Unwelcome guests...

[playfelt]

If you have decided that for some reason you are not comfortable with the family then your other option is to actually come right out and tell them what is not working for you and there may be a very good reason for the way they are acting that you can all get past. Coming into someone's home puts the parents at a disadvantage because it is your personal space not a commercial space and they maybe having mixed feelings on top of the mixed feelings about the whole needing daycare concept itself. Every family is different just as their children are different and while we have to bond with the child we don't really have to bond with the parent the same way. If the ideals are the same and the needs for days and hours work with your program there is still a chance it can work.

On the flip side as soon as you have determined that for whatever reason you are not interested in the family in your care I just cut the interview there and say you know I am not happy with some of the information I am hearing and I don't feel that my home is going to be the right daycare for your child. Then stand up and say thank you very much for coming and I wish you all the best in your continued search for care.... have had a few parents get very agape of mouth but generally they start to gather their child and belongings and prepare to leave. Some try to get more info from me and in other cases after some talking we come to an agreement and they become good parents. It is letting them know from the get go that you are the one in charge and interviewing for an opening and you have the final say.