Comments on: Children’s World – For Profit or Loss Leader?

By: Grandma

Grandma — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 15:21:09 +0000

Children’s World is a positive non profit buisness in Sheldon. I love how they greet my grandchild in the morning by name and are happy to see her. I love it that there are 2 adults in the 3′s room and they have different activities every 20 minutes that are planned. I love how the caregivers are thoughtful and loving to my little one and how routine helps her to know what is going on and that makes her feel secure. I use to be like “Mad Guy” and thought my tax dollars should only benefit me, myself, and I, but as I see all these parents dropping off their children, I feel a sense of relief that there is a place to go that is not only accountable to parents, but is accountable and follows guildlines of the state. That is what community is about. That’s why Sheldon has parks, swimming pools, librarys, police, maintenance workers, rec activities, and Celebration Days.

By: mama

mama — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 16:27:14 +0000

I understand the need to help Childrens World with thier financial problems, but I think after this year they need to take a long hard look at how they are loosing money and what they can do to change it. I don’t think you should run a business hoping for a large amount of donations at the end of the year either. Also, how long do they allow children to come to daycare if thier parents can’t pay thier bills? They might need to change their policies on that as well. Everyone needs to be accountable for their bills. The city can’t step in everytime a business if having financial problems.

By: 2boymom

2boymom — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 15:12:59 +0000

I agree!! My kids go to Children’s World and it means the world to me that they have the guidelines they do. I always feel like my kids are well taken care of when I drop them off and am willing to pay extra for that piece of mind. Each age group has their own room with educational activities throughout the day even for those not preschool age. Does anyone have any idea about the abuse some of these workers take from the children attending daycare. Some of the workers have had scissors, chairs etc thrown at them from unruly children. I have seen the discipline at CW and they are remarkable!!! How would an in home daycare worker handle these situations? The child care workers don’t get paid enough for taking care of our children!! It takes a special person to care for other people’s children all day and I cannot tell you how much I appreciate them. To those people who say CW does not benefit them. Well, they are helping to mold future adults that will someday benefit Sheldon. They are more than just a daycare!!!!

By: Sue

Sue — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 03:13:33 +0000

Questions?
Does the school pay rent to use cworld for the pre-school rooms and transitional kindergarten room? If not, why?
Does the school help pay utilities and expenses to run those classrooms?
The state funded preschool grant supplies a large amount of money in order for those programs to run independently. Cworld should be receiving money for those things!

By: Aaron

Aaron — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 00:37:01 +0000

My comments about the pool were sarcastic in nature. My point is that the entire town can rally around a new pool even though 70% of the town will never use it. But there seems to be difficulty getting the town to rally around a need like quality, affordable childcare.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 00:07:35 +0000

I don’t utilitze CWORLD either. My children are grown. But to say it doesn’t benefit you, or the pool benefit you, you, I and the next person must look beyond ourselves, look at the greater good here folks. Sheldon has this notion, which is speaking volumes on this board, that if this deal isn’t good for me, then I want no part of it, I don’t want my tax money going to it and thats that. We need to put that attitude behind us. Maybe some day your children, grandchildren may need CWORLD or use the pool. It takes a collective effort on everyone’s part to make a community.

Now why CWORLD can’t make it, I am not sure. Maybe someone should speak up on this issue. Are there books a closed deal or can the public view them? The school system publishes there records, why not CWORLD?