Interviews

[Momof4]

When I conduct an interview I'm not worried about the children usually as long as they are behaving normally and not tearing your house apart or anything that shows you they don't have any rules at home. I'm talking to the parents and listening to and watching them because I want to know that they are the kind of people who will work with me and who have the same philosophies as I do.

Yes, I want to interact with the child a bit and ease the parent's mind that I'm great with children, but I want to make sure that I'm going to be able to work with the parents for the next few years no matter what issue or phases their child goes through while in my care.

Transitioning a new child is exhausting, but the normal ones always learn your rules eventually and come around. I always think that's the least of my worries. I'm going through this right now. But if the parents don't help you, then you are going to lose your mind!

Tell them all about your daycare days and rules and the main points of your contract and let the conversations flow as naturally as possible. Write down notes about where the parents work and live and info about the child's eating and sleeping routines and make sure they will get their child onto your schedule. Remember that you are the business owner offering a service, but they are your rules and the parents are your clients, not the other way around. It's my motto that we have to be a team.