Errands

[TinyTwigs]

I think it's a tad bit unprofessional to be running personal errands with other peoples children but hey whatever works for someone may not for someone else.

As for the comment above you most likely worked for a company who had coverage while you were gone to run "errands" so if you left your work place someone was there to cover for you and if there wasn't you can't just go. Same goes for home daycare, yes it's your home but it's also your WORK place. So in a home daycare setting it's different because you have to essentially bring your clients with you bc there usually isn't anyone there to cover and if you want the flexibility to go out to run errands then hire an assistant. It's like a hair dresser bringing 5 clients to the grocery store?!

I also don't like how people are using the word "home daycare" to justify doing personal errands on the clock since they run a homey based childcare setting. The only "home" aspect of your job is that it is run out of your house. If you want to make it homey I am pretty sure no one has a "family" meal at the dinner table with the family and Daycare Kids.

People do errands so they don't have to do it after work or on the weekends that way you kill two birds with one stone being work and errands.

Also how can anyone think that going to the bank or grocery store is educational for infants and toddlers??? Someone mentioned above that their daughter went on a field trip with her "class" to the grocery store so how is that not appropriate> well you answered your own question! She had a class meaning she was in elementary school which also means she was older than and infant or a toddler so that concludes that taking infants and toddlers to the grocery store is not age appropriate. Also how would you feel if those teachers were grocery shopping? I personally would be annoyed and that isn't professional at all. Their parents can take them to the grocery store and teach them those things, that's not our job and there's a reason pretend play food was invented.

Providers get upset all the time that they aren't taken seriously and that people view them as "babysitters" not ECEs or whatever but can you really blame them ?

Someone said they run errands and their spots are always filled. That's nice but that doesn't mean you are any better of a provider than someone who doesn't run errands and whos spots are always full it might be a simple as living in a good location.