The Madison House Day Care program extends its services to the children of Charlottesville and Albemarle County. The volunteers provide assistance to day care staff and secondary care for children. Above all, a Day Care volunteer is a positive role model for children in local day care centers.
Children learn by modeling themselves after what they see and hear.
The volunteer plays an important role in this learning process. Many times the teachers call on the Day Care volunteer for assistance with an activity. At other times, the volunteers are encouraged to join in the fun of free play while supervising the children. Once you have been volunteering at the day care center for a while, you will be recognized as a consistent figure in the children's lives and will have the opportunity to assume greater responsibility within the center. The child receives more attention when an extra adult is present.