Would you ever contact another provider for information?

[playfelt]

That is one of the reasons I won't interview a mother without the child. I did have one mom come a few years ago who had set up appointments to gether info from several daycares as a way of ruling out the ones she didn't want and then once she had narrowed it down to 5 she was going to bring hubby and child for a second interview. I just didn't like her attitude at the interview so didn't allow her to come for the return interview.

I have had a potential daycare provider ask to come over during the day to sort of observe and decide if she was as committed to it as she thought. I let her come because I knew her but not sure I would let a stranger do that. Would totally depend on how they got my name.

[clep]

I had a mother from down the road put her child in my care one day a week. The next week I found a day home ad with her number on it. I emailed her from an email she wouldn't know about and she sent me all of her information. She sent me my paperwork, with a few things changed. I printed out her ad and emails. I put it in her file. I was shocked when she showed up on her scheduled day with her child!!! I let her know why I was shocked and she denied everything....right until I showed her the emails and ad. She still tried to back peddle some before I told her to leave with her child. She left crying and I did not reimburse her any paid fees.