Parents that have a day off bringing kids to day home

[Judy Trickett]

I don't know why many providers are angered by this! If the parent went to work the child would be in daycare anyway...if they want to do something else it doesn't make a difference to the child or to me as a provider as long as they are still picked up by the regular time. If they want to spend extra time with the child that's wonderful, but if they maybe need to rest or do some errands, maybe the child is better off at daycare than with a stressed out, burnt out parent.

I actually think the kids have a hard time with it. I do. Kids are very perceptive. They KNOW when the smallest bits of the routine are off. So, when a parent does this my experience has been that the child is a bit "off" that day. The child KNOWS. And we get to deal with that child all day who is "off" and noticing the change.

I don't know. I guess I just cherish my time with my kids. If I had to be away from them 50 hours a week I would want every extra second I could get with them.