MEET IAN
Meet Ian, age 4, whose older brother Anayanci, attended the Center 5 years ago. Ian started at the Acorn Center last year and was very pleased to come because he was already familiar with some of the staff and children there. Ian lives with his parents, grandparents, aunt, uncle and cousins. His dad manages a small store and his mother sells products from a catalogue.
His mother is very grateful that Ian can be at the Center as childcare has been difficult for the family since her sister, who used to help care for Ian, was diagnosed with breast cancer. Ian’s mother is kept very busy trying to work and to care for her sister, bringing her for chemotherapy and helping her at home.
Unfortunately, Ian often struggles with poor health and has had a number of respiratory infections however the good nutrition and healthy environment at the Center help him to become more resilient over time. Ian loves playing with his friends at the Center and talks easily to both children and adults. He loves to be in the play room, and particularly likes the toy phone and computer. He likes to pretend that he is selling fast food to his friends.
His time at the center has been a great support for his mother and she is delighted to see how much his fine and gross motor skills have developed. He has learned to use scissors, to paint with a brush, to draw with crayons, and to craft things out of play doh. He loves to dance and to sing all the different songs he learns at the Center.
Because of your generosity, the Acorn Childcare Center is able to give young students like Ian a safe caring environment and a better start to their education. Thank you!
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Every donation helps ensure that we can continue transforming the lives of families facing extreme poverty.
Maya Childcare Inc is run entirely by volunteers, thus 100% of your donation goes directly to the Acorn Childcare Center.
The fact that the Acorn Childcare Centre is able to offer such crucial, life-changing support to children and families living in extreme poverty, is thanks to the work and the generosity of many people, doing and giving what they can to help. Every contribution matters, and together all these efforts make a huge difference.