2 1/2 year old still on baby food??

[Manue]

So tonight the little girls mom came to pick her up (I didnt have very much time with her as I was trying to rush out the door to my daughters school concert), I kindly told her that her daughter was still hungry after eating the food she was sent. I tried telling her that she needed more food and that she really liked the solid foods i offered her and her response was "Great, she doesnt have any allergies so feel free to giver her food when she is still hungry". Again I only had a couple of minutes and before i could REMIND her that in our contract i DO NOT SUPPLY FOOD she was already turned around and walking out the front door I will of course continue to give this poor little girl some solids while she is in my care but unfortunatly she is only with me 1 or 2 days a week What happens at home? My heart goes out to her, but beyound what I am doing while she is with me I feel there is nothing more i can do...

[Crayola kiddies]

Your daycare doesn't provide food ?? I have never heard of that before. I wouldn't want parents to provide the food ... Too much bickering between kids cause they want what the other kid has and maybe what I feel is healthy the parent may have different ideas. And then I gotta store it all in my fridge.

[BlueRose]

Have you thought of handing her a bill for $5/day for the food you are providing. That just might be the push she needs to start bringing more food.

[Manue]

Your daycare doesn't provide food ?? I have never heard of that before. I wouldn't want parents to provide the food ... Too much bickering between kids cause they want what the other kid has and maybe what I feel is healthy the parent may have different ideas. And then I gotta store it all in my fridge.

No I dont provide food, most daycares around here dont. I have never had a problem with kids wanting other kids food, the kids have never bickered about it. I have a seperate fridge for the daycare.

[Manue]

Have you thought of handing her a bill for $5/day for the food you are providing. That just might be the push she needs to start bringing more food.

I might, I just dont want to risk loosing her

[BlueRose]

I might, I just dont want to risk loosing her

How about handing her a bill for this week, then tell her that if she starts bring more age appropriate food in a reasonable amount to fill her child up, (starting Monday) then you will forget about this bill. BUT you will bill her from now on if you have to use your own food.

This will tell her you mean business and hopefully she will rather bring more food then pay. If you think she might not mind paying the extra money, make it $10/day instead of $5.00 to help insure she doesn't just say Okay feed my kid I will pay.

[kidlove]

Sounds like you got your answer!!! She is just lazy, think about it, it is so easy to go to the baby food isle and fill up on baby food in the cart, then when you have primped yourself for work and you are ready to run your kid to daycare you just grab the bag and throw in a fruit and veggie for the day. She really does need to know that the child is too old for baby food and needs an appropriate meal provided each day. IF you want to go above and beyond Your Requirements than offer her the food prepared each day for a fee, at 5$ a day you should be able to make profit if you budget right, it may be worth it, but before you consider doing that consider the fact you may get resentful over the making of all her meals because the Mother is choosing not to!