Thank you. For everything that you do. As the 3rd player in this Everest like climb of the mountain we call child-raising, you play such a critical role in Neil's growth and development, and you are doing such a wonderful job. You are caring and loving, sympathetic and understanding, firm and tough when required, and exactly what our son needs during these critical early years.
We don't thank our daycare educators enough. Why is that? They are with our children for 9-10 hours every day. They see our children grow and learn. They teach our children right from wrong. They console them when they are sad, dry their tears when they fall, and celebrate with them when they learn something new. They help our children discover this wonderful world. They make things interesting. They are so creative and enthusiastic. And yet they are always the last to be thanked. Just because we pay them, doesn't mean they don't deserve any less praise and appreciation than, say, our child's doctor. Sure a doctor might be able to prescribe antibiotics to rid an infection, but a daycare educator is the one who identified your child is getting sick in the first place. She's the one who notices when something is a little off and helps you figure out what is going on.
Neil's educator, we'll call her Angel, is truly a gift from the heavens. Now granted I don't have others to compare her to, but I feel so blessed and grateful to have found her. Not only is her daycare only 1 km from our house, but the atmosphere she creates is so loving and caring. You can tell the kids really love being there and have so much fun. On Monday mornings when I say to Neil - are we going to Angel's today? He is so excited! When we walk in the door he has such a smile on his face and he can't wait to play with his friends, and all the toys, and read books and do puzzles and play outside and go sledding and walk through the woods and go swimming and run through the sprinkler and dig holes in the sand. Each week he's learning something new and every day when we pick him up and ask "did you have a good day today?", the answer is always the same: "OUI!! (yes)" with a huge smile on his face.
So, Angel, thank you. Thank you for helping us raise an amazing little boy. I seriously don't know what we would do without you. You have helped me learn how to be a good mother; you've given me advice and suggestions and they've never been wrong. When Neil grows up to be a successful adult in whatever he does I know that part of that will be because of you. Keep up with the amazing job that you're doing and know that all of us parents appreciate you so much, even if not all of them show it or say it. If I could do one thing it would be for all parents to be lucky enough to find a daycare educator as wonderful as you are. Thank you.
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| Angela and Neil - Dec 2011 |
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