Speech Therapist Coming

[LindseyA]

Finally for dcb! I have never had one visit, so not sure what to expect. My house is very open (basically one very large room with a kitchen area, dining area and living room area.) and I do not have a separate area for them to work quietly. I was thinking of sending everyone outside? We also have two larger picnic tables outside that they could work at, but I don't know if that would be too distracting with the other kids running and playing. Any thoughts? Or tidbits about your visits by speech teachers? Thanks!

[racemom]

I work on a center, but when we have therapist come and work with a child they do it in the room with other children present. Sometimes we need to distract the others, but mostly they work within the group setting.

[Blackcat31]

Finally for dcb! I have never had one visit, so not sure what to expect. My house is very open (basically one very large room with a kitchen area, dining area and living room area.) and I do not have a separate area for them to work quietly. I was thinking of sending everyone outside? We also have two larger picnic tables outside that they could work at, but I don't know if that would be too distracting with the other kids running and playing. Any thoughts? Or tidbits about your visits by speech teachers? Thanks!

I don't allow therapists to visit individual children at daycare. These types of things need to be scheduled on the parent's time.

I don't have the space to offer privacy and I don't have the space to go somewhere else with the other kids.

[Annalee]

I don't allow therapists to visit individual children at daycare. These types of things need to be scheduled on the parent's time.

I don't have the space to offer privacy and I don't have the space to go somewhere else with the other kids.

I got in a bind a few years ago with an occupational therapist....after one visit, I told them exactly what you said....needs to be on the parents' time.

[TwinMama]

I got in a bind a few years ago with an occupational therapist....after one visit, I told them exactly what you said....needs to be on the parents' time.

Agree. I had an OT come for a dcb quite a few times and it was very disruptive. The other kids wanted to participate and it would cause issues. Plus, I don't think that he got anything out of the sessions with everything going on. She tried to engage with the other kids instead of working with just him.

[Annalee]

Agree. I had an OT come for a dcb quite a few times and it was very disruptive. The other kids wanted to participate and it would cause issues. Plus, I don't think that he got anything out of the sessions with everything going on. She tried to engage with the other kids instead of working with just him.

This is what this OT did at my daycare....even used my music cd's with movement:confused:

[JackandJill]

I have to agree with the others, I had a therapist come for one of my daycare kids twice, and it was a disaster. It is way to disruptive for group care!

[Second Home]

I would worry about leaving the therapist alone with a child , I would be in the house with them at all times .

Thanks to our new regs here in MD we can not refuse to allow therapy while a child is at daycare . We can try to have it done on the parents time but if the parent refuses and insists it be done at daycare we must allow it .

[Blackcat31]

I would worry about leaving the therapist alone with a child , I would be in the house with them at all times .

Thanks to our new regs here in MD we can not refuse to allow therapy while a child is at daycare . We can try to have it done on the parents time but if the parent refuses and insists it be done at daycare we must allow it .

That would earn them a term.

[Annalee]

I would worry about leaving the therapist alone with a child , I would be in the house with them at all times .

Thanks to our new regs here in MD we can not refuse to allow therapy while a child is at daycare . We can try to have it done on the parents time but if the parent refuses and insists it be done at daycare we must allow it .

I had to be careful with my wording as well here, but I told the parents that I did not have a special place for the child to be with the therapist and there was not convenient time that would not be disruptive to the kids since I am in one large room.

[Thriftylady]

I have never had it come up, but wouldn't want it done at my home either. To much comes up first in my mind being liability, and then there is the fact the it will most certainly make my day harder.

And if the therapist was wanting to use my supplies????? I would have an issue with that they should be provided as part of the therapy IMHO.

[Play Care]

I have allowed it (though it was for my own child) and loved it. I do have a separate dining room for one on one work. Any good therapist will know how to manage a group setting and have their own supplies. Most of the times they want to see the child in the environment they spend the most awake time in.

The benefit for me is that I get first hand tips and actually SHOWN how best to help child (within my limits as an in home) the child gets what they need (so often my clients are in denial so I welcome it when they are not ) and a lot of times the therapist will give out your name when people ask for child care.

Obviously if I felt there was an issue with the therapist (not meeting the child's needs, unprofessional behavior, etc) I wouldn't hesitate to say something.

[LindseyA]

Original poster here. Our visit was great! We were all outside, and they had their one on one time at one of the picnic tables. Dcb did his work nicely and the teacher gave him 3 small breaks to play, while she set up the next activities for him. She was here for 20 minutes and wasn't disruptive at all. She brought her own supplies and asked me two questions pertaining to his speech. Easy peasy. Ya'll had me nervous before she came!

[Annalee]

Original poster here. Our visit was great! We were all outside, and they had their one on one time at one of the picnic tables. Dcb did his work nicely and the teacher gave him 3 small breaks to play, while she set up the next activities for him. She was here for 20 minutes and wasn't disruptive at all. She brought her own supplies and asked me two questions pertaining to his speech. Easy peasy. Ya'll had me nervous before she came!

The OT visits that was asked for at my facility was on the terms of "indefinitely"....I just could not do that!

[spedmommy4]

I have allowed it (though it was for my own child) and loved it. I do have a separate dining room for one on one work. Any good therapist will know how to manage a group setting and have their own supplies. Most of the times they want to see the child in the environment they spend the most awake time in.

The benefit for me is that I get first hand tips and actually SHOWN how best to help child (within my limits as an in home) the child gets what they need (so often my clients are in denial so I welcome it when they are not ) and a lot of times the therapist will give out your name when people ask for child care.

Obviously if I felt there was an issue with the therapist (not meeting the child's needs, unprofessional behavior, etc) I wouldn't hesitate to say something.

The therapists are supposed to make it easy for you. . I was an early intervention specialist for years so it makes me kind of sad that a lot of providers don't seem to want therapists in the childcare.

A good early intervention provider (speech, OT, etc) should not be disruptive to your setting at all. He or she should blend in and support the child. Ideally, if visiting at childcare, the EI provider should also be asking how they can support you too. (Behavior strategies, communication tips, etc).

I do allow therapists in my preschool/childcare. But like the PP said, I wouldn't hesitate to say something or discontinue the service for a particular child if the therapist was too disruptive for any reason. So far, all the therapists that I have had visit have been pretty good.