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Volunteer* help make the Child Care and Learning Center of Washington a better place, according to Leslie King, volunteer coordinator for the Center.
Five mornings each week, a volunteer works in the infant-toddler and two-year-old programs. These people join children and staff in songs and games, simple lesson plans, and, of course, just plain playing. According to King, volunteers add more: The children eiyoy the different perspectives volunteers bring to the activities planned by the Center's teachers. In addition, King notes, volunteers allow the Center to retain its low teach-tostudent ratio and help keep overhead costs down.
Volunteers also help teachers take children on special outings: The library is always a favorite with the recreation center a doss second. Trips farther afield have included a pet flam, the jsffl end the glssshlnwsr's shop.
Not all volunteers work with tedriig children, King notes. Over the yean, many professionals have donated their time to provide training for the Child Cars and Learning Center staff. Some recent sessions included a
in development; hot to beat the "rainy day crasiesT via controlled physical activities with small children; sign language development; and rsviewfa^ first aid skills. Without
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