Forum: Caring for children

So I have an almost 3 yr old boy in care. His Mom got pregnant last fall then she lost her job in January. So she dropped him down to two days a week...

I serve 2 snacks and a lunch to all my daycare children. I have a 1 yr old whose parent is asking me to provide another snack during the day(child is...

Hello, Do you have very specific exclusion criteria (ex. fever, vomiting...) that you use to exclude sick children for the day or send them back...

Looking for some good advices. Anytime I get a child that cry for a week I know I will terminate or the parents pulled their child. I started a...

Hello, I am just venting in frustration as I am having a bad day today! But, does anyone ever feel like they just want to walk away from caring...

Does it bother you if the dck call you mommy? I have a bunch who took a while to learn to talk but they knew how to say mommy so they called me...

I wish this was a private group and not a public forum!!! I really could use some help responding to a parents email but figure it would be...

Hi there, First off, thanks to all for your posts ! It's my firts time wirtting on here but have been reading since I opened my daycare in Jan....

So one of my little guys who's 2 has been saying all morning that daddy hit him hard hard hard. He talks enough that I was able to get the story and...

I know this has probably been talked about before, but I have to ask, how much crying doing you tolerate and for how long before terminating a new...

I'm just copying the email that Marbles (my friend Christy) sent out to everyone regarding the private (as in providers only) forum. Thanks. We were...

hey everyone! I am feeling a bit cramped by my highchairs these days! What age do you all take the kiddies out of highchairs? How do you get them...

Hi! I have an issue with my day care girl. She has, from day one, been a trouble maker and difficult child, She just turned 3 btw. When she is here...