I always do interviews outside of daycare hours. I don't feel it's safe to invite a stranger into teh daycare while I am here alone with the kids. Aside from that, it is very hard to focus on talking to the parents while trying to watch the other kids and things can get a bit chaotic...kids tend to act up when they know you are not paying full attention.
Exactly this! I only hold interviews on evening or weekends. The very very odd time I will hold 1 during my nap time if I only have 1 or 2 kids here but it is always a time where I can focus 100% on the familiy I'm meeting with.