Caring for a child with a hearing impairment...

[Dreamalittledream]

I have cared for my 3 year old DCG for 2 years now and was there through 'something's just not right' to referral, assessment and treatment (hearing aids/speech therapy/occupational therapy). Each medical support person came right into the daycare with me (as well as at home with the family) & I loved it! She is fortunate (unlike your daycare child) in that the hearing aids do work and her hearing has not decreased over time. She is doing amazingly well. When she first got the hearing aids I worked it into circle time (tying in her cool new hearing machine & not to touch the wires, aids...etc.). The parents, of course were very concerned if I was okay with keeping her. With so many changes in her life would I dream of changing that too...absolutely not (nor would I ever dream of raising my rate for this child, that would just be really insensitive IMO).