Errands

[5 Little Monkeys]

Even though I do the odd errands with my dck's, I always turn it into a lesson and than end it with a fun child themed activity. Shopping is one of their favourites though lol. They help me buy ( pick out) a lot of the toys actually. The parents enjoy that we get out and do things in the community. I know a few of them don't take them on errands so when they come to the grocery store with me, it's a great time for them as we discuss the things we see, talk about being patient in line, etc.

I think this is a great asset to home daycares. The children are treated like my own and are included in activities that me and my family do. We are a tightly bonded dc and my dck's ask for my family members all the time. They truly are part of my extended family.

From my experience, parents around here would be more okay with the odd errand on "work time" than having to pay for my vacation days and have no service given.

If a dc was doing daily errands and ignoring the children's needs than I'd be more concerned but I don't think this happens very much.