Forum: The day-to-day as a daycare provider

For those of you who have all your dck's sleeping in the same area.... what do you do when one child only sleeps for an hour and the rest will sleep...

My daughter is starting school this September and the bus stop is not exactly in the most convenient of places for me, especially with the daycare. I...

My first post and I hope to post many more as I am learning so much and would love to help future newbies. I have been a lurker for a while, I admit...

This morning was my first day of exercise. 5:30-6:30am bootcamp and I am dead on my legs. I'm hoping that none of my dck's give me a hard time. The...

Has anyone had any experience with the Parent's Registry?? I wonder if it will take off. Would parent's really leave comments on past providers if...

Okay folks. I'm looking for some good advice here. This is my situation. I have been dealing with 1 particular family for just over 2 years. I had...

I'm home from two weeks vacation in FL. A well deserved break but all the same difficult to come back to work for sure. I am however going to try to...

I have been doing daycare for 7 years and have always had a dedicated playroom as I love to shut the door on it at the end of a busy day. I moved to...

I am burning out and am literally counting the hours till my Xmas and New Year break. I had surgery in October and since then I just haven't been...

This is primarily a vent, but any advice would also be gladly appreciated. I pride myself on being patient and have great amounts of experience...

This is the letter I plan to give to the mother of my AP kid at pick up today. I am going to talk to her about everything in it but I want her to...

2 1/2 dcb very quietly during nap time took off his diaper full of poop and smeared it ALL OVER my daycare carpeted room floor. OMG....furious...

So it's official, I'm a full time student and a daycare provider! I have 3 kids signed up, one was with me previously. That particular child's...

I am in my 11th year of daycare. I did daycare for 4 years in Burlington before moving to Grimsby where I have been doing daycare for over 6 years...

I am in my 11th year of daycare. I did daycare for 4 years in Burlington before moving to Grimsby where I have been doing daycare for over 6 years...