Cross your fingers!!

I went in this morning and had a meeting with the lady from the Early Head Start Program, Kendall has been accepted into the home-based program. She mailed me out a packet of information i had to fill out and then we went over everything this morning. We are approved to be put onto the waiting list for the center-based program we just have to wait until a spot is available. Currently there are 3 spots that have opened up and they were going to pick the kids today who get them, so cross your fingers she gets one.

How the waiting list works is, you fill out your paperwork and you go in and talk to the director and based on the information you tell her and the information you give on your paperwork, she gives you a score. The higher your score the higher you are on the list. The people at the top of the list have priority over the spots. They have openings come up every time kids graduate into the regular head start. While we wait for our spot, we will be on the waiting list but actively participating in the home-based program they offer.

In the home-based head start program, once a week a caseworker (not like child services or child support caseworkers) comes to your house, and they watch you interact with your kids and they teach you how to make homemade toys and suggest different activities they can do based on their age. I was sceptical about this at first for some reason i don't know but i think it will be a good thing. We have our first meeting this Wednesday.

In the center-based program, it is very similar to daycare but it is more educational and helps the babies out with their development skills. They feed them and help out with nutrition and help them learn new things, it is very interactive and with Kendall being such a busy body i think she will love it. So now we just have to sit and wait. If we get one of the spots I should hopefully hear something by the end of the week.