Forum: Daycare providers' experiences with parents

Hey all.... I have a new dck starting in a few weeks and the plan was that he would come over a couple times before starting full time to get used...

Ok, so I'm having problems with a family that's been signed up since march but won't start full time until June. We are very different in parenting...

How often do parents call to check on their kids?

I was thinking (after reading some of the posts on this forum) about adding some info to my handbook to set up the expectations of parents who are...

Hi! I've just started a home daycare in March. I have a 9 month old daughter and also a one year old in my care full time. Starting next week I will...

I have a child who has been in my care for five weeks now and things are going well, but every Monday she comes with a diaper rash and sometimes in...

Do you have potential families come over during day care hours? Why or why not?

How do you communicate to parents about their childs day? At pickup do you stand and talk about what activities might have been done, what their...

I know this is a business, but the actions of one not so good family can snowball and possibly make a caregiver of 15 years close down daycare ...

Hi all, Ok, so I have this little girl who just started last week and she is fabulous, however the parents were not that forth coming about her...

The parents on one of my DCK want me to cut their child nap out. The only problem is this child needs his nap!!! No nap makes a very cranky child and...