This is for care starting January 7th so needs to be wrapped up by the end of next week. I never send my contract out ahead of time, and when they sign, I invite parents back and go through every policy so they have the opportunity to ask questions and of course so it doesn't come across so harsh. The purpose of my telephone interview playfelt, is for me to ask more questions and initially find out more about them. I will still address everything as normal face to face, but if we have had a chance to talk briefly before hand versus just emailing then I may find some vital infromation out which will enable ME to write them off as being unsuitable.

It's more so because of this time of year that I don't want people round for interviews this close to Xmas if I can eliminate some of the chances of red flags before they take my evening up. I actually don't mind interviewing, its just that I recently had a family come for an interview then come back and sign to return the contract to me the day after as they just weren't ready to commit so far in advance. I gave up 2 of my evenings(3 hours total) and for what?? Maybe if I had asked the right questions in the first place I could have prevented my lost time. Thats my intention moving forward.