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Provider burnout is a major concern in the daycare industry. The constant demands of caring for young children can be exhausting, both physically and...06-03-2023, 12:15 AM
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Had a text from a provider this morning with a question...so I called her to clarify her question. While I was giving her info, she started crying uncontrollably.......
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Advice needed! I know this subject is worn out but I have a DCM that is a schoolteacher and in our state school has been canceled for the rest of the...
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Hey everyone,
I work at a military installation CDC, which all together makes two years of working at a military child development center.... -
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I don't think I can keep running a daycare anymore. I think this is the burn out stage. I watch 8 kids right now.... -
The last hour and a half or so seems to take longer than the whole day. I don't know what it is...
How do you guys power through the last... -
I’ve been running my home daycare for 20 years now and I feel like I’m in a place of being very overwhelming and frustrated. I have 3 toddlers who... -
Hi guys, I've been gone for awhile, but just got myself back on finally! I've missed you all!
I have an issue. I have an 11 month old... -
Hi! This is my first post. I have been coming here for a few years, looking through threads and have found lots of great advice reading the posts of others....
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Some days I just feel totally overwhelmed by all the sadness in the children's lives. The death of a parent, a mom who abandons her children, a dad who...
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I have been going through a pretty bad burnout and I am trying to come out of it. I realized most of my stress during the day stems from a very difficult...
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I have 2 kids that won't listen to anything I say. Kids are 3.5 yo dcg (in pullups even though she has no clue about potty training) and 5 yo dcb, siblings....
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I am not feeling it this year. I will be expected to create magic, normally it is what I do.
I have a ridiculous amount of supplies,... -
I wish I had known before I started how many parents would lie, change pickup times, and have payment problems. I wish I had known how difficult it was...
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Baby seat strap cited in death at daycare
18m baby was strapped into his carseat for his nap. He didn't wake up. This poor baby suffocated... -
I realize that we all have times when we feel this way and at the end of the day I won't quit, but....I hate my job right now. I am losing 3/5 kids...
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I have been in business almost 2 years, and I have to decide if I should re-register with all the lovely paperwork.
Right now, I have two... -
I use to have a licensed family daycare 5 years ago. It was very successful and I ran it very professional. After my divorce, we had to sell the house...
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I have been sending my kids (2 yo and 8 mo) to an at-home daycare provider in Massachusetts...we have recently had an issue where the provider has been...
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Hi All,
My name is Emily and I am a research assistant with the Centre for Organizational Research and Development in Nova Scotia, Canada.... -
How do ya'll set your "reset buttons?"
I have been feeling very negative lately, about almost everything. I'm sooooooo sick and... -
Hi everyone,
Just wondering how you deal with burnout not due to the children, but due to their parents! I am feeling like I have a really bad... -
I need a really good letter to explain illness exclusion policy.
I don't like the hours rule and I need something that is going to spell it out... -
I am OVER toxic people and toxic environments! For the past six months I have been working as the nurse for a large daycare center. I LOVE the work, despise...
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I called off sick so naturally my friend that works at a center called to let me know my family called them asking if they had any openings. I don't even...
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I have a divorcing set of parents here who have been fighting. DCG was full time when starting. They divided the week as a compromise so DCG was coming... -
I wake up in the morning dreading the doorbell, then spend the morning feeling both happy and completely frustrated. By lunch I am SO DONE with daycare...
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It was suggested that we "sticky" this great information for those that need it to find it easily and it is VERY useful and really important...
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Does anyone ever feel like they are burning out? I am an Army certified FCC home I work from 0530 to 530pm if not later Monday threw Friday. I have been... -
I have been licensed for 8 months now, in home daycare (2 bedroom 1000 sq. ft home). I felt like I was doing well or at least okay until summer hit. ...
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I have been doing home daycare for 5 years but this last year has been really difficult. I have been burned out and just not enjoying it much. I was hoping... -
I have been doing this for 15 years and am having major burnout! really feel like it is time for me to close this chapter of my life, but have to work...
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Hey everyone
I work at a school age center and we are open this year until June 20. (At which time I am transitioning to a different...