With their help, we will be better able to serve parents in the southern and western areas of the county through our satellite centers at Hayfield Elementary School and Chantilly Center. Child Care for Students With Disabilities Fairfax County's Office for Children, part of the Department of Family Services, has a grant to help it expand its childcare services for children with special needs. The program will increase the ability of childcare providers to serve children with disabilities. Sixty providers, all licensed by the state to provide childcare, will be part of a pilot program. To receive a list of providers, call 449-9555.
Homework always seems to be a topic of concern to parents of students with special needs.
You can make your child's homework time easier and more productive by helping him or her choose an appropriate place to do homework and by making sure that all the supplies he or she may need are available and close by. The Parent Resource Center has many books for parents about helping children with homework. Among them are Homework Without Tears and Seven Steps to Homework Success. Students may enjoy reading How to Do Homework Without Throwing Up. Book Adventure is a free, web-based reading incentive program.