Dropping off early

[daycarewhisperer]

What do you ladies suggest for those who are arriving early but your already open. This client is leaving in a few weeks, but I have others who are doing this as well. Technically, I am open at 6am. Her scheduled drop off time is 8:15. For the last few weeks they have been showing up at 7:35-7:45...no need for it since nothing has changed in their lives. STill the same commute etc. So technically I am open, but now she is getting 30-45 minutes of extra care without even asking me.

Just let the parents who are coming early know that the children who are there before their child is there are paying a HUGE fee for the early drop off time. If they are interested in an early drop off time they are welcome to it as long as they are willing to pay the fee. Or....... they can come at their scheduled time and pay what they are currently paying. Just attach money to it that they have to pay EVERY week (not when they use it but rather the extra daily amount to have the option to use it).

[Littledragon]

I just locked my door.

HAHAHAH! I'm sorry but that's funny. Reggio's post freaked me out too, but your comment made me laugh lol

[Littledragon]

You know, maybe if any of you are having an issue with doorbell ringing and waking up kids, put a note on the door asking them to not use the door bell during daycare hours. ( i dont have one so its not an issue) maybe use a open/closed sign instead, if the sign says closed, please wait! I am open at ---- time. I couldnt imagine having my doorbell rang all day long, waking kids/babies, making my dogs crazy...no thanks. I have open door here, parents dont knock, they just come in. I find it annoying to have to drop what I am doing to open the door for everyone. They come in take kids shoes and coat off and I finish what I am doing then greet the child and parent. Spose my play area is also in living room which is also near the front door. everyones different.

I have three families - 2 knock, the other one walks in. They had their previous child in daycare and I guess that's the way they did it. I don't mind it, but its not something I would like if everyone did it. Mostly bc if I were a parent, I wouldn't like to know that the door was always unlocked, giving any crazy the ability to just walk in. We've had a few home invasions recently in the area, but more than that, I've had companies my landlord hired walk into the wrong house (a few times). I would hate being at work knowing it's possible for just anyone to walk into my child's daycare. For the most part, my door is always locked. This morning the door was locked when mom got here and she was stalk still for a sec like she didn't know what to do lol and then she knocked. I just hadn't let my dog out yet so I hadn't unlocked the door yet from night time lol

[Littledragon]

I live in the country and when I'm out and at night my doors are locked. In the morning I unlock my door at 645 which is when I open and not a minute before. My outside garage door is always unlocked (unless I'm Not home) and parents come in thru the garage and down the stairs into the daycare. I never used to lock the door and I never had a problem until one day a parent asked if I could do a really big favor and take her child at 6 instead of 645. So I agreed and I woke uP that morning at 530 and got dressed and brushed my teeth ect and came out to the kitchen to put on the kettle to make tea and I could hear her and her child in my basement at 540am ..... I went down stairs and she had turn on all my lights and was letting her kid run around my basement using his outside voice .... I was shocked and totally pissed and I said to her " oh your early I'm not ready" I went up stairs made my tea and sat on my couch till 6 ...... My door is locked from now on. I will never open early again for anybody. My families know that if the staircase light is on I'm open.

That's ridiculous!!!!!!!!!! ! That just made me mad lol absolutely disrespectful!

[Crayola kiddies]

Little dragon ... That family is no longer with me .... Wanna know why????? They were not happy that I allowed hand foot and mouth disease in my day care .....
How disrespectful of me ; )