Worst interview in the history of daycare......

[momofnerds]

I only do interviews during nap time. this way if they don't show up, i'm not stuck sitting around waiting. also, the people have to leave because its nap time and no one can be loud. I have found that this works the best. I've done free play interviews and one time the child hit a dcb and dcb hit him back and the parents were so angry even thou their son started it. Why did they bring the mil???

[cfred]

I have no idea why MIL was brought along. Maybe a cultural thing? I think Dad was Japanese. But I have a Chinese/Thai/Laos family who didn't introduce the inlaws to me till months later. The whole interview was just so odd. The baby stayed in his carseat behind the adults, rather than being brought out to meet everyone. The 3 adults just stood around. I invited them to sit down 3 times. Finally I had to ask them to sit down. I was constantly trying to see kids past them....it was so weird. Typically, it's just Mum who comes (sometimes Dad) and she sits on the floor and turns her little one loose or over to me to see us interact. Typically, it's just a play date, which is how I like to do it and truthfully, I often enjoy them. This was just the strangest interview I've ever had.

I should qualify that my interview technique varies depending on ratio. Of course, now that I'm nearly full, it's preferable to do them during off hours. When I only have 1, 2, or 3 kids, it's totally fine. However, now with 4 kids, it's a little harder. The 2 this week said they couldn't come after hours due to distance (both are moving into the area). The next interview I'm not terribly worried about. It's at breakfast, which is a very good time here, always. Plus, it's for a part time spot, which are all filled at the moment. This is strictly a wait list interview.