Work Experience

Work? I wouldn’t call what I do work. I volunteer at the YMCA daycare every weekday from 2:45pm until they close at 6pm. I have a spare last period, so I go there when fifth period ends. I go involved with the YMCA when I signed up for the trial run of the work experience program here at school.  

I love going to the YMCA daycare. I’m in the preschool room which have children as young as 18 months to 6 years old. Your probably are thinking that I made a mistake while typing the age group but I didn’t. There are really children as young as 18 months at the daycare and yes, some kids are still in diapers. I have not yet been asked to change a diaper but if I was to be asked, I would have o problem with that because I have practise from babysitting young children.

The children and the staff at the daycare are all friendly and welcoming. The children get so excited when they see me walk through the doors. I have only been going there for a week but already I feel like I’m apart of the daycare. Last Wednesday, I told the kids that I wouldn’t be back until Monday (today) because of a thing I had at school for grad fashion show and because of Easter. The kids were sad because they wanted me to come everyday.

The daycare staff have asked me to come up with some activities to do with the children, but I can’t think of gams that all different ages can play. I f anyone who reads this can think of an activity/game to play, please leave a comment below. This would help me so very much.

The daycare has a little play structure outside in a gated area that when the weather is nice, the kids go and play on. Last Wednesday, since it was nice out, we went outside and the kids were putting rocks down my shirt. I didn’t mind because I could tell that they were having fun.

I have my little group that just love to be around me. It includes two twin sisters who are four years old, three girls how are all three years old and a little two year old boy. The boy has a blue strip in his hair.

Sometimes, I can’t understand some of the kids but the other kids can and they tell me what was said. Some of the younger kids can’t really talk but can say a couple of words.

I’m teaching some of the older preschoolers how to read. I have a badge that says my name and volunteer on it. They can recognize letters, so now they just need help reading.

I'm hoping to get a job there at the daycare in the summer. 

♥ Michelle