With that kind of support, and because hers was a second income, she was able to stay. Rabinek never had children of her own. Instead of a family of three or four, she had hundreds. Some days it takes a lot out of you, said Rabinek. We take field trips, do art projects, read, sing and talk.
Every day is full.
But there s more here than child s play. The little blonde girl with the puzzles is developing eye-hand coordination. The boy at the block table is learning about spatial relationships and gaining pre-math skills. The kids at the water table are really learning properties of matter and the effects of gravity. Child s play is indeed hard work.