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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It likely won't happen unless you commit to picking her up. You'll want to start with letting your child leave your family's phone number to call. And you should absolutely not hesitate to ask whoever is picking her up after school what the best way to make a playdate happen might be and actively introduce yourself to parents/caregivers. You could agree to pick both kids up after school and then drop her off where she needs to be later in the afternoon. Don't do so without the explicit consent and if you are certain that she lives at a shelter make it explicit that you won't mind bringing her there at an agreed upon time. A playdate/sleepover may be an easier arrangement for them but I suspect that you'd run into some recent sensitivities about that, and rightly so. But I'd keep at it. These are important bridges to build in our city.[/quote]

Thanks - this is very helpful.  I'm not sure I'm ready for a sleepover yet (we haven't done any yet).  I can do any pick up and drop offs - that is not an issue (for me) but I can see the sensitivities there.  Perhaps organizing one through the caregiver might ease that.  I'm hesitant to go the teacher route, as that put the teacher in a position of possible sharing information that she doesn't have the authorization to share.

Thanks to all who have expressed thoughts and ideas to make this work.  [/quote]

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