hour daycares, while still good quality childcare, may not have the convenience you're needing (longer hours) AND someone who is really great with kids with speech delays. I know how stressful all that is. I'm just amazed, I know I'd have never had enough sanity to work two jobs, go to school, and have a preschooler. God bless!
