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    Thanks Ladies! I am amazed at the response to the...

    Thanks Ladies! I am amazed at the response to the book. I am pretty humbled by it.

    Oh, and BTW, it's also on amazon.com.
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    Great New Daycare Provider Book!

    What Do I Know; I'm Just The Babysitter

    A Daycare Provider Who Offers A Sarcastic & Acrimonious Approach To The Inside World Of Daycare
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    Then you take it off. You tell parents your...

    Then you take it off. You tell parents your hours/days are changing and you go forth. Does Walmart ask YOU if they can change their operational hours? YOU are your own boss. Do what is right for you....
  4. Well, that whole daycare has a problem, IMO. One,...

    Well, that whole daycare has a problem, IMO. One, it is the dcprovider's daycare - NOT her husband's daycare. She needs to grow a freaking professional backbone and take care of her OWN business. If...
  5. Thread: Cat Pee

    by Judy Trickett
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    Gross! Just tell them it's unacceptable and you...

    Gross! Just tell them it's unacceptable and you will not allow those items in your house any more. Not only is it incredibly rude and disgusting, it will also make your own cats pee on things to mark...
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    I have let a few kids go, over the years, who...

    I have let a few kids go, over the years, who would not settle in. In fact, between 2012 and 2013 I let three kids go for this reason. It was a bad year for screamers. And, NO, I am not talking about...
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    This is exactly why you do not take a child, or...

    This is exactly why you do not take a child, or consider a spot taken, until you get the deposit and all the paperwork back. I keep interviewing until I get all that stuff back. if they don't give it...
  8. Thread: Facebook

    by Judy Trickett
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    No. Not on my personal FB page. I have a separate...

    No. Not on my personal FB page. I have a separate Daycare FB page for the parents.
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    I would tend to agree. There obviously has to be...

    I would tend to agree. There obviously has to be SOME reason and something drastically different happening with his nap routine between home and daycare. In my experience, anytime I have had a kid...
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    Yes, I knew this. Our remarks about this thread...

    Yes, I knew this. Our remarks about this thread were directed to those who are acting on assumptions or second hand info and haven't take the time to actually read the Bill themselves.
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    Completely agree! So many people are making...

    Completely agree! So many people are making speculative guesses.

    GO READ THE BILL! Yep, that's what I want to shout!

    I have read the bill and it does NOT say you have to have your ECE. What it...
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    Also agree here! In my experience the least...

    Also agree here! In my experience the least behaved kids in care are also the kids whose parents do not have any behaviour expectations for them. The worst behaved kids typically have parents who...
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    Yeah, I am with you, nschildcare. It is...

    Yeah, I am with you, nschildcare. It is unreasonable for any provider to not think they deserve a break during the day. No one can go, years and years in any job working 9 or 10 hour straight without...
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    You should have a signed contract with each...

    You should have a signed contract with each family and that contract should have an end date. I date every contract to end on Dec 31st. That means I am free to issue new contracts every year, that...
  15. It sounds like they initially did the work needed...

    It sounds like they initially did the work needed to not get turfed from care. And now that has passed and he is still in care they are not in a state of urgency to please you and they are slipping...
  16. Thread: Bill 143

    by Judy Trickett
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    I don't think verbage works. I think the laws are...

    I don't think verbage works. I think the laws are always more defined to stop that from happening. That would be like an unlicensed medical doctor referring to himself as a "Shaman" and then treating...
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    Here is a perfect example of inflationary prices....

    Here is a perfect example of inflationary prices. According to the Bank of Canada, they forecast, for 2014, that compared to just last year, 2013, that for every $100 you spend it will now cost you...
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    I do a combo of those things. For existing...

    I do a combo of those things. For existing clientelle I raise my fees by $1 per day, every single year. And, for anyone coming into the daycare as a newbie I start them off at my next anticipated fee...
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    That is a quote from YOU. Tell her THAT -...

    That is a quote from YOU. Tell her THAT - exactly, that! Just tell her that you take great pride and do good work and it bothers you that she is worried about that. And then you say this, afterwards,...
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    You just tell them. You tell them that payment is...

    You just tell them. You tell them that payment is required regardless of attendance or you will fill their spot with another child. And, in the meantime, rework your contract to include a clause that...
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