Do you inform your families of changes in your daycare

[giraffe]

Lol I never tell my parents... None of their business. Do you think centres inform all of their parents when they have changes in children or staff? It may be mentioned in a monthly newsletter but not usually.

[bright sparks]

Lol I never tell my parents... None of their business. Do you think centres inform all of their parents when they have changes in children or staff? It may be mentioned in a monthly newsletter but not usually.

But isn't that one of the differences between centre care and home daycare? In a centre there is less chance for parents to even interact with the group and/or become familiar with the many different children let alone remember their names. In a home daycare centre it is much more intimate and due to the low numbers it makes sense that parents would be more familiar with them and so as a result they are more likely to make enquiries as to the absence of a child when they see the group regularly at drop off and pick up. A centre wouldn't tell a parent because it isn't an intimate childcare setting where parents and all children closely interact on a daily basis. I think it is a parents business who their child is interacting with. Centres don't inform parents for different reasons but then we aren't an employee in a centre, but business owner/operators with a much deeper level of investment and much different kind of relationship with the families.

[Lee-Bee]

But isn't that one of the differences between centre care and home daycare? In a centre there is less chance for parents to even interact with the group and/or become familiar with the many different children let alone remember their names. In a home daycare centre it is much more intimate and due to the low numbers it makes sense that parents would be more familiar with them and so as a result they are more likely to make enquiries as to the absence of a child when they see the group regularly at drop off and pick up. A centre wouldn't tell a parent because it isn't an intimate childcare setting where parents and all children closely interact on a daily basis. I think it is a parents business who their child is interacting with. Centres don't inform parents for different reasons but then we aren't an employee in a centre, but business owner/operators with a much deeper level of investment and much different kind of relationship with the families.

The daycare centres I have worked at have let families and children know when a friend is leaving. Even the youngest of children need a chance to say goodbye. They spend 40-50hrs a week with these other children, they are a big part of their lives. To have them disappear one day and never be seen again does impact them. Letting their parents know not only informs the parents of the reason for the change, allow them to refer you but allows the parents to help the child understand that their friend will not be back.

The schools I have worked in also have done a formal goodbye and have in some way or another let the parents know of the change. I'm sure not all schools and centres would inform families but I would think the better quality ones do, at least that is my experience.