I am a registered user but for some reason it isn't accepting my password and I've tried to reset but a link isn't being sent.
Maybe I'm getting...
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I have a friend who watches her granddaughter for free. This isn’t appreciated whatsoever! Who watches their grandchildren for free when parents show...
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I need help before I hate my job!
I logged out for privacy reasons.
I have been feeling so unappreciated, lately. It is... -
Sent out updated policies in light of COVID19 on monday, everyone responded except one DCD who uses care part time. Sent out payment request through paypal...
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Ok, so I was desperate for a teacher’s schedule as I have children of my own and that is what works best for my family. A few months ago I took on...
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I have always done a mini activities program during the school year with my 3-4 year olds. From about 9-11 am.
This year, I haven't done... -
I'm in such a funk and am really disliking my job lately.
I have good policies and I enforce them, but I hate that I even have to enforce... -
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I have found out my neighbor is leaving their 9 year old daughter home alone from 7-8:15 when she walks next door to my house to get on the bus. This...
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It is a crazy start to a new school year. I watch mostly teachers kids, and I should mention I don’t charge for summers. This is the first full...
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Just venting here....I took care of 3 girls for 3 years(neighbors). Last day was Tuesday. Unfortunately I had to send home early due to illness. There...
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A few minutes ago one of my DCK's (4 1/2 yrs) says to me...."my dad doesn't like that you write down stuff on my daily sheet that I don't eat!"... -
FUMING OUT THE EARS!
I've put myself on the back burner for 2.5 years since opening my childcare. Now my health is taking a hit. I needed... -
~I'm assuming this has most likely already been posted somewhere that I missed, but just in case, here it is: 'Get off your phone!! 'Day care's message...
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This is kinda a funny post and kinda an advice post.
I had a dcm text me tuesday night saying their family was going to take an impromptu... -
Hey everyone.
Maybe it's just a problem for me.
I love teaching young children. I was a preschool teacher before starting... -
I honestly cannot believe what I just read. The Daycare Forum has been one of the most helpful, enlightening forums I have ever been blessed to be a part... -
I have never had this happen before and I am not too sure how to deal with it.
I have a family, they are somewhat new, only have been here... -
I just got my first vacation vent from a parent at pick up time today. Just irritates me. I am only trying to get a small "family" vacation...
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I have been having this feeling lately that I have been too reliable for my families over the years. As my time comes to an end in the daycare business...
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Tuesday night (AFTER daycare hours) I was deep frying for my family and over heated the oil. This resulted in smoking up the house and my daycare area....
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When you have to explain again to your teacher family clients that they have to pay whenever school is in session regardless of whether their kids will...
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I have a split foyer home, and operate my daycare on the lower level. There is a front and back entrance, a play room, a teaching/eating room and a restroom....
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I had a dcm come in yesterday crying because she applied for income based housing and was told she makes too much money too qualify. She was saying how...
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As I was scrolling through some posts on a board I once frequented I came across this comment written as an "unsent letter to my child's babysitter"......
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My Mom had a stroke last weekend, and is now determined to have a poor prognosis and is in hospice. I took Monday off to deal with moving her to hospice...
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The city does a 'pumpkin walk' through a nature trail, which ends at a beautiful playground near the lake. We packed a picnic lunch and had a great time!...
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This question has been a thread before but I always find it interesting and fun to revisit.
Something my families don't know about... -
Am I a trend setter? Or do my DCP just want to copy me too often? I am a Mommy to six...three teenage boys and three little girls. I love putting my kids...
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Printed off a parent an invoice for 38.32, next day they handed me 35 with no mention of the rest of it!!
I added the 3.32 as due on their... -
Tonight at pickup, told all the families that we are moving (1.5 miles away). I didn't think anyone would care, but still the ct of telling them is a...
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We have had some serious restructuring over the past few days due to some lost families, new families (one started immediately on Friday) and staffing... -
sigh, I know this happens to a lot of people on here and it has become the norm but it's still so bothersome. Had 2 inquires from parents that are not... -
For mother's day we made candles. The ones where the kids draw with marker on the tissue paper and I would blow dry them on the candle. They turned...
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I handed out my yearly enrollment forms to my families last Thursday. Only some minor changes...1 of them being that everyone must arrived clean, dressed,... -
I've been working in childcare for 7 years now but this has been my first year working with only school-age kids at a center. Every day I walk about 26...
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yeah its 9 and i still dont have any kids i wish i could just leave i could have been sleeping in. Everyone im supposed to have is scheduled for 7 and... -
I am seeing more and more ads on various sites for parents that are looking for evening and weekend childcare. They straight out say that the child goes...
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I usually have about 5-6 kids in my daycare. Last month I had 5 toddlers... but then one moved out of state and this week another one is leaving for... -
One of my DCM's said the stupidest thing to me today. This mom has a history of making me mad with her super dumb comments in the past, but this one...
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I recently gave out my new contract for 2012...I have been doing this for 3 years and have learned that when a child does not come on a scheduled day... -
My one Daycare Mom is really making me upset! I am closed Monday and Friday this week and only have two children Thursday and Yesterday and three today....
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I would like to believe I am appreciated for all the hard work, love, and time I devote to my DCF's but not even one parent wished me a Happy Holiday... -
Why would parents go to Disneyland without their child??? Dcg is the sweetest most precious little thing, perfectly well behaved. She's the only child... -
we were talking about gifts for a daycare provider on a parenting forum. one mom said her provider is getting nothing. she "already pays for the...
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DCG age 4 tends to act like she's 2. DRIVES ME CRAZY!! Anyways, I was discussing her behavior with DCM. She goes on to say that she believes once DCG... -
In the past I have purchased gifts for dck's B-days, Halloween, and Xmas. Usually I am dissapointed by the ungratefulness the parents and kids display...
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I get a call last night from a mother asking if I could watch her daughter, I say yes. She then tells me it depends on whether the grandmother is home... -
I participate in the food program and for infants the parents have the choice of providing the solid foods and formula or having the provider provide...
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pick up the phone and call me to tell me that your child is going to stay afterschool for detention? That is the question.
The answer so... -
someone recently had the nerve to ask me what i do all day.
i thought i'd share my response with you all as well.:
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I'm going to freak out on them!!! I am so sick of people referring to me as a babysitter. If I were just a babysitter your child would not be counting... -
We started something at the daycare/preschool where we are involving the parents. Great response by the way. Well what we were asking involved some... -
I may be making a mountain out of a mole hill, but, here's the situation:
Family came by a few Saturdays ago for tour & interview that... -
If I ever quit daycare it will be bc of the parents not the children.
When the subject of me someday astartign my own family comes up... -
It always just floors me when people complain to me about the cost of child care! I make a decent living at it, but let's face it! I figured up my hourly... -
why is it that when people call they are shocked to learn I do this business all by myself and I don't have a helper (I have 4 kids of my own-oops 5 if...
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So on my daycare facebook page, I post super cute pictures of the kids for the parents... sometimes daily or a couple time a week. My facebook page is...