Request to see the child at the first meeting

[Inspired by Reggio]

.... mom is insisting a daytime interview because she wants to "see play time in action"...

Sorry I would CANCEL this .... I absolutely REFUSE to have a complete stranger into my home when I am home along with the child ... plus her DEMANDING this of you shows me she does not RESPECT that this is YOUR HOME / YOUR BUSINESS ... would she call the BANK and demand something special from them?

Seriously I GET that clients want to be able to SEE the program in action because seeing is believing - we can say just about anything in an after hours interview to SELL the program but if they come for a daytime visit and what they SEE does not match what their HEARD we cannot fool them.

HOWEVER IMO clients need to understand interviewing strangers is a RISK to a childcare provider ... the world is full of EVIL unfortunately and there is no way I am inviting that into my home where I am caring for children - I wou;d hope as perspective clients people would understand and respect that one day I would be protecting their child with the same ferocity!!!

Bottom line you do not get to come into my program until I have met with you prior ... and I only book first interviews in the evening when my SPOUSE is home as well so I am not ALONE. I only allow 'daytime visits' for potential clients that I feel confident are a MATCH to the program and they are 99% sure they want to sign the contract too and we just want that 'in program' portion of an interview to ease BOTH our minds - I want to see that the child and clients respect the GROUP as well and they want to see how I am with the kiddies in program and how their child is in the program with the kiddies....this limits the 'strangers' the program is exposed to considerably and well that is just BETTER for the kids in the program who are my first priority