Wish me luck...finally got an interview

[BrightEyes]

Good Luck!!!!

[Monday 2 Friday Mama]

Knock 'em dead ! You know you're an awesome caregiver, now just tell them why ! =)

[Other Mummy]

Thanks for all the Good Vibes folks . I've got everything ready...just hope she shows up. Feeling kinda gun shy since my last two interviews were no shows.

I'll let you know how it goes this evening.

[Other Mummy]

Well...the inteview went ahead as scheduled. She even called to confirm 45min prior. Went really well. She loved my program, my set up and felt that we were a good fit. Said that she interviewed 3 other daycares and is very happy to put her daughter in my care. She is signing my contract and papers and bringing them on Thursday when her daughter starts.

But.... I still need to keep looking as she only needs 3 days a week and is waiting for subsidy down the road. Sigh. Was hoping to have a little one long term until they started JK.

So at least with her and my other drop in once a week client I have technically 4 spots full. And I'm charging her a slightly higher rate per day as she is part time.

Something sounded a little off though. I asked her why she is leaving her current daycare provider (whom she referred to as the dreaded "B" word...Yup. Babysitter) I corrected her quickly on the MAST differences. She said that one of the children passed away at the daycare. They don't know the cause but that she just pulled her daughter as they were'nt a "good fit". Ummm.. at that point I don't think being a good "fit" is the serious real issue KWIM?

Anyway...hopefully the next 2 weeks will go well and we can continue our business arrangement. Otherwise, it's in my contract that within 2 weeks either one of us can walk away if it's not working.

[Inspired by Reggio]

.... She said that one of the children passed away at the daycare. They don't know the cause but that she just pulled her daughter as they were'nt a "good fit". Ummm.. at that point I don't think being a good "fit" is the serious real issue KWIM?
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OMG providers worst nightmare if that is a true story?

Usually stuff like that is ALL OVER THE NEWS so you'd have to wonder if it is TRUE kwim?

We had a poor daycare provider in our home town a few years back the child died of some freak virus while in daycare but there was all that SPECULATION in the media before the autopsy confirmed it was not true ~ they printed her full name and address in the news and honestly even though she did nothing wrong what parent is going to send their child there again cause all we remember as human beings is the DRAMA that was around that name

[playfelt]

The inquest into that little boy that drowned in a back yard pool at a home daycare here in Ottawa has started and there is info in the paper everyday and what is really bothering me is that they keep using the word "illegal" daycare - afterall the lady was charged $2000 for it by minisitry of community and social services - not the police who laid no criminal charges. The only illegal part was that like the rest of us didn't know that caregivers getting together on private property was a crime. But daily they are tainting all of us with that "illegal" moniker.

[Crayola kiddies]

I've been following it too ..... Today it says the homeowners 8 yr old found the boy and jumped in to try and save him.
What a heavy burden for that little girl to have to live with ..... Hopefully they get her some Counciling so she knows it wasn't her fault.

[Inspired by Reggio]

The inquest into that little boy that drowned in a back yard pool at a home daycare here in Ottawa has started and there is info in the paper everyday and what is really bothering me is that they keep using the word "illegal" daycare - afterall the lady was charged $2000 for it by minisitry of community and social services - not the police who laid no criminal charges. The only illegal part was that like the rest of us didn't know that caregivers getting together on private property was a crime. But daily they are tainting all of us with that "illegal" moniker.

Yes this bothers me too ~ at the time that occurred the agency I worked with PROMOTED the organization of provider play dates at each others house as a way to avoid isolation so even those who are responsible for REGULATION of LICENSED PROGRAMS were promoting ILLEGAL CARE as they too were not aware that this was suppose to be the 'interpretation' of the act of 'any premise receiving more than 5 children is required to be licensed and if not is therefore 'illegal'.

I still maintain it was not ILLEGAL at the time they were doing this they just made an EXAMPLE of that poor provider due to the fact that the lack of supervision and action plan for dealing with that pool on the premise resulted in the death of a child ... cause imo THAT could have happened had she been ALONE as well since the pool was obviously not properly BLOCKED allowing the child such quick and easy access and IMO had little to do with the fact play dates were going on!

The fact is they were just VISITING for a short period of time it was not like they did not all have their own PREMISE to return to for the bulk of their day. I still do not see what the difference is between meeting in this backyard or the public park or library or other 'public' destination and it is another prime example of how LOGIC does not often guide government policy but just made to appease the public and often ends up just making it even more confusing on how to follow the rules that are suppose to govern us

To me a more 'logical' approach would have been instead of banning play dates on private property would be to BAN POOLS on premises that are planning on caring for multiple children for the purpose of business .... aka you want to have a family pool than you do not open up a childcare program it is one or the other ... many insurance agencies will not insure a provider with a pool OR they charge an additional premium just for having the pool cause it is the POOLED WATER that is the liability because even with fencing bylaws and other regulations children still drowned everyday in them ... children do not die everyday as a result of normal provider play dates!

[treeholm]

[QUOTE]To me a more 'logical' approach would have been instead of banning play dates on private property would be to BAN POOLS on premises that are planning on caring for multiple children for the purpose of business .... aka you want to have a family pool than you do not open up a childcare program it is one or the other /QUOTE]

Gosh, I hope this doesn't happen! I've had a pool since the early 70s, and I certainly can't just fill it in to run my daycare. I have done my bronze cross twice (once just before I turned 40) and I'm hyper-vigilant. I also do not allow my daycare children to use the pool in the summer. The gates are locked, and there are two heavy doors between the main floor and the walkout basement that even adults have a hard time opening. The one from the basement to the outside is locked as well. It's not pools that are the problem, it is inadequate safety measures. I had a friend whose 2 year old drowned in their indoor pool many years ago, and it was a tragedy that none of us has ever forgotten. A child who climbed out of a crib (which he had never done before) and got out of his room and into the pool room without being seen. So yes, I'm hyper-vigilant for sure.

[Inspired by Reggio]

Oh I agree Treeholm ... IMO it is not logical to ban EITHER cause it does not solve the problem of lack of supervision at all which was the point I was trying to make .... I was just using the banning pools instead more of an argument if governments feel they have to ban 'something' to appease the public of 'doing something' after a tragedy like this that banning the availability of pool in this childcare setting would have been better cause if supervision is the problem banning 'play groups' is not going to fix it anyway cause supervision can still suck if you have 1 person or 10 people there