I have been really lucky. I started in Sept 2010 and initially had a bunch of mediocre families apply for a few months. However 3 great parents all showed up at my daycare within a 2 week period of each other. I think some angel must have sent them. I now have 3 great families and 1 mediocre family for after school only.

The three daycare families are great. Pay on time, don't complain about policies or paying for stats or about anything ever.

All of them thank me almost every day they pick up which is nice.

One of the families brought me a beautiful flower assortment yesterday for Mother's day saying it was from the 'children' I care for. That was unexpected and very kind and they wrote on the card how much they appreciate everything.

Everyone pays on time other than my after school child whose family is very 'fly by the seat of your pants' and has irregular schedules and may be 2-3 weeks late on paying sometimes but since it is a small fee for after school they seem to think it is no big deal (which the $$ isn't but as a sign of respect and courtesy they should pay me weekly). I sound silly to ask them for $10 here and there so i wait for them to pay or if it goes past three weeks I remind them.

But all the parents are friendly and I am almost scared to accept anyone new because there are some very strange parents out there that I have encountered in interviews.