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Posted 10/2002
"The orphanage was within the city limits in a residential neighborhood. It was accessible from the Metro. The orphanage was an old and rundown sad building; sort of reminded me of an old city elementary school. There were probably about 100 kids from the age of zero to 4 years.
The director, Eleonora Mazanova had been there many years and seems to care for the children. In my son's group there were 2 caregivers to 6 toddlers. We did not meet any other children besides my son's group. We always met our child in a large room called the music room decorated with shelves of toys, live plants, little children chairs, large table, chairs, couch, and a television. Probably, the kids never see this room unless they are being adopted. We did get to see the playroom and crib area once. Everything was clean and worn. We did go outside one day, when the weather had turned warmer. The toddlers were all put into a large playpen. It seemed it was the first time they had ever been outside. We saw a very worn-down play area for the older kids. The main staples were oatmeal, soup broth, tea, juice from cooked fruit, yogurt, Kefir and pureed fish/meat/vegetables/potatoes. They were fed with a tablespoon. I felt that the caregivers tried their best with what they had. My son was definitely attached to the his caregivers."
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Posted 10/2002
"I asked elenora why it was so quiet with so many children there. As she said (through our translator) they learn no one is coming(not enough caregivers) so they soon stop the crying. Only differences was the caregiver to toddler ratio, no where near the 2 for 6. Our son had never been outside and he was 2 years old when we adopted him. We were told they didn
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Posted 10/2002
"It was also hot and very quiet every time we visited the orphanage. I did wonder how 100 kids could be so quiet but Mary Anne's explanation makes a lot of sense. When we were there in June 2001, there was no guard dog."
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