“You need a job.” “Do something productive.” “Why are you so lazy?” “ I’m sick of seeing you sit around all day,” nagged my mother. It was summer of eighth grade and I would be transitioning into high school in a couple months. My friends portrayed summers as a time to relax and hangout with everyone on the lake. But my mom had another idea for me that summer, she was going to ship me to my aunt's house in Fenton, Michigan. Where I would work at a daycare for a couple of weeks to earn that first job experience.
The interview process was intimidating. My aunts friend is the owner of the daycare and is in charge of hiring, scheduling, overseeing the children and all of the professional and legal obligations. He informed me that my interview …show more content…
The school kids were typically more energized and a little harder to keep track of. As for the infants, they were quiet but also required more attention. The school kids ranged from twenty to thirty kids a day, and in the infant sections about 5 to 10 a day. In the morning, the parents would sign their children in and then proceed to their everyday jobs. Some kids were so excited to be around others their age and others would cry and beg their parents to stay. When that occurred, we would comfort the child and distract them with an activity. Around eleven thirty, it would be lunch time. All the children would run in from playing outside to collect their lunch boxes and immediately start eating. Once everyone was done eating we would gather around for a nap time. This was probably the most difficult part of the day. Each child gets a cot, blanket and pillow for nap time. About half of the kids didn’t sleep and just layed there. Which was distracting to the other children who were tired. Nap time lasted about an hour long and was ideal for all the kids. When they would wake up it would be snack time. The children who took a nap were more cooperative and content. Once everything was cleaned up from snack time, we would let the children play until their parents arrived. This was the time of day that the children would be all wound up from the long day they had and the excitement that their parents were almost
The interview process was intimidating. My aunts friend is the owner of the daycare and is in charge of hiring, scheduling, overseeing the children and all of the professional and legal obligations. He informed me that my interview …show more content…
The school kids were typically more energized and a little harder to keep track of. As for the infants, they were quiet but also required more attention. The school kids ranged from twenty to thirty kids a day, and in the infant sections about 5 to 10 a day. In the morning, the parents would sign their children in and then proceed to their everyday jobs. Some kids were so excited to be around others their age and others would cry and beg their parents to stay. When that occurred, we would comfort the child and distract them with an activity. Around eleven thirty, it would be lunch time. All the children would run in from playing outside to collect their lunch boxes and immediately start eating. Once everyone was done eating we would gather around for a nap time. This was probably the most difficult part of the day. Each child gets a cot, blanket and pillow for nap time. About half of the kids didn’t sleep and just layed there. Which was distracting to the other children who were tired. Nap time lasted about an hour long and was ideal for all the kids. When they would wake up it would be snack time. The children who took a nap were more cooperative and content. Once everything was cleaned up from snack time, we would let the children play until their parents arrived. This was the time of day that the children would be all wound up from the long day they had and the excitement that their parents were almost