Pool safety ect

So I will have 4 kids above the age of 5 for the summer and I want to get a pool as all of them love to swim and so do I.......that being said I wanna know your thoughts 1.I am gonna get a pool that is tall so the lil ones (1 and 2 year olds) Have no possible way to get in.....
2. I plan on taking the ladder out when the pool is not in use
3. I plan on having a talk with all the bigger ones in regards to pool safety and my strict rules (the group I have is excellent)

Am i missing anything, Is it a bad idea regardless of rules and such, water and kids makes me nervous to but if we follow strict routines and rules and play it extra extra safe shouldn't it be fine or no?

I think as a parent I would be concerned with one person supervising all those children in a pool. If one gets into trouble that leaves multiple children unsupervised while you help the other one.

We have an inground pool, but I will NOT be using it while the daycare is open. I spent many years as a lifeguard, and I don't even swim if I'm home alone. There needs to be two adults present whenever anyone is in the pool, and I will not take the risk of allowing daycare children in the pool. I feel badly because my 4 year old dcg has been asking when we will be able to go swimming, and I just remind her that her grandma has a pool LOL

#4- the big kids are only allowed in the pool when the lil ones are napping....??? therefore I will only be watching them?
Is that fair?

I personally wouldn't be comfortable with it. In my opinion, it's just not worth the risk. Do you have current lifeguard certification? Do you know exactly what to do if there is a spinal injury in your pool and have the proper equipment at hand?

Another thing to consider, have you talked to your insurance about rates if you do get a pool that dc children will be using? Will they still cover you?

We plan on sticking with sprinklers at our dc.

I would not install a pool either for DCK, too much liability. I have even written in my parent-caregiver agreement that I will never take them into a pool or inside any container with water. I though if I were one of my parents that would give me a peace of mind.

I have a pool and no dck's are allowed in it. Now my kids are older and in the after noon they are allowed to swim. This is still their house, and my oldest is a lifeguard and like I said my own kids are older and they are all taking life guarding courses.

what about a shallow kiddy pool?

4 kids and you outside with a pool while the little ones nap? nope, wouldn't do it.. what if you had to run in the house suddenly? what if something happened to you while 4 5yr olds are in the pool.. too young in my opinion. As a parent I would never have my child at a place where the daycare provider would let them use a pool.

We have a pool, however we don't play in our back yard during day care hours....we are planning on installing a retractable gate to separate the future play area from the pool area but I'm still going to be extremely cautious about being back there even with it gated off and safety hatched...until then, no gate = no back yard time and solely because of the pool....a giant body of water and my 5 very active toddlers just makes me toooooo nervous!

Agree with the other ladies. I have an inground pool as well and my backyard is off limits to the daycare kids at all times. I have a huge front yard and a park with splash pad right around the corner. In the summer, we use the sprinkler and for those who like to fill up buckets with water I use a sand/water table and just fill it with water. I wouldn't want the liability if anything happened!

Its more my hubby then me as he likes to come home after working all day and take a dip in the pool but we talked about and agreed that its not a good idea this year definatly want a pool in the future as my entire family are a bunch of water babies and love to swim but I guess we will be off to the beach once the dcks go home

Yes, a pool would be lovely in the summer for the family...but it is a sacrifice we have all agreed to make while I have the daycare as the risk is just too huge. Not to mention the insurance problems and potential difficulties in finding clients (parents are often pretty concerned about a pool on the premises).

Keep it for your family and enjoy. But don't offer it to the parents and children of the daycare. I agree.

Think about this worst case scenario: a child in the pool starts to flounder and you have to save him/her plus get all the other children safely out of the pool while you are performing life saving CPR with breathing. The babies all start to wake up crying for you. You have to call 911 and wait for the paramedics. How do you cope with all of that by yourself?

VERY TRUE thanks all you guys are the best

we got an above ground pool last year. My own children are teens so not part of the daycare. I for many years so i would never have a pool for liability reasons but my kids do not do daycare YKWIM?
so we got one and went thru the city and our insurance to make sure we have proper coverage (inspection and everything for door locks little ones cannot open, ladder out of pool and locked in shed during daycare hours, fence self latching gate and locked etc). Still it is a fear of mine. I have a little tikes kiddie pool we put out front in the summer for the little kids, and the schoolagers will just have to deal with the pool being mine, not daycare. My backyard is no longer daycare friendly and that is just something they will have to deal with plain and simple.

Having a pool WILL limit your clientelle options - it will decrease your market. There are plenty of parents out there who will refuse to put their child in a daycare that has a pool. I would never allow my child to attend a daycare with a pool. Yep, a personal choice but there are many like me out there.

You will also have a harder time getting daycare insurance and even if you do find it then the premiums will be much more.

Daycare and pools just don't mix, IMO.

I would never put my kids in a daycare with a pool. I would love to get a pool myself but not while I'm running a daycare ....when I have a space available that I am advertising for I make sure I put "no pool" in the ad as I know that's something a lot of parents look for.