Wonderful parents!

[admin]

Hello everybody!

Can you describe the best parents you ever had to deal with? Why were they so special? Were you able to tell right away they would be a great fit the first time you met them?

[JerseyGirl]

I have a family in care right now who I would call "Golden" Mom pays on time (up front even), always comes prepared, thinks of my family as well. Just an all around great family! Kids are so cute too!

I knew from the moment we interviewed that she would be a great fit for my daycare. We hit it off right away and the interview lasted almost 2 hours. She signed on the spot!

She's a keeper!

[Sunflower]

that's great Jerseygirl ! Parents like that make allllll the difference.
I have had many wonderful parents in the past . One mom always brought my garbage cans back from the side of the road on garbage day lol. I begged her to stop but she didn't lol.
This week my whole family got the flu and all the parents were very understanding when I told them I would be closed for 2 days. (2nd time I have had to this in 2 years )

[JerseyGirl]

Yes! It's great when you have fantastic parents! It sure does make our job a lot easier. That's funny about your dcm always bringing your garbage cans back from the road. LOL

[disbrina]

I have a wonderful parent right now. She genuinely cares not only for her family but cares for mine as well. I have to pack up my entire group of kids to take some to pre k. Once in a while, when my parent is home, she will come and pick up my son and take him for me. So I dont have to pack up all my kids. She also is one of those parents who always pays on time and is happy to communicate anything that is happening at home. So i have some insight as to behaviour at daycare. She also works for a wholesale company. So she gets to purchase stuff at cost. She provides me with some groceries while i provide her with child care on the dates of the sale. She is a real gem. I hope I have her for a long time.

[lilac]

I have a great parents of 2 of my daycare kids! I knew right away they would be great, they always pay me on time, more often in advance. She will meet me up at the school if its a super cold day out so that I dont have to walk everyone in the cold. And quite often (I love this) if shes out and about early, she'll get me a Tims on her way to my house in the morning.... I mean really, whats not to love about that!! LOL! Her kids are great and if she or her husband are home early, they come get their kids. She insists on paying me even for days where I have told her she doesnt have to (ie if I need a day to do something with my own kids for school). Really, they are great!

[Stircrazy]

At this moment I have a really good group of parents. All pay on time. They communicate. A lot of them bring treats on special occasions to help out, They are friendly and are just a very nice group of people. They are proactive when it comes to discussions about their children, they follow-up and deal with any problems that may arise.

[busybee]

Out of my 3 sets of parents i have 2 great sets and 1 mediocre set lol. My #1 perfect set is my youngest 1.Mom drops him off says what has been going on with him at home ( he comes 3 days a week ) dad picks him up and asks what kind of day he had.They kept me posted in the transition from formula to milk and baby food to table food and we worked together at it. When they pick up and drop off they always say hi to the other children and never rush .If he has not been feeling well or been feeling off cause of teething they will call through the day to see how he is.

My second set i like you can tell they care about their kids.With then i have a 1 year old and a after school boy. Recently the boy has been having issues in school and we are working together to try and help him after school .They are also my next door neighbours so i see the kids all the time even when not caring for them The best thing they do is deposit my pay directly into my account.Their hours very so the pay very a bit they always ask what do we owe you and never complain .

My mediocre parents are ok just a bit of the cheap type always looking for something a bit extra for nothing like a extra 10 min that turns into a half hour then a hour.When I started billing them the extra $5 they promptly returned to their agreed on pick up time

[whatdoiknow]

I had two daycare parents who would bring me groceries and presents for my children for christmas and birthdays. Both families are now good friends of mine and our family.

[Tot-Time]

This will be funny, but I have to say that my best family was / is right now my nightmare family that caused the snowball effect that I posted the other day.

My best family in care, they parents were sweeties, kind, caring, and compassionate, and rapport was good. When my husband was on a 4 month course away from home, every other day she send in enough food to cover afternoon snack for at least 2 days. Before and after that she was always sending in baked goods for special occassions or just because. Her presents were aways thoughtful and she seemed to know what was needed. Business wise, they have always paid on time, never a problem with policies, etc. They were the type of family that when they had their second one their first was with me, I never charged them, and they were thoughtful enough to send me flowers as a thank you. Little things that just added up over time that really made me think so highly of them.

Of course, they didn't stay like that for their second one. They went from a great family to being close to the worst family, if not the worst family I have ever had in care.