Letter to the New Dayhome

[kindertime]

There is something about this request that is rubbing me the wrong way.... doesn't it seem like the parent is asking you to do her job for her? Although it might be nice in a different world if we could "warn" other providers about possible behaviour issues, that really isn't our job, is it? Was this family willing to work with you at all in dealing with the issues? If not, and now they are leaving, it seems awfully unfair to then ask you to write out, what is essentially a guide to dealing with this child.

Discoveries is right, I think. Let him have a fresh start - who knows how he'll be at the new place. Maybe, if you did put in all that effort, and give your ideas, they wouldn't even work for the new dayhome anyway.

If it were me, I think I would tell the parents that I think the best thing for them to do is to talk to the new person about the issues the child had here, and for them to find out if the new dayhome provider has strategies to handle those issues.