Forum: Daycare providers' experiences with parents

I have a very clear policy in my parent handbook about what clothing is required each season, as well as sending out reminders about clothing needed...

Do you guys ever feel this way? I'm pretty good at standing my ground when it comes to my policies and the way I run things in general. But good...

Hey everyone. K so I have a new dcb that started with me this past Monday. Did the interview a month ago. Dad said baby was sick so mom and...

Hi For any of you dcp that have been doing this for a long time (28 years for me), how much vacation time do you take off. If we had "regular jobs"...

So today I only had 1 child and decided to bring him to a local play place which will be closing down tomorrow. Any how one mom there was asking...

I have a family that has 2 1 year old kittens at their home. Unfortunately, it seems almost every morning, the kittens pee on a backpack, or in the...

Twice in less than a two week period I've had two different families send their kid in with diarrhea. I spent 45 minutes cleaning poo out of one of...

This might get a tad long so if you can bear with me, i appreciate it. I read a similar thread about varying schedules and reminded me that i have...

I started a new family in December for a 1 year old. The mom did many interviews with other providers before choosing my daycare. I didn't feel like...

Hey everyone! I don't want to be negative or rant, but rather share an experience I'm currently having to see how you all deal with this. :) I...

This frustrates me so much!!! It stems down to the feeling of disrespect and just the lack of attempt on their part. I have a set of parents who...

:D Hey everyone! I've been running my home day care for about two years now, and I'll be licensed by the end of April. I currently look after three...

BEWARE...lol....graphic detailing of poop follows ;) So thought I'd just bring up something that has been ongoing with one of my dckids since he...

I interviewed a couple last night. Things went well. Mom Dad and child fine with everything. Baby usually plays strange but not with me at all. ...

I interviewed a teacher in the beginning of January. I felt really good about her, even though she did most of the talking. After an hour I still...