Tag: daycare

March of the Pre-Ks

Cristina Cordova — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 20:08:38 -0600

Pint-sized peaceniks take to the streets.

Suffer the Children

Lisa Pahl — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 14:58:03 -0600

The holiday spirit had barely dissipated last month when close to one-hundred-fifty people took to the streets to protest budget cuts for early childhood education. One protester was apparently so distressed by the lack of resources that she wailed and threw herself on her knees. Others tried to help her up, but she let her body go limp like an obstinate child. She was, in fact, four years old.

Don't Call Me Sweetheart

Lisa Pahl — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 10:41:09 -0600

I just picked up my two children from their school-supported daycare, at which time a young woman put her finger in the air and motioned for me to have a moment with her. I stepped aside and proceeded to listen to her complain that my son had been calling her, and other students and teachers, "sweetheart." She told me that she and some of the other students did not appreciate it, and that this behavior was unacceptable.