Weekly newsletter

[Momof4]

Omigosh, you are working too hard! I make a quarterly newsletter stating all the important dates, all my themes and a bit about what we are doing over the next quarter. It is one page usually, sometimes two because I really believe parents only skim it. I keep a copy on my front bulletin board just in case I ever have to point to it and say I TOLD YOU ABOUT THIS!!!

I don't even have a menu anymore because none of the parents were concerned and all know that their children are well fed and cared for. One of my dcMoms has a really picky eater and this girl won't eat the same foods for supper that she ate for lunch and since she only eats a small variety of foods I send the Mom an email every afternoon listing what she has eaten, no biggie, only takes a minute.

I only give the parents a verbal update at the door at pickup if there were any problems, otherwise I just say, yes the child ate well and slept well and had a good day.

[Littledragon]

Omigosh, you are working too hard! I make a quarterly newsletter stating all the important dates, all my themes and a bit about what we are doing over the next quarter. It is one page usually, sometimes two because I really believe parents only skim it. I keep a copy on my front bulletin board just in case I ever have to point to it and say I TOLD YOU ABOUT THIS!!!

Haha. I know it sounds like a lot of work but I should mention I have a degree in Professional Writing, this is something I enjoy doing. I did up my newsletter for July and it was 4 pages - 2 pages of info, a meal plan for the month and a calender page depicting all the fun things, daycare closings and birthdays. I put in PDF format and send it through email.

On fridays, they will still receive a report card and any "reminders" like daycare closings (I'm closing on July 10th) and needed supplies.

I'm sure I'll get sick of doing it at some point but right now, I really enjoy it

Thanks everyone for your advice. I really am excited about this. And so far, the parents seem to appreciate it. One parent printed out the calender and filled out all the days her kid would be taken out for their vacation so it worked out really well