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

Hi Just curious what way you find is the best way to advertise for openings and which way has been most successful. Is it on sites like these,...

Well, it is official. I am soon going to lose my first daycare child. :( To make matters worse, it is one of my two full timers. Luckily, I have 100...

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...

Any outdoor loving providers out there?!?! I have a dcb (1.5 years) who has been with me since October. He's never been a big fan of our outside...

So kids say the cutest things was an awesome thread and I did have a good giggle reading them and then re-reading them to my husband last night. It...

So lately I've been really questioning this career choice. We literally just had 3 weeks straight of not being able to go outside and I blamed a lot...

I hate having to terminate, but finally did it, and I just have to say, the difference it has made to my day is unbelievable. The other children are...

I was kinda dreading today....not a lot but I was wondering how the time change would affect the kids today. However, it has turned out to be a good...

Some days I find nap time a "stress" to manage ALL kids to go down at the same time and stay down for the respect of the others rest can be...

I've gotten a bunch of very strange emails the last few days in response to an ad I have up on kijiji. One-line emails with no spelling or grammar,...

Ok, I have this dilemma and I'm asking for some feedback. I have a family that has been with me for a few years and are really great. Over the past...

Hello everyone ! I decided to write a quick post to thank all dcp that devote themselves in this job everyday. I have put my career on hold to stay...

Well I only give t.v. while preparing lunch and a little afterwards. After the past few days of crafts, crafts, more crafts, go play with the toys,...

I have an almost 4 year old boy in my care who is becoming more of a challenge every day. He has only been with me since November with his 1yo...

So DCD picks up dcb every so often, but is late almost every time he does. I've never changed a late fee, but after a day from hell, I decided his...