I have a couple of spots available. A few weeks ago a woman called me telling me she was on my street (the number is not shown in my site, only the street) and she just wanted to show up and see the place (I asked her when she needed the care. She told me as soon as possible) She demanded I gave her the number of my house. I told her that my policy was to tell parents one day in advance if we were having a visitor. She asked me if I could make an exception and was very pushy. I asked the age of the child. She stopped talking to me and started talking someone else in another language. Then came back to me to tell me the baby was 1 month old. I told her I could not take a kid that young. She said ok and hung up. A few minutes later she called again saying that she could wait until the baby was 6 months (she told me before she needed the care right away). And she said the baby was not hers, that was a friend's baby (I think she may have realized that when she called me the first time she could not said the age of the child right away and she need to justify that) . I told her I could not hold that spot for that long. She still insisted on seeing the place. I told her I couldn't and I hung up. That really freaked me out... You never know what are the intentions of sick people out there. After that I stress the importance of the child coming to the first interview and that they have to schedule in advance. Also that I try to schedule interviews when I know my husband is here or around pick up time when I know a parent will show up.
