Please put me at ease...

[Blackcat3168]

If your husband isn't providing the care, then I wouldn't do it.

Would they be willing to provide YOU with one? Would they agree to a police check on themselves....after all you are allowing them to come into your home.

[bright sparks]

If your husband isn't providing the care, then I wouldn't do it.

Would they be willing to provide YOU with one? Would they agree to a police check on themselves....after all you are allowing them to come into your home.

Why would they need to provide me with a police check? I am not leaving my children in their care or having them around any of the children so it's not comparable. My husband lives here and is someone who is regularly around their child, although not so munch recently with long work hours, so of course they would want some kind off security and piece of mind with regards to who their child will be in the company of on a regular basis when they are not present. Obviously the police check can be out of date and be ineffective in my opinion but at least if up to date can be helpful in determining someone's history. I allow the child into my home not the parents. They come in one time for an interview, after that they do not get past my hallway, EVER!

To decline the request of the parent is to imply in their minds that I or we have something to hide. Have you ever had a child in daycare Blackcat? I have had both of my children in care years ago and it was something that reassured me although it was much more efficient where I am from, as there was a reference number attached to every individual and whenever there was an incident involving the police it would automatically be recorded on your back ground check and anyone with this number could call up and get up to date background check info. I am pretty sure that if I gave the response you described, that it would be a deal breaker and a red flag for them and a very slim chance that they would leave their child with me.

[Blackcat3168]

Why would they need to provide me with a police check? I am not leaving my children in their care or having them around any of the children so it's not comparable. My husband lives here and is someone who is regularly around their child, although not so munch recently with long work hours, so of course they would want some kind off security and piece of mind with regards to who their child will be in the company of on a regular basis when they are not present. Obviously the police check can be out of date and be ineffective in my opinion but at least if up to date can be helpful in determining someone's history. I allow the child into my home not the parents. They come in one time for an interview, after that they do not get past my hallway, EVER!

To decline the request of the parent is to imply in their minds that I or we have something to hide. Have you ever had a child in daycare Blackcat? I have had both of my children in care years ago and it was something that reassured me although it was much more efficient where I am from, as there was a reference number attached to every individual and whenever there was an incident involving the police it would automatically be recorded on your back ground check and anyone with this number could call up and get up to date background check info. I am pretty sure that if I gave the response you described, that it would be a deal breaker and a red flag for them and a very slim chance that they would leave their child with me.

Yes, I have had child in child care. In both a center and a family child care.

I am in the U.S. so obviously things work very differently here than they do there and as a licensed provider, I have one background check done by my licensing agency BEFORE I am allowed to even care for kids. This background check includes ALL members of my family over the age of 13. This check is re-done every two years at the time of my license re-newal.

Parents in my state can not request additional background check on me or anyone in my family any more than I have the right to ask them for one.

Also, child care homes are all set up differently and many providers allow their clients into their homes (past the hallway) and even as far as staying and interacting with other kids so I was not aware of how your home was set up and that you don't allow your parents in very far.

I'm sorry my advice wasn't helpful and my opinion not useful to you.