Daycare Won't Take My Boy -- Can I Do Anything About This?

November 30, 2006

My son is part of a special eduaction program in the Baltimore area.

The school has an afterschool daycare program paid for by the county.

My wife is looking to work and we applied to the program so somone

will look after my 5 year old till either my wife or I pick him up

after work.

The afterschool daycare program is dragging its feet. We were told

that because he is autistic, he needs to have one-on-one help and they

currently do not have an aide. The program is looking to hire someone.

It has now been a month of delays.

Can they do this? What are my options?

November 30, 2006

Does he have an IEP? Sounds like the program is run by the county rather than

the school system? If it's the school, I think they either have to provide for

him or refer him to another program that can AND provide transportation to the

other program.

S S

My son is part of a special eduaction program in the Baltimore area.

The school has an afterschool daycare program paid for by the county.

My wife is looking to work and we applied to the program so somone

will look after my 5 year old till either my wife or I pick him up

after work.

The afterschool daycare program is dragging its feet. We were told

that because he is autistic, he needs to have one-on-one help and they

currently do not have an aide. The program is looking to hire someone.

It has now been a month of delays.

Can they do this? What are my options?

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December 1, 2006

If it's paid for by the county I would think they cant deny him. I would contact

an advocacy agency w/ your questions but surely ADA covers this.

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> The afterschool daycare program is dragging its feet. We were told

> that because he is autistic, he needs to have one-on-one help and they

> currently do not have an aide. The program is looking to hire someone.

> It has now been a month of delays.

You can try writing it into the IEP.

Here are some daycare links

http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/chcaflyr.htm

http://www.usdoj.gov:80/crt/ada/childq%26a.htm

Dana

December 4, 2006

>

> My son is part of a special eduaction program in the Baltimore

area.

> The school has an afterschool daycare program paid for by the

county.

> My wife is looking to work and we applied to the program so somone

> will look after my 5 year old till either my wife or I pick him up

> after work.

>

> The afterschool daycare program is dragging its feet. We were told

> that because he is autistic, he needs to have one-on-one help and

they

> currently do not have an aide. The program is looking to hire

someone.

> It has now been a month of delays.

IF they really are trying to hire someone then that is ok, there is

nothing you can do. However if you feel that you are being

discriminated against because you son's Autism, you can call your

local CARE center or persons with disablities office.

They can not turn you away because your child has Autism. If your

child has not been deemed as needing a one on one person at all yimes

they definitely can not do this to you.

I was turned away from my son's daycare when he was 3 because they

didn't want to change diapers after he was 3. That was illegal.

Wishing you luck....

>

> Can they do this? What are my options?

>

December 5, 2006

Since my Dani needs a one on one aid at all times I was told the after school

program could not accomadte us and I know if she was left alone she would be

gone in a heartbeat.................Please keep us updated as I would like to

know what happens.................I think alot of the schools are just wingng

it and they are so overwhelmed by all the new cases that our kids really are

gettin a raw deal..............................................Jen Hope it all

works out. Can you guys get soem respite through the state>

autismaware417 <autismaware417@...> wrote:

>

> My son is part of a special eduaction program in the Baltimore

area.

> The school has an afterschool daycare program paid for by the

county.

> My wife is looking to work and we applied to the program so somone

> will look after my 5 year old till either my wife or I pick him up

> after work.

>

> The afterschool daycare program is dragging its feet. We were told

> that because he is autistic, he needs to have one-on-one help and

they

> currently do not have an aide. The program is looking to hire

someone.

> It has now been a month of delays.

IF they really are trying to hire someone then that is ok, there is

nothing you can do. However if you feel that you are being

discriminated against because you son's Autism, you can call your

local CARE center or persons with disablities office.

They can not turn you away because your child has Autism. If your

child has not been deemed as needing a one on one person at all yimes

they definitely can not do this to you.

I was turned away from my son's daycare when he was 3 because they

didn't want to change diapers after he was 3. That was illegal.

Wishing you luck....

>

> Can they do this? What are my options?

>

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Everyone is raving about the all-new beta.

December 5, 2006

Thanks and others who responded to this post. I filed a complaint with

the US Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights. Here's a link for

anyone who might need it:

http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/index.html?src=oc

Here's the actual complaint letter:

date(s) the discriminatory action occurred:

November 13th to present

name(s) of individual(s) who discriminated:

XXXX XXXX

what happened:

Son denied after school services because he is autistic. He is non-verbal and

needs potty assistance. We are being told that since my son requires potty

assistance, an aide needs to be hired to assist in pottying him. The after

school program has a policy of not going into the bathroom with a child.

However, Essex Recreation is looking to hire an aide who will be allowed to go

into the bathroom with my son. So far, an aide has not been hired and the

service has " no idea " when an aide will be hired.

witnesses:

Myself, Wife, Daycare Director

why you believe the discrimination was because of disability:

My autistic son is 5 years old. His condition has caused him to be non-verbal

and less developed in areas such as potty-training. He therefore requires potty

assistance. Other non-disabled children within the after school program are

young enough to need intermittent toileting assistance when, for instance, they

have accidents. Therefore, I can not believe in the existence of a policy of

“not going into bathroom with a child”. As long as I have lived, non-disabled

children in elementary school have occassional accidents and therefore it is

impossible for such a policy to exist. I feel the program is providing

intermittent toileting assistance as needed for non-disabled children. If the

center can take care of these children, then why can't they take care of my boy?

Also, in my son's current special education class, he does not have one-to-one

potty assistance. My boy is presently managed within a group of 10 children of

similar special needs by only 1 aide (a 1 to 10 ratio). Please feel free to

speak with his special education teacher, Ms. XXXXX. Why is the after school

program creating a hardship by generating a requirement to hire an aide

specifically for my son when he is already managed within a group of 10 children

with similar special needs by 1 aide (a 1 to 10 ratio)? If my son is not

presently managed (in Special Ed) by an aide hired just for him, then why is the

afterschool program creating an unnecessary burden?

Note that the after school program is run by Baltimore County's Department of

Recreation and Parks and using space within Essex Elementary school. Aren't

they using public funds for this?

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autismaware417 <autismaware417@...> wrote:

>

> My son is part of a special eduaction program in the Baltimore

area.

> The school has an afterschool daycare program paid for by the

county.

> My wife is looking to work and we applied to the program so somone

> will look after my 5 year old till either my wife or I pick him up

> after work.

>

> The afterschool daycare program is dragging its feet. We were told

> that because he is autistic, he needs to have one-on-one help and

they

> currently do not have an aide. The program is looking to hire

someone.

> It has now been a month of delays.

IF they really are trying to hire someone then that is ok, there is

nothing you can do. However if you feel that you are being

discriminated against because you son's Autism, you can call your

local CARE center or persons with disablities office.

They can not turn you away because your child has Autism. If your

child has not been deemed as needing a one on one person at all yimes

they definitely can not do this to you.

I was turned away from my son's daycare when he was 3 because they

didn't want to change diapers after he was 3. That was illegal.

Wishing you luck....

>

> Can they do this? What are my options?

>

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