and two sibs...
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I currently have 4 openings and really need to fill the spots . I had one that went to kindergarten, one that didn't want to pay and two sibs...
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On top of all of that, my wife and I each work outside the home. She works 8 hour days each weekend in customer service at Walmart while I do the daycare....
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I have posted on here a couple of times about problems I was having with some of the kids in my care. The resounding response from everyone here was...
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I have been trying to fill dcb who left with no notice spot for about a month now. This is the last spot I have left to fill. Not only did I fill the...
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How many of you only accept 2yr+ kiddos? Do any of you only do pre-school age, like 3-5? Curious if this is possible when looking to fill slots.
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I had 2 interviews over the past few weekends and both families would like the spaces. There are 2 issues that I need to address and need some help with... -
I am just starting out after being closed for a few years. I live in the south part of town so getting interviews has been difficult. I have had 3 interviews...
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I have been licensed for 2 weeks. I've been advertising on fb exchange/sales pages and around my neighborhood. My first week being licensed I signed on...
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How do you interview families when you don't have an opening? Basically, I want to replace a family but I'm not sure how to do this without going over...
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Hi Providers,
I live in Northern Virginia and have been doing home daycare for 5 years. Its been about a year of me really having a hard time filling... -
Hi im newly licensed this year! Well I need more children! I had a 1 year old, and an almost 2 year old for 6 months. Sad thing happen The one year olds...
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What the heck is going on?! I'm not complaining by any means, but where the heck did the sudden influx of people come from?!
Last week... -
I have been running my daycare for about 6 months now and am happy with the number of kids/families but I only have one baby that comes full-time. In...
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I had an open spot, and a dcm gave me a referral for a PT new baby that would be looking to start this summer.
The problem is:
1. they... -
I currently have 7 kids here including my own. There is generally 4 or 5 here at a time due to school schedule and one part time schedule. This is the...
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This May we will have two openings, and then two more openings in August.
For the May openings we have a referral for twins, and just... -
We recently got our license and it took longer than expected. We are now in a tight spot and have a lot of bills going out at the beginning of the month....
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Good morning! I received my license a few weeks ago and I'm trying to enroll some kids. How did you all go about finding parents/kids? I've been advertising... -
I have an empty full time spot and it is killing me. My only lead is a dad I have had past experience with and, overall, he is a flake. We had a interview...
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My husband and I moved to the area we're in now a year ago and since then I have been trying to fill my daycare. Over the year I have gotten licensed...
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My numbers dropped quite a bit at the end of June. One dcb became school age (still here just less $), two pre-school kids and one school age left to...
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Happy Monday to you all!
I am feeling pretty discouraged about daycare lately. I am having difficulty finding "full time" families...... -
I think I may advertise to fill a spot that will be open in September. I've never had to advertise in the past, so this is a new thing for me. How far...
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So, I know I just opened my in home two weeks ago and it takes time to get children in, but I need children to enroll! I had calls right away and I...
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HELP!!
Hello All, I'm new to both this forum & my at home daycare! I am listed with the state, my living room is now my daycare with... -
Gearing up for the school year
I have one spot...well two if one of them leaves by 3:45.
I would really like to fill this last... -
Crazy8's thread about not getting any clients and being worried got me thinking....is it an area thing or is it country wide?
So two questions...... -
I'm trying to fill one spot. For a while now, I have noticed that the only care available in my area is for infants. Okay, I think...since I can't get...
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I am just so frustrated- I am advertising like crazy. I had a bunch of calls, a couple great interviews (I thought they were great) and no call-backs....
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I have had several GREAT interviews in the past month. They always end with we have others to interview we will let you know next week. Then you never... -
I'm debating whether or not to even bother filling my last spot. It has been a rough few months as a new dc provider, which I'm sure is normal. I feel...
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I was just wondering what everyones hours are and if they have a hard time filling them?
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I'm just curious. I'm getting ready to start advertising and spreading the word in person that I'm opening up in February/March.
How hard... -
I got kids YES (insert me jumping with joy here)! I don't know what happened but I just got a couple of calls from parents that I had interviewed before...
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Browsing the ads on care.com, I came across an ad from one of my current families. I am certain it's them...names and their weird schedules are included....
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I have a dilemma and wanted to get opinions.
Here is what I have (in order of enrollment date):
dck1: good child, but gets... -
I've been in business now for a whole year and have been advertising since I opened and can't seem to get any more kids. I have been taking care of my...
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I don't want to even think about doing this in the event I get back to teaching at some point due to want or necessity but I feel like I will have to... -
I just filled my last spot!! I've been advertising since the summer with no such luck...lots of prayers you guys and I've finally filled it!! She is adorable...you... -
and I'm so excited! I have two interviews next week. I thought I only had one full-time spot available, but looking at it I realized that if I send DD...
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It's 3 weeks before school starts, and I have NO SA's lined up. None, zip, zero. No SA's = no income. I don't know what to do!!
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Hi all,
Guess I need a sounding board here. I have been doing daycare for about 7 months. I have one daycare child as of right now and... -
I really need to start keeping phone numbers of people that call. I just filled 2 full time spots this week. This morning at drop off, the mom of my really... -
Where are the kids? Where are the hard working parents who need reliable, fair priced daycare? Can anyone find them?
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This has been a VERY busy week. I have two openings coming up as two of my kids have aged out. I had five interviews this week, all referrals, and they...
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:confused:I love all this site and all the great information but I need to get some daycare kids of my own so I have something more to do all day besides... -
Am I the only one who has this phenomenon?
A year ago this past May, my first daycare family left (once dcg turned 1 they wanted her getting... -
I am losing three kids this month! Two have moms that are preggers and will become stay at home moms and one is moving away.
Just got... -
I received an inquiry for my opening from a mom with a 12 month old boy. Apparently she quit (or lost?) her job this past spring and was planning to stay...
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I have had an ad posted for one daycare space as I am losing 3 children. 2 are gone (moms on mat leave) and 1 will be going to school in September. 2... -
I suddenly had two of my long term children leave unexpectedly. One family who has been with me for 5 years is moving away as dad got a new job. :-( Second...
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I have seen some ads for accepting applications referring to applying to have your child in a home daycare. I've seen this before for high-end and expensive-to-no-end...
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I am going to have two open spots starting the last week of August. I have not advertised yet, wanting to wait at least until June to start looking to... -
Where I'm at, daycare is really down. I have 2 full time dcgs. One will be leaving in a month and the other one will go to preschool in the fall. Her... -
Can I see it? I have someone who wants to interview now but will not start until September.
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I currently only provide care for two DCK. I decided not to take on more when I discovered what a handful the DCB was going to be. As you may have seen...
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I went weeks without hearing anything from anyone about needing child care. I was getting so discouraged!! Then within the last 4 days I've gotten 3 phone... -
At church on Sunday, a parent came up to me and said she heard I did child care and wanted to know if I had any openings for next school year. She told... -
I have one opening that I have been trying to fill for over a month. This is the longest that I have ever had an opening.
First off I... -
so I got 2 phone calls today looking for care. The first one wanted to start next week, but I go on vacation next week (florida here i come) the second...
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Since my licensor has not returned all 3 of my phone calls this month I'm asking for your read on this reg. I'm going to go over her head on Monday since...
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Well, well, well, wouldn't you know...I got a call on daycare around noon and she is coming this afternoon to interview. My school age daycare girls'... -
I've had an ad in the paper for months and months, and had only gotten 2 calls on it, neither of which even came for an interview. I'm down to only ONE...
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So through my CL ad I've had numerous inquiries, but nothing has ever followed through. I'm wondering if this is because I'm telling them my rates when...
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Hi All,
I'm just registered and from SF, CA. I've been looking to fill one PT and one FT spot for a few months now at my childcare/preschool.... -
So I've gotten a few phone calls and emails every month from people looking for spots. Only 1 has panned out into a slot being filled. I think I know...
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This is my first time posting on here!! This is probably a silly post but I figured you guys would understand the most!
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Just curious how long it took you to get your first dck? Like, from the time you started advertising until you got a child that actually "fit."...
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Why does the process have to be so hard? Grrr. My baby is now a month old and I've found my rhythm so I started to advertise again starting last weekend....
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I'll try to keep this short. I have a 18mo dcb that I interviewed with when he was an infant. Dad was laid off at the time, so I never started watching... -
My first dcg that came to me in May has been out for almost 2 weeks. The Thurs and Fri before last, she was out b/c there was a death in the family. She... -
I have been doing home daycare for 2 yrs. i have my associate degree in child development and have worked in many child care centers.
Recently... -
I lost one of my infants last week....
Now another possibly...
This morning I was told by one of my dcg mom's that she doesn't know... -
I have put up several fliers around town (I live out of town in the country), in gas stations, restraunts, laundry mats etc and have had a couple calls...but...