Forum: Managing a daycare

What's the worst thing that ever happened while you were interviewing parents? :) I was interviewing downstairs while my husband was watching my 2...

I have finally(for the first time in 9 years!)taken all of my holidays in the contract. I just felt I needed a break, and took most of the Xmas...

Ha ha....just wanted to share how much I hate interviewing!!! I'm getting ready to reopen early next year after mat leave and am dreading the whole...

I might have an interview this week, and I am not sure what I should do when the family arrives. What do we discuss first and how long should the...

Good day everyone, I just recently opened a home daycare and this forum has played a very important role in learning. I thank you all for sharing...

What are the legalities regarding invoices for clients? Is it acceptable to email an invoice, or should they receive a signed copy? This is my first...

Hi girls, I did some calculation and found out that I'm $124 short if I carry on charging monthly. I advertise my fee daily and parents know...

Good afternoon everyone. Hope you are all enjoying a nice spring day. Unfortunately we have heaps of snow still in Northern Canada, and it's...

Would you charge a full day's rate for 6 hrs? I know I do. What if it was from noon til 6? With 2+ hours of nap time, is it still a full day's...

Hello all. First post here... I'll try and make this as simple as possible. I run a licensed, family childcare centre. In my care, I have a...

My screecher was given notice on Friday. He was not adjusting to the nap schedule and is only part time. Mom claimed that she let him cry it out at...

I signed a new family last week for a par time little girl. She was supposed to start last week, but one of my kids came down with pink eye and her...

So all of my new clients have been here for a year now, only one has been here for almost 2 years (jan). I was thinking about raising my rates by $5...

I am new to this and my accountant said it was okay to issue one receipt for the full year. Now my question is I have two siblings I watch since Sept...

Happy Friday all!! For everyone who had a tough week and is looking forward to the weekend, and to everyone who is as exhausted as I am and can't...