Daycare providers' experiences with parents [Archive] - Daycare Bear Canada

Advice for child having a tough time (0 replies)
Covid Not Taken Seriously by DCP (2 replies)
The developing issue- COVID-19 (46 replies)
New here (0 replies)
Forced Potty Training (4 replies)
Need help (0 replies)
Leaving Winter Gear at daycare (3 replies)
GMO products for children (3 replies)
Emptying Drinks on My Driveway (2 replies)
WWYD? Mom Doesn’t Want Sunscreen (9 replies)
Should I terminate or wait for her to get better? (1 replies)
Rule breakers! (5 replies)
Aggression and sleep (2 replies)
Child arriving in poopy diaper frequently (1 replies)
Termination of care (2 replies)
Picky parent keeps picking (5 replies)
Question for Ontario daycare providers (3 replies)
Application for daycare spot (8 replies)
DCP Has Problems with Our Routine (3 replies)
“No naps” request (2 replies)
Parents withdraw to go to a center (6 replies)
Dealing with the cold/cough season (7 replies)
Child pickup when sent home for illness (6 replies)
DCP Tried to Become Confrontational in Front of Other DCP (3 replies)
New dcg wants to be carried all day & parents are uncooperative (3 replies)
Worried about financials (2 replies)
Parent thinks she is entitled to make and break day care rules (5 replies)
Child absence (3 replies)
Non daycare care children/parents unsupervised in house (1 replies)
Scam or desperate parent? (9 replies)
Parent Wanting to secure Spot without Interview (8 replies)
Parents moving (6 replies)
Terminating care (5 replies)
Parent owes money, disappeared, 2 months later back asking for tax receipt! (10 replies)
Burn out! (0 replies)
Client coming off mat leave wants to change hours (6 replies)
Caring for friends children (3 replies)
No Credentials Provider (2 replies)
Terminating contract (2 replies)
Parents and boundaries.. (11 replies)
Constant Sick Children (5 replies)
Closing early one day for health procedure (but not taking a day off) (5 replies)
Statutory Holidays (3 replies)
Extra house for family child care, is that okay? (3 replies)
Where are all the normal people?!? (6 replies)
One family, 3rd time coming with pink eye. (6 replies)
How to deal with parent breaking contract (7 replies)
Client's longer hours on mat. Leave (5 replies)
Late pay?! (7 replies)
No show to the interview 😡 (5 replies)
Possible difficult parent (9 replies)
Daycare closing (0 replies)
Losing hope! 😔 (4 replies)
Delicate toileting issue (5 replies)
Multiple drop offs in one day (4 replies)
Feeling used and not appreciated.. (9 replies)
Should I be worried!! (6 replies)
Just plain odd, not judging. (17 replies)
Awkward (4 replies)
Giving Vacation Notice (3 replies)
Dayhome interviews (8 replies)
Tell me about when.... (2 replies)
Thankless parents (6 replies)
Client's bad driving (2 replies)
Do you give in at any demand! (8 replies)
Wondered what you guys do (9 replies)
Payment for days not attended (8 replies)
Changing maximum 10 hour care policy (24 replies)
Family day (1 replies)
Need help writing a termination letter! (10 replies)
Avoiding the contract... (11 replies)
I wish, I wish..... (5 replies)
Always something... (4 replies)
Christmas crafts and parents......:( (17 replies)
Pressure to switch dayhomes to grandma (2 replies)
I need your advice! (7 replies)
Parents and potty training (11 replies)
Parents wanting deposit back HELP ! (6 replies)
Car seats/reporting (6 replies)
Loving my job again ! (4 replies)
Pick-up Time Power Struggle (12 replies)
Terminating part time families (11 replies)
Terminating a family (4 replies)
Reference Gift (10 replies)
Chatty parent makes late closure (20 replies)
So angry! (7 replies)
Contract woes (5 replies)
One spot 3 families ! (3 replies)
Frustrated... (3 replies)
Confessions of a daycare provider (3 replies)
Potty Training Headaches! (22 replies)
Extended hours- What to charge? (8 replies)
Clients and Facebook (6 replies)
Biting in daycare. (4 replies)
Tired of all the offences we take from clients! (13 replies)
It's not looking good! :( (28 replies)
Parents day off child still at daycare (11 replies)
Parents don't think I am worth $3... what would you do? (16 replies)
Not daycare related..... (3 replies)
Child has Anxiety - Can't talk to Daycare Mom about it. (11 replies)
Very Frustrated (17 replies)
This parent is driving me crazy! Am I wrong here?? (21 replies)
Need advice on how to deal with a "biting" child (7 replies)
Advice on extremely high anxiety child (5 replies)
What To Do....SO Frustrated!!!!!!!/Bit of a vent (13 replies)
A little bit of a vent but I need your opinion (12 replies)
Ridiculous accusation from parent! (8 replies)
Would like to know your opinion on this. (7 replies)
Potty training and threats from mom (6 replies)
Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (5 replies)
Huge sign on my forehead reading "please treat like sh*t" (5 replies)
Before and After School Question (9 replies)
Trouble with daycare mom (4 replies)
Not sure how to move forward (6 replies)
What's going on? (4 replies)
Holiday pay (6 replies)
Daycare Mom with boundary issue. Need help! (8 replies)
What do you think? (5 replies)
Low enrollment (9 replies)
What do you think? (3 replies)
So what is your policy on school bus cancellations? (34 replies)
Letter Requested for Canadian Revenue Agency (14 replies)
Parent changing contract (12 replies)
And again another issue with parents ........ (13 replies)
Letter to the New Dayhome (6 replies)
Parent Dropping Off Right At Bus Run Time (15 replies)
Teacher fees (20 replies)
Contacting Parents to collect their sickly child - Sorry, Long! (7 replies)
Thoughts (6 replies)
Trouble adjusting (long post) (5 replies)
Maybe i'm old school in thinking this.... (17 replies)
Lawsuit ? (2 replies)
My Friday Rant (3 replies)
And so it begins!!! (11 replies)
Feeling uspet and tired! (19 replies)
Doctor Wants 17 mnth dcb in Speech Therapy? (5 replies)
Feeling bummed (2 replies)
Strange Request? (12 replies)
Prospective parent hasn't asked about my prices... (6 replies)
Red Flags!! (26 replies)
Feeling unappreciated (7 replies)
Pickup policies (10 replies)
Worry! (12 replies)
Your opinion on waking children before they are ready (15 replies)
Two part rant :) (6 replies)
Breaking Contract already... (15 replies)
Sick families (3 replies)
Extra long pickups (11 replies)
Great New Daycare Provider Book! (3 replies)
I feel like parents are taking advantage (7 replies)
Parent having issues with nap time (3 replies)
"How many kids do you have? What are their ages?" (6 replies)
So Tired (5 replies)
Can you believe this!!! (14 replies)
Paid sick days (4 replies)
Can you keep my kid clean? (12 replies)
I just wish they would go away lol (3 replies)
So unsure what to do, feeling lost!!!!! (9 replies)
Question: bus stop too far (2 replies)
What do I say??? (6 replies)
Awful way to start the day (13 replies)
How to Approach (2 replies)
Quick question. (4 replies)
What do I say? (11 replies)
Parent a jerk or am I to sensitive? (12 replies)
Late dropoffs (12 replies)
What do you think ?? (7 replies)
LOUD Parents!! (6 replies)
Errands (55 replies)
Need some advice.. (11 replies)
Late Payments (25 replies)
Summer burnout! (4 replies)
Parents blocking driveway (7 replies)
Texting with Parents... (6 replies)
Home day care (0 replies)
Is it mandatory to allow parents to drop in? (6 replies)
Feel so much more secure! (1 replies)
Good reaction! (2 replies)
Furious at this parent!! (39 replies)
Letting a child go.. (5 replies)
Parent asking for too much information? (15 replies)
Just gave notice! (9 replies)
Can't find the words... (4 replies)
Low enrolment for summer :( quitting before my vacations! (4 replies)
Skipped out on last month Fee (4 replies)
DC parents...sheesh! (12 replies)
Poopy dropoffs (12 replies)
Very Disturbing Phone Call...warning to other providers (12 replies)
Driveway Safety (16 replies)
Molluscum (7 replies)
DCK sick, parent pushing their luck (10 replies)
Angry Enough to Spit Soothers.... (6 replies)
Vent: Clothing (19 replies)
Why some parent's make our job so miserable!! (5 replies)
Flustered!!!! (12 replies)
Advice: almost 4 year old crying all the time (3 replies)
Should I bring up my own mistake? (4 replies)
Nap issues. AGAIN!!!! (10 replies)
New kid (6 replies)
What to do? (17 replies)
Advice Please! (7 replies)
Venting and advice needed. (21 replies)
Who do you believe parent or child? (17 replies)
Fees for overnight care? (5 replies)
How to announce you're closing your dc (25 replies)
Tired of chasing parents for payment (12 replies)
Getting the cold shoulder (5 replies)
Letting a family go (5 replies)
Bad eating habits (16 replies)
Pay by cheque? (6 replies)
Feeling Really Used. (34 replies)
Late pick up for late appointments (4 replies)
Payment issues (18 replies)
Paid Days Off (60 replies)
Long hours on school holidays (7 replies)
Issues with my daughter and a dcb (12 replies)
Rude Parents (11 replies)
How much notice should I give? (8 replies)
Late Pick up fees (11 replies)
Question (outside temperature) (10 replies)
The never-ending case of scabies... I want to terminate care -- what would you do? (8 replies)
Second guessing myself (8 replies)
Cheap parents (67 replies)
Disrepected! :( (20 replies)
Unbelievable!!!! (25 replies)
Some people!!!! (4 replies)
What do you do? (4 replies)
How many inquiries do you receive? (24 replies)
No shows/late shows (5 replies)
Ugh!! This is taking tooooooooo long!! (11 replies)
Pay your bill on time (25 replies)
The 'nap' issue surfaces again...amongst others (10 replies)
How to tell parents to feed their kids breakfast (22 replies)
Feeling very disrespected! (13 replies)
Dropping off too early? (9 replies)
1 year on my waiting list and then DCM blew it! (3 replies)
Is this fair? (5 replies)
What should I do? (15 replies)
Judgement in trial (126 replies)
Appreciation (3 replies)
Should I Terminate? (8 replies)
Question about time off. (4 replies)
Parent with scent sensitivity (28 replies)
At risk of this becoming a "vent filled" day (8 replies)
Pregnant DCM caught Chicken Pox...Pretty sure it's not from here. (2 replies)
Dealing with parents in an ugly divorce (14 replies)
Lack of parent courtesy (10 replies)
Experience with Teacher parents. (11 replies)
Wet/dirty boots on hardwood (3 replies)
I'm wondering! (5 replies)