Multi people picking up

[mom-in-alberta]

Part of my information package lists ALL possible persons who may pick up your child. And states that if they are not on the list, the child will NOT be released to them.
In actuality, if there was a serious "emergency" situation, and I actually spoke to the parents (not just email or text) and they informed me that someone else was coming, I would be okay. I would ask for id, though. And if the child was old enough, I would ask for confirmation from them as well.

[jec]

[QUOTE=mom-in-alberta;14409In actuality, if there was a serious "emergency" situation, and I actually spoke to the parents (not just email or text) and they informed me that someone else was coming, I would be okay. I would ask for id, though. And if the child was old enough, I would ask for confirmation from them as well.[/QUOTE]
I agree, I need to speak to the parents regarding pick up other than Mom or Dad. I put on my contract that nobody is able to pick up their little one without written consent - no exceptions. Unless I have them on the list of pick up - which is the form I'm doing up now, I wouldn't release them. Verbal isn't enough for me. Yes- you have a trust with your daycare famlies but, at the end of the day, if a little one is missing- and I misunderstood who is coming to pick them up then I am no longer the friendly daycare provider. I am the provider that let their little one go missing. Only reason I think this way as you never know a family dynamics. I had one little guy with me for 4 days- during this I was told that Grandma was trying to take him and not to let her pick him up...Dad never signed the paper work and came one day and I refused to let him go. Mom called me to say it was OK but again, no form signed and no release.
Mom ended up coming and telling me thank you at pick up as she felt pressure and they are in a custody battle and she was hugging her little man like no tomorrow. Sad thing is that the next day she called to say she couldn't afford daycare and no longer coming. I always wondered what happened to him as he was such a peach!
I just like things in writting and now pictures to add so I don't forget who they are and I can cross reference the pics with ID. I know, I'm a spaz but nobody has complained but liked my extra steps.