Parents popping by

[Sarah]

Hi,

I want to say that I loved your post Rebeccamfergusson. I now an a DCP but I used to have my daughter in daycare, and I was stille breastfeeding, so I would come before lunch and breastfeed my daughter, then have llunch with them, play with all the kids that were attending, then left to go back to work.

Of course, it did take time for her to adjust. A few days of crying after lunch (never cried at drop off) and then she knew I was coming for a visit and would come back later on. Lots of people tried to discourage me, saying it was too hard for a kid to adjust to that, but I proved them wrong!

Parents are welcome to come in my house too. But I also do lock the doors. Parents ring the bell and I open the door.

Sarah

[horsegirl]

I lock my front door, as licensing requires this for safety of the children.
Parents are allowed to come over whenever they want, but as I explain to them, their child has already said goodbye in the morning and now has to say goodbye when they leave again. This usually turns into tears and causes the other children anxiety. So, the parents know if their child seems upset they have to take them with them.
When a parent comes over they cannot stay longer than 5-10 minutes, as they need to have a criminal record search to be present with the other children. This is required by our licensing regulations.
Good luck.

[FS2011]

I also lock my doors, due to the area I live in and my licensing recommendation. Parents can come if breastfeeding but otherwise it's not encouraged...but parents don't really ask to do that either. As long as they are not left alone with the kids I don't see why they would need a CRC. My LIcensing officier had said my out of town company can visit with me and my dck's when here without a CRC so obviously my dc parents could.