Would u interview a "dad" from kijiji alone?

[loads'o'kids]

I have a "dad" who has emailed me from kijiji and wants to come for interview. Would u be worried letting a strange man in your home when you are alone with the dc kids?

[jazmic]

Absolutely. Don't do it. I actually never conduct first interviews during daycare hours anyhow.

[Crayola kiddies]

I would never do any interview with any parent, male or female, during daycare hours. I would never bring a stranger into the daycare when others peoples children are present. All appts are done after hours during the evenings and weekends.

[sunnydays]

I agree with the other ladies...never do daycare interviews when you are along with the kids! Have him come on the weekend or evening when your spouse (or a friend if you don't have a spouse) is there as well. I have interviewed single dads before and it was no problem, but my husband was here the whole time. Be safe!

[Inspired by Reggio]

I would have no issue with it being the male who is organizing childcare ~ that is more and more common and two of my current clients it was the dad who finished up parental leave and arranged childcare as a result ... however I require all 'legal guardians' to be present for the interview aka if there is a 'mom' in the picture she needs to be at the interview too and ALL in person interviews are conducted after daycare hours and only when my spouse or someone else can be 'present' in the home so I am not alone with strangers in my home ~ you can just never be too careful these days in safety precautions!

[Momof4]

I would not have an issue of interviewing a Dad if for instance the Mom works nights and if I've done the thorough pre-interview phone conversation or emailing with all the questions I ask to weed out the people who won't work with me or fit my hours, etc. However, I never conduct interviews during daycare hours and always right after work at 5 or 5:30. I would have a lot of questions for the Dad asking him to bring along the Mom and the child because I always like to meet the whole family at an interview. Be careful. There are a lot of weirdos out there.

[mimi]

an evening appointment with child present and you with your partner/friend. Same for female as well.

[Play and Learn]

See, I'm on the opposite end of everyone else. I cannot conduct interviews during the evenings and weekends as I run a dance school. So it has to be done during daycare hours. And anytime that I'm not doing daycare or teaching dance, it's FAMILY time for me.

NOW, that being said....I have email and telephone interviews BEFORE a home visit interview takes place. AND....they have to bring their kid with them. If they can't, then i don't have the interview. All my parents know this, as it's how it was done with them. It also lets me get a feel of how they interact with their child when I'm interacting with the daycare children.

[kidlove]

I think I would just ask a few losely based questions to find out a little more first, and then I would concider not having the daycare kids present. just incase, what a "sexest" response... but it is better safe than sorry. I guess I would just want to know a little more bfore scheduling a meeting. ask where he works, where the mom works, that kind of stuff, just get afeel of what your dealing with. not very often but a few times I have dealt with the dads directly and not the moms, the moms work more, or they are devorced. or mom works nights so dad is drop off pick up. To be honest, I prefer to work with most dads over moms. But given you dont know this guy...just cover ALL your bases first.

[kidlove]

You know, I think I would request a good time for the both of them to come for visit, unless devorced. What if you do meet the Dad and really like him, but then meet the Mom and she's a massive b$#%*! then what do you do?