As a parent of a child with a disability, Felicia Burgess of Florida had trouble finding after-school, evening, and weekend resources to help care for her child - so she created A Special Place. This is more than a day care center, it is a place where parents of children with autism and other developmental disabilities can safely and confidently leave their children for a few hours to work, have respite time, or go on a date. Burgess accepts children from infant through 13 years of age, and has created a schedule for children who are there all day. A Special Place is open from 5:00 a.m. until midnight 7 days a week and is staffed by certified volunteers. "The need for more day cares like A Special Place is great in the county," said Sylvia Miller of the Early Learning Coalition of Marion County and executive director of Parents Helping Parents of Florida.
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