Registration

The paperwork to register for the classes I am going to take is in. I have spoken to the people at the Volunteers of America in Baton Rouge. This is the group that provides the classes to help people like me who want to be certified to be a caregiver.

I am registering to take the Orientation Class for a Family Home Provider. There are several interesting classes that pertain to taking care of an infant to toddler ages.
Common Objects, Fun Toys.
Marvelous Music and Movement
Space for Learning and Play
Movin and Groovin with Toddlers
Books and Stories for Infants and Toddlers
Let's Play

Tomorrow, I will send back my registration packet. Each class costs $10. A person has to take 12 clock hours in classes, to be certified. And re certify each year. As each class is usually just 3 hours, and the orientation class is 4 hours, you would end up with 13 clock hours. This will carry over to the next year.

You can take classes until your reach the 120 clock hours to become certified as a CDA.

I will take my first class in February. All classes are on Saturday mornings, so this will not be a problem finding someone to watch the baby while I attend class.

What to do with a Blog

I have tried to start several blogs. But oh well, I do not seem able to continue and build them up. This time, I will try to do better.

At this point I have several lenses at Squidoo. The one I am developing now is about grandmothers who work at home, but also take care of grandchildren.

I take care of my now 5 month old grandson. I do this so he does not have to go to daycare. I believe babies and small children should not have to go to daycare if there is a viable alternative. If one has the time and energy to devote to the baby, one should give that baby all the love and care a grandmother has to give.

In the state of Louisiana where we live, if a parent is below a certain yearly income and the baby has WIC and or Medicaid this state has a program where the child care giver will be paid a certain amount of money. This only if the care giver is certified by the state.

The Volunteer of America group provides that certification. I shall be registering for it tomorrow. That will be Monday, January 5th.