The Beginning

I have to thank my friend, Patti, who introduced me to the child care field in the early 80's. I had worked in retail from the first time I started working, at the age of 15. Patti helped me get the job at Winnie the Pooh Day Care when I was 18. The day care was a small center in the basement of the home of Mrs Pearson. I quickly took the job for I was tired of the retail hours. I fell in love with the children and the job seemed to come naturally for me. It was like having a big family. I felt very needed and loved. Within the next year the day care closed for personal reasons. I knew that I would not be happy in any other job so I started looking for work in child care and soon came across my next adventure at Mother Goose Day Care. I will never forget the littlest fellow looking up at me and crying holding on the the gate outside the baby room. His mom had just dropped him off and he was not a happy camper. Sometimes I wonder if the director placed that very child at the gate to lure me in. It worked, I was hooked for the next 10 years! By the way I just found this little/big guy, Jay, on facebook. While making me feel extremely old, at the same time it made me feel extremely relieved to see his face again and to know that he is striving to be his best! So blessed am I to have known this little fellow, and little, he will always be, to me.