Daycare for Children with Physical Disabilities
This is a topic that I do not have a lot of information about. I can image how difficult it would be to find a day care that would even consider taking in a child that is in a spica cast. Since I am lucky enough to be a stay at home mom, we did not have to consider who would take care of Natalie while she was in her cast.
I am not sure how much a regular day care would be able to keep up with the needs of a child who is in a full body cast. Most day cares only staff enough people to take care of children without special needs. For more money, they might allow a child to continue to attend. Even if this is possible would it be the kind of quality care that your child would need?
I think that the best way to go would be to check into a local day care that handles special needs children on a regular basis. This would probably be more expensive, but the people here would most likely be more qualified to take care of a child in a spica cast. It would likely only be for a short period of time so it would be worth checking into.
There is a website that is dedicated to finding child care for any one. It is www.Care.com. It allows you to look at available child care sitters that are listed in your area. They have a page for special needs children where the sitters are educated or experienced with special needs children. You can sign up for a free account or pay for the premium packages. The premium packages offer free background checks. The site also shows if the sitter is full time or part time, and how much the sitter charges per hour. This seems like a great option to try out. It would most likely be expensive since instead of the typical weekly rates, you pay by the hour.
Child care can be a difficult decision to make especially when it comes to a child who definitely needs a lot of care. I hope that this will help any one who has concern about how and who will help take care of their precious little bundle during a difficult time. Also, if anyone else has any ideas or solution feel free to add to this information by posting a comment. It would be greatly appreciated.
