Needing your options

[jec]

Hey ladies, it's been a while since I have jumped on to see what has been going on with ya all. I find summer sooo busy and the moment I get, needs to be mine with my tea

I wanted to know your thoughts on my memo that I"m going to send out to my daycare families. I have been constantly throwing food out as little ones have been eating breakfast at home and then when I put what I serve for breakfast in front of them, they play with it. This morning for perfect example was scrambled eggs with ham and cheese in a wrap and a side of banana~ I had to throw it out
Between my daycare families I have had to throw out breakfast 3 times this week and last week twice.
Not sure if you remember me posting before that I am busting through my budget all the time.
I'm not trying to come across as it's my way or the highway ~ having said that, I'm trying to work with them but in the end, I will have to do something to off set this always happening.




I chose to serve breakfast at my daycare for a few reasons. I’ve been that Mom on the run in the morning. Having to not only get our little ones ready but ourselves. Then make, serve and eat breakfast and all while being out of the door on time to reach daycare, then off to work. I used to like to have our girls sleep as long as I could, to get myself ready. However, they would not be hungry for breakfast right away and we had to leave to be on time. My provider didn’t offer breakfast and so I had to wake our girls up early to give them time to wake up and then have breakfast before we left. I can appreciate that some little ones need that extra ½ or so to wake up on their own. I have also been flexible to offer breakfast to everyone who arrives at different times.
Having said all this, I have to change how I offer breakfast. I have been wasting a lot of food as little ones have been eating breakfast at home and I have not been made aware. When I give them breakfast, they are not interested as they already have a full tummy. Again, knowing how crazy mornings can be, I understand why forgetting to mention to me that your little one has had breakfast gets forgotten.
Proper nutrition is important to me and the type of food I serve in my daycare is my largest expense. The truth is I bust through my food budget every month. I if continue to waste as much food as I am, I will have no alternative but to charge extra for those little ones eating breakfast at my daycare.
I currently have one little one in my care who needs to eat when they wake up, so eating breakfast at home is best for this family. I still offer a light snack instead of a regular breakfast, to sit down at the table with everyone else so they are a part of our group.
Breakfast will be served at 8am moving forward. The reason for this change is that being told every morning at the door if a little one has or hasn’t eaten will not work. Breakfast will have already been made and or I am in the process of making it. I ask that you please decide as a family if your little one would be best to eat at home and or at daycare. If your little one will start eating breakfast at home due to it being better suited to your family, I will of course include them with a snack when everyone sits down at the table.