How would you respond??

[daycarewhisperer]

I do not allow this. I do one arrival, one departure, per parent... per child... per day. If a parent arrives I answer the door and the child is sent to the door dressed to go home.

I don't allow parents in the play room. It upsets the other children and their child behaves badly. I also don't allow parents to parent their child under my roof. If the parent is visiting the parent would be in charge of the child at that time. It's too risky to allow that on my property. Parents have completely different rules for their childs behavior in my home than the rules I have. Parents do not have the knowledge or expertise to know how their parenting can affect my money and my business.

I understand parents wanting this experience but in truth their presence changes the setting so dramatically that what they claim they are after becomes impossible because they are present.

I explain this upfront so that parents understand before they sign on that I don't allow in playroom visits. I do have an open door policy that only includes that they may come at any time and pick their child up. That is all I am required to do. I give immediate access to their child. I don't give access to the other day care kids.

I have had parents agree to this at sign on and change their minds after being here. I have terminated twice in my twenty years and this issue was one of the two terms. If a parent insists that they must do visits with the other day care children then my services don't meet their needs. I would rather loose one client than take the risks that come with parents being on site parenting and the poor behavior of their child and my other children because of their presence.