I never offer anybody a drink, LOL, never even thought of that. I show them the main floor of my apartment which I share with the daycare space and explain how our day runs and let the conversation flow as naturally as possible. Then I give them my resume and tell them a bit about myself and why I'm in the business. I tell them my childrearing philosophy and how our day runs and how the routines work great. I let them ask any questions they want and I ask them questions.

I don't even worry about the child unless they are obviously out of control. I'm watching the parents. If they are over the top clingy parents or OMG, baby is 2 inches away from me, eeek-type parents, you get my drift, red flags is what I'm looking for with the parents. I want to make sure they nap and eat on our schedule and if the parents are willing to work to get the babies close to my schedule before starting and all those things.

I have my contract in a binder and briefly show it to them and discuss things like my rates, vacations, sick policies, etc. but I email that to the parents with my thank you note after the interview for them to look over in detail at home.