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A Day of Volunteering

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"I’m late!” I shouted angrily as I arrived in the parking lot of the Early Child Development Center, I was supposed to sign in by 8.a.m. I got out of the car and rushed over to the green and beige building. As soon as I opened the door of the facility, the smell of syrup and waffles filled the air; it was breakfast time for the children. I waited in the front office, which had an adventurous theme to it. The decor of the room reminded me of when I was young and enrolled in a center similar to this one. The walls had trees, boats and the ocean painted on them. There were bins of toys against each wall waiting to greet each child as they walked in. Birdcages hung from the ceiling, which contained bright yellow and green birds. I sat next to the table that had stacks of Legos on them and waited to be helped. I said to myself “Wow, this place is a child’s heaven.” I looked to the right and saw a dark blue wooden playhouse filled with plastic fruits, fake dishes, and stuffed animals. There were drawings from children who “graduated” to kindergarten posted on the walls. The drawings presented the fact that the children could spell their names out. Finally, Mrs. Judy came out to the front office and greeted me. “Sorry for having you wait out here for so long’” Mrs. Judy said, “we had to feed the children their breakfast.” “Its okay, I understand,” I said smiling, “I’m sorry for being so late.” “That’s okay sweetheart,” she smiled, “now lets get you set up in a classroom.” She lead me to the bear room, which was the room for the four and five year olds. The room was uniquely decorated as a forest. To the right of the room were the children’s cubby’s; each cubby had a sticker with each child’s name printed on them. Lunch boxes and sweaters hung out of each of the children’s cubbies. Just above the cubbies was a chart with every child’s name on it. To the left of the room there were shelves that had colorful wooden blocks, wooden puzzles, boxes of crayons, different kinds of wooden toys, paint, and yellow plastic trains. Straight ahead was the kitchen area full of tables and chairs. Where the children had breakfast, lunch, and did activities. In the right corner of the room was a little playhouse set. I was amazed with all the bright colors in the room and how much fun all the children were having. “This is my favorite room” Mrs. Judy said with a big smile. “Everything looks so fun and bright,” I said smiling. “Hi, I’m Mrs. Ericka!

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