Has this happened to you

[mickyc]

I don't show the upstairs to my home. No way! it is my space and not used for daycare at all. I haven't had any parents ask, and if they did I would just tell them that there is no need as their child will not be up there at all. I think of it this way - would you ask to see the staff room at your child's school? NO. Only spaces that your child will be in are part of the interview.

I also only interview evenings and weekends. I have done interviews during daycare hours and it never goes well. It is too disruptive and things get missed. I now only meet outside of daycare hours. If a parent wants to see what goes on during daycare then they are free to drop off and pick up whenever they please (providing it isn't nap time) but they are not allowed to stay. I have a 2 week trial period that a parent (or myself) can terminate care for no reason. So they have 2 weeks to decide if they think I am a good fit for their child. One of the reasons I don't interview during work hours is chances are the child being interviewed misbehaves or does something that isn't allowed at daycare. I do not discipline children when their parents are present and this usually ends up with the other kids tattling on the new kid, which tends to make things awkward. I haven't had anyone ask to stay and I would say no anyways. Their child needs to realize that their parent cannot stay and it will give mixed signals to the child if they do. Also the other kids tend to be show offs given an audience.