Serving Breakfast

[kidlove]

I provide every meal and am required to provide snacks in between as well. So I have no issues with feeding kids. But I am also required to have a schedule. Brkfst: 7-8:30
am snck: 10:45
lunch: 12-1
pm snck: 3:45
supper: 5:15-5:45
I am required that within those hours if I have any children in care, they must be at least offered a full meal or approved snack. But, they have to wait for one another, i.e. no multiple servings of breakfast, whoever is here durring that meal time eat that meal (or at least its offered) if someone drops their child off at 8:45 and says they didnt eat brkfast, that child must wait until am snack. I too feel as if I am cooking/making meals and cleaning up after them ALL DAY LONG!
if you are not required to feed the children and they come durring an early hour, why dont you ask the parent to provide a breakfast at drop off? easy one like a bag of dry cereal, or a cereal bar and sippy of milk?

[kidlove]

I also ask parents to sign up for snack once a month, that really helps with prep and cost. And helps keep the parents responable. Sometimes I find that even the nicest parent will use you if they can get away with it. It's such a good practice to hold parents resp. that way they know whre you stand.