Parents not telling me when they are picking up!!!!!!

[sunnydays]

If she is a new parent my guess would be she is checking up and wanted to surprise you to be able to see what is really going on when you are not expecting her. I clearly tell parents they can do this as long as they take the child home as it is upsetting to the child if they come by and leave again. I did this when my kids were in daycare...how else as parents are we to know what is going on when we are not there? Calling ahead or texting would defeat the purpose. Personally, I would not ask a parent to call ahead necessarily, but would just say that they are welcome to come by as long as it isn't naptime and that if you are out at the park etc. they can always call you on your cell. As a parent, this would be immensely comforting. You have to remember how terrifying it is to leave your precious baby with a stranger all day...as parents I think it is our duty to drop-in unexpected on our daycare providers. I am not saying they should do it every day, but once in awhile. Just putting things in the parents' perspective.