Home Hot Topics Articles Directors' Choice Awards About Us / Contact Us Activities & Curriculum Activities for Outcome-Based Learning Arts & Crafts Music for Learning Recommended Reading Sharing Boards: What Do YOU Think? NEWSlink Current National News Conference Calendar Topics In Early Childhood Education Art and Creativity in Early Childhood Education Job Sharing Board State Licensing Requirements Stay Connected! Each month we'll send you an email filled with articles and ideas for your classroom. Subscribe Now Date: 1/7/2007 4:11:00 PM Author: Deb Fitzgerald (cubcareus@yahoo.com) Subject: reply to Sherri Your dream is an important one, and I am glad to see that you have an interest in providing care for children with special needs. This is a much underserved group. I am the Exec Director of a large center (200+) serving Pre-School and School Age Children and I would not recommend that you try to start out as a large center. Our program grew from 20 children in a church basement in 1988 to the center it is today. There is so much more to running a large center than just the fun parts creating activities for the children. There is the fiscal responsibility of running a sound business that will be there to continue to provide the services that your families come to depend upon. If you have an interest in running a large center I would first look into working at a center in your community. Possibly one that is interested in expanding into providing services for children with special needs. Learn first hand what it take to run a center, and find out if it is what you are really interested in. Good Luck! Name: Email: Subject

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