A place for kids to chill at the courthouse

Court appointments can be stressful for anyone. But kids whose parents have business at the San Fernando Courthouse will soon be able to take the edge off a little in a brand-new Children’s Waiting Room that Supervisor Yaroslavsky, judges and local attorneys will formally open this week.

Kids ranging from toddlers to early teens can enjoy themselves under the watchful supervision of professional child-care providers weekday mornings and afternoons while parents or caregivers do their legal business. The waiting room is the ninth in the County’s court system, made possible through Supervisor Yaroslavsky’s Third District office, the Los Angeles Superior Court, the San Fernando Valley Bar Association and its Attorney Referral Service and the Valley Community Legal Foundation.

The dedication takes place at 10 a.m. Friday, March 5.

Posted 2/25/10