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Daycare for SN?

KatLuv926KatLuv926 member
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How do you find daycare for a child with gross motor delays? Let me give some background: My DD is almost 2, just started walking at 18 months, never crawled, was a Torticollis baby, so she has gross motor delays and generally has poor balance, coordination etc. I have been SAH with her and need to go back to work. She's of the age where it would be nice for her to have some social interaction with other children and she really enjoys being around other kids. I spoke with her PT about this and she feels it would be a safety issue for her to be in a large daycare setting, and that we should try to find somewhere that has a very small ratio like 3:1. My assumption is that this will be pretty hard to find. I'm still looking for work and hoping to just go part-time, so perhaps a nanny/babysitter will have to be the route we go. However, I thought I would ask here if anyone has any recommendations. Again, her issues are ONLY gross motor, she doesn't have any social or other delays.
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  • ToastieSimonsToastieSimons member
    DS1 goes to a special needs preschool at a private school that goes from preschool-8th grade.

    They also have a daycare in the facility that is from 6 weeks-5years old.  They also accept children with special needs and the staff have experience and they have the resources for them.

    You could look and see if something like this exists in your area.
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  • MaxandRubyMaxandRuby member
    EI here had their own preschool (in addition to the therapists that go to your house).  Daycare from DS2 (almost 4 with CP) has been in-home care.  His current DCP also has a SN son (teenager) with CP and I found her via Craigslist.  Her ad specifically stated that SN was welcome. 

    I did ask around at various daycare centers and all seemed open to having DS2 there but they would not have been able to guaranty any sort of one on one person with him...which he needed then (he still requires maximum assist for some things even now).  I generally just felt better having my kids in in-home care vs a daycare center.
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  • Assembly_ReqdAssembly_Reqd member
    Nate went to a large center when he was still using a walker. The younger class had 8 kids and the twos class had 12. The classroom itself wasn't set up for it because they had a lot of mats and rugs, but he used it to get to and from class and I think they had him use it when they walked down the hall to go outside. I wanted him around typical children to help promote his self help skills and encourage more movement. Navigating safely around the crazy of typicals is a skill he needed.
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