http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/332680/I-am-a-single-mom-and-my-son-is-36-months-and-has-been-in-foster-care-for-a-year-now He will be returned to me by the summer. The CPS worker is not concerned about his being in preschool til he's 4 or 5. The foster mom refuses to potty train him. He doesn't know his letters, numbers, or colors, and avoids books like the plague. I am very low income, and am told he cannot go to Head Start because he has too many visits with me a week (3). And once he's back with me, the state will not pay for it because he's no longer in foster care. I am worried about him not learning anything, and being held back when he does start preschool, because he won't be ready for kindergarden. What options if any do I have to secure him a good foundation and a bright future in life? Also, I will be working when he is returned to me, is it realistic to think about homeschooling as an option as a single parent. And/OR are there any private schools in the Oakland/Berkeley/San Francisco are that will work with my income level? Thank you GreatSchools en-us Debora I'm from Oakland. You have the right to have him tested by Oakland Unified School District. Honestly, when he's back with you, you can work on the colors, numbers, letters, ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/332680/I-am-a-single-mom-and-my-son-is-36-months-and-has-been-in-foster-care-for-a-year-now?cpage=1#comment_347814 5100.347814 Tue, 03 Feb 2009 16:35:15 -0800 healthy11 Hi. I'm not from CA, but there is a program called "Child Find" that is meant to identify children who have learning difficulties, and get them into programs and therapies ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/332680/I-am-a-single-mom-and-my-son-is-36-months-and-has-been-in-foster-care-for-a-year-now?cpage=1#comment_332859 5100.332859 Mon, 19 Jan 2009 08:03:17 -0800