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

So after my terrible and stressful weekend, I finally had a good day today! I had a family leave last July and the mom texted me this week to set up...

I had a woman call this morning looking for care for her 12 month old in September. Right off the bat, Strike 1 with her first words on the...

That's it, I so quit today. Yesterday I sent a kid home because he had three watery, foul poops in less than two hours. Then... when he's picked up...

I posted a while ago about a young couple that were putting up a few too many red flags, and I didn't know if I should accept them or not. I ended up...

So after a busy weekend, 2 busy daycare days, 4 sick kids (including my own 2), I've finally caught the bug. We're relaxing today and watching a...

So we had a handyman come to repair our dishwasher (way beyond our early morning timeslot I might add) and it looks like it will be all afternoon! ...

My problem dcb's parents gave their notice today!! I'm sooooo relieved! I was on the cusp of doing it myself but I have trouble giving bad news so......

I was wondering how many caregivers serve breakfast. I feed them breakfast/snacks at 9:00 am. I was thinking on changing my schedule to snacks at...

I'm venting !!! I feel bad complaining but I need to get this out of my head !! I'm waiting for a call from my sister , who is finding out if she has...

So...wondering who watched the debate and what your thoughts were? I haven't watched it yet....hoping I can get it on demand. Is anyone saying...

Hello Ladies! Okay so this post is going to be a mishmash of a couple of things but I gotta write this out to process it in my mind. First thing:...

Hey folks!! If there is one thing I have noticed about this business, it is that by nature it is very "ebb and flow". Rarely do providers have the...

Ok, ladies, I have a dilemma. I have 2 dck's that will be leaving in the next few months...one will leave the end of school and the other will be...

Hello All, Am I the only one getting annoy'd with people wanting to hold spots 5 to 9 months in advance? We have been getting a sleuth of "new"...

Are some kids just naturally annoying, haha! I have a 2 year old boy and he honestly is the most annoying little thing! I don't like using that...