I honestly don't care what a parent is doing while their child is here at daycare as long as they tell me exactly how I can reach them in an emergency. If they are taking a day off it's really nice that they make it a shorter day, say 7 hours instead of 9. I don't judge the parents honestly but don't you think those children know what is going on? Don't you think it affects their behaviour when they know their parent is at home? What I've noticed so far in my HDCP experience is that the most difficult children are the ones who have the least amount of time with their parents. That's just a fact.