Volunteer at a Daycare

[Unregistered]

hi,
my daughter is 14 years old. can she volunteer at a daycare in tennessee? i am wanting her to know that life is about working and being responsible. she loves kids and is very good with them, so i got to thinking and thought about her volunteering at a daycare.

i have tried to find out if this is legal. i thought i would check here to get some opinions.
i am not wanting her to do this full time, just a couple days a week, or so many hours in week.

Thank you!

[Michael]

Check with your state's standards: https://www.daycare.com/tennessee/

[melskids]

definetly depends on your state. i know some allow for a 14 yr old to work at a daycare, but here in NY you must be 18.

my son is 14, but he likes to help out alot. i cant leave him alone with the kiddos, but he does like playing with them when we're all outside, and he does alot of the prepping and cleaning up.

[professionalmom]

Another option (if your state doesn't allow it) is to see if anyone needs a "mother's helper". When my daughter was an infant and my daycare kids were gone, I found it very difficult to do housework while my DD wanted my attention all the time. So I had a neighbor girl come over for an hour or two and entertain my DD while I got some housework done. She was never alone with my daughter, but she got "babysitting" experience and a small amount of cash, while I got much needed work done. Then she moved away. :( New moms would probably jump at something like that, even if it's just to take a 5 minute shower!

[Unregistered]

Thank You Very Much for the information..:)