How to tell parents to feed their kids breakfast

[Frogsandrabbits]

Having just opened in early January it never really crossed my mind to specify that children should eat before arriving at my door. When my first child was in daycare I never assumed my provider would feed him, he was always ready for the day.
When the children arrive in the morning I have a routine of asking the parent how the child's morning is so far and if there's any concerns etc that I need to know about. Both of these parents say that the children haven't eaten, they pretty much are woken up and brought here. So I do say some fault falls on me for probably not saying earlier. However in my contract and policies book it does say that I give a snack at 10:15, lunch 12:30, and second snack at 3. So I will be discussing this with my parents today upon pickup that the children need breakfast before arriving. A friend of mine that did daycare charged an extra $5/day for breakfast. I have chosen not to give that option because my mornings are crazy and I really don't have time. I want all my daycare kids to have the same attention and devotion right from the start!

[MonkeyPrincess]

Having just opened in early January it never really crossed my mind to specify that children should eat before arriving at my door. When my first child was in daycare I never assumed my provider would feed him, he was always ready for the day.
When the children arrive in the morning I have a routine of asking the parent how the child's morning is so far and if there's any concerns etc that I need to know about. Both of these parents say that the children haven't eaten, they pretty much are woken up and brought here. So I do say some fault falls on me for probably not saying earlier. However in my contract and policies book it does say that I give a snack at 10:15, lunch 12:30, and second snack at 3. So I will be discussing this with my parents today upon pickup that the children need breakfast before arriving. A friend of mine that did daycare charged an extra $5/day for breakfast. I have chosen not to give that option because my mornings are crazy and I really don't have time. I want all my daycare kids to have the same attention and devotion right from the start!

I am Glad you mentioned your contract. So with that being said, definitely have the conversation with the parents. You don't offer breakfast so the children must be fed before they come to your house. Simple as that. If the parents say the kid is not a big eater in the morning, you can tell them a little is better than nothing or else they will have an empty belly til snack time at 10.15.