Galapagos Islands Child Care Program

Program Description

Volunteers with this program will work in a nursery center/day care that is community run and located in Santa Cruz. Children are infants and some kids are up to 5 years old. Each day, around 100 children come to this center. We provide important education and nutrition programs will meals in order to help poverty-stricken families. Single mothers are often who the center helps the most since these mothers are unable to afford day care while they work. This is a safe space where parents can bring their children to be cared for.

Volunteers will need to work from 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM from Monday to Friday and will have lunch provided by the center. You will be responsible for providing educational needs for older children, thinking up recreational activities, helping in the keeping, providing upkeep for the facility, and changing diapers. This is an incredibly active program that has a lot of activity each day.

Highlights

- Help children in a daycare center
- Assist single mothers
- Teaching young children
- Play fun games
- Have lots of fun and enthusiastic play!

Qualifications

Project Length: 4 weeks
Arrival Airport: Quito (UIO)
Work Schedule: Monday to Friday 8 hours per day
Requirements: Proficiency in Spanish
Age Limits: Minimum 18yrs or older for solo travelers.
Minimum Age: 12 to 17 yrs if traveling with parents.
Airlines: Lan Ecuador, American, United, Delta, Avianca, Taca
Vaccinations: Routine Vac, Hep-A and Typhoid

Volunteer Types

What`s Included

Airport meet and greet in Quito
2 night accommodation/meals in Quito
Orientation, project briefing in Quito
Airline ticket Quito to Galapagos
Entrance fee ($100) Galapagos NP
Ingala ID card
Meet and greet on San Cruz
Host family accommodation and 3 meals a day
Volunteer project placement 35-40 hour per week
Transfer to airport at end of program
Airline ticket Galapagos to Quito
Airport reception in Quito
Final overnight/meals in Quito
Departure transfer to Quito