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Got a text from DCM today that her daughter threw a tantrum about now wanting to come to daycare today so she decided to keep her home since she was "too... -
Had a child booked for drop in care ealier this week and todAy. 2 year old has been here before and was fine. But was here on tuesdAy and cried most... -
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... -
All my kids annoy me witg little things. But everything this one dcb does annoys me.
He is 4 and has a lot of issues here with listening,... -
that you literally had to walk away for fear of spanking a child??
O M G the 3 yo is throwing a major temper tantrum right this minute. Smack dab... -
Hello,
I would love some input! I care for a little guy who will be 2 next month. He is the sweetest little boy when he is in a good... -
What do you do when you need to go to the washroom and you are waiting on a kid to be dropped off?
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I am so fed up. I put in so many hours, and she makes just about as much as I do. I work 12 to 14 hours a day, and even some on the weekends, and she...
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I very recently raised my rates...only for new kiddos. I wasn't thinking yesterday when I quoted someone my old rate for their two children. It's only...
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I have a 14 mo DCB that has been coming here for a month now, and all he does is cry.
Cries when im out of sight
cries when he eats... -
I have a situation that I need help seeing from the outside.
The background: I began working with a family in October to care for their... -
Help! I have a 14 month old that cries ALL day. I have tried everything. The only thing that helps is when he is being held and I can't hold him all... -
Huge vent coming up...........you still have time to walk away
I have a family that arrives at 6:10 - 6:20 in the morning and they... -
None of my daycare families have ever asked me to watch their children longer than 10 hours max per day, and usually its just 9 they need, but I just...
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So the wackadoo that I terminated is now going around telling everyone that I called her new provider (I have NO idea who she/he is!) and bad mouthed...
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So i failed to write a booboo report for my little niece after she skinned her knee outside ten minutes before pick up time..... sorry i... -
I have gone from a sweet and gentle push over to getting my backbone, now having to be rude. I don't like what I am turning into but what can I do?...
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Hi everyone,
Just a question about our work and stress. I am quite sure about wanting to help kids and everything, but I have some kids with serious... -
Hi,
I see some of the same people on this forum all day. As a parent, I was just wondering how you are able to watch my chldren in your... -
So I hear from my Mil that my sil wants to take her d out of my care claiming she's not learning anything... At her other care center they were doing...
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I have been having a hard time doing daycare 10 hours a day plus getting my chores done, helping with homework and helping my special needs daughter....
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That about sums it up
Everything I try to do "curriculum" wise doesn't work--the kids aren't interested or it's above their... -
Am I the only one miserable with there job but stuck because this is what you have done for so many years and you can't afford work anywhere else? I used...
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I've been running my daycare now for a year and a half but worked outside the home as an ECE for many years before I had kids. I LOVE working at home...
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My daycare provider of 1 1/2 years called one morning to tell me she wasn't able to watch kids that day. When I was unable to reach her for a day and...
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I am raising my rates and changed a lot of my policies for the coming year. I thought I had beaten all the drama and opposition but leave it to one family... -
I ...can...not...get...m-o-t-v-a-t-e-d! It's been like 4 weeks or more. Off/on this past year or two. I'm going on 11 straight years of childcare.... -
So I posted this a week or so ago:
OK so I just started watching this little girl about 2 months ago. Her parents are friends of my mother.... -
I know elements of this rant have been in many previous posts --
That being said ---
I'm throwing up my hands - giving up... -
Once again today, its time to go outside to bus stop....and my 2 1/2 dcb doesn't have shoes AGAIN!!!! This is getting to be a weekly occurence he comes...
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Background this was my first dcm and dck. Mom got pregnant and I told her I she could have my last under 2 spot. I have been holding it for over 6 months...
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I need some advice on how to handle my child's jealousy towards an 18 month old I just started. My daughter is 2 and reacts very negatively towards this...
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I sent a note home at the end of September stating I would be taking 2 days off in November. Thursday, November, 11th and Monday November 14th. I have... -
Maybe this has just been a terrible month for me and I need to put a sticker on my calander for 30 days from today to see if things start to get better.... -
I've been caring for this child for the past 3 months. She cam back Monday from a 3 weeks vacation, and now she cries, and literally scream bloody murder... -
So I initially posted this in another forum but I think it needs to be posted here.
So I have a 14 month old daughter will call her child... -
Ok, I will start by giving you all a background story on this family. Sorry but this is long.
Two years ago I enrolled a family into my... -
I'm just curious what the common practice in your area is?
I'm in central Iowa and it seems to be the common practice to charge a weekly... -
I have 4 DCK. I charge by the hour and only charge when they are here. Well I'm getting screwed!! I have had 1 DCM just this week decide to take 2...
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Blessedmess8 posted the following statement in the thread about ‘face time’ and it inspired me to start a debate on this subject.
I'll... -
Hi everyone.
I've been doing my home daycare now for 3 months. My 21 month old daughter seems to love when the daycare kids are here. She knows... -
Hi everyone!
I'm very new to this site. Another home daycare provider told me about this site and it seems great! It's nice to be able... -
From an email I recieved from Exchange Magazine-And how appropriate:
"Never grow a wishbone where a backbone should be," advises... -
hello all! I'm new to the forum, but I'm at a dead end of what I should do and just need advice or was wondering if anyone else has been in a similar...
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I took a training several years ago about temperament. I tend to be a quiet, reserved, sensitive person. Therefore when I get a child in my daycare that... -
My son just turned one year old. I have about 8 kids per day and the younger ones include him, a year and a half old, and a 8 month old baby. My son follows... -
Okay, so my issue is with the family of one of my daycare families. They recently moved down the street from me...like I can see their house. They used... -
I posted yesterday or so about feeling like my time in daycare was over.
After A LOT of talking with my partner....I/we have decided to... -
Everytime I think a parent can't do anything I havent seen before.....THEY DO.
Long story short....I think I am close to closing down.... -
I have a 1yo signed on for p/t care starting Oct 1. I took them on for financial reasons.
My DH got an unexpected but very nice promotion... -
I have been at my daycare since I was 10 months old. Literally. My grandmother owned it, and opened because my sister was born (4 years older than I am).... -
The same DCK'S that I have been having a problem with for the last 3 months are treating my own kids, especally my son, like crap and they dont want to...
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I have been running my daycare now for over 5 years. I know that’s really not that long considering some of you have been running for decades, but I...
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I never knew how stressful running daycare could be. I have been registered for almost 2 years (but have been doing daycare on and off for years before... -
do you have toys that are just theirs?
DS is 18 months old, and sleeps in our room, so he doesn't have a room that is just his. Most of... -
My mom and I are equal partners in our daycare, but she also works part time at a daycare center at the local college in their business office. Since... -
As if we should have to but...
I'm having guilt trips from a DCM. The one I already helped out by opening a little earlier and allowing... -
I have been doing daycare now for over 12 yrs and have absolutely no backbone! We live in a very small town and there are 3 home daycare providers, all... -
I just responded to Dancing Queens post regarding rates and such. I have a min. of $115.00/wk and more if it's more than 40 hrs. I have, in the last...
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I have a two year old little girl here that was actually my first daycare child. She is very cute and the only child to very young parents. The problem...
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Called a provider who just moved to my town the other day to see what her rates were. She is advertising all over town, and so I was curious. Here's... -
Lately I've felt burned out. I know what it is and can't find a way to fix it. I have three questions to ask-What keeps you going in childcare, have...
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Frances and I completed orientation yesterday on our endeavor to start a new center in our local area in the country.
We were referred to ***X... -
I'd like some opinions on this...
My daycare provider has friended me on facebook. She posts often about how (in roundabout ways) she doesn't... -
On how many children you'll care for at one time by yourself? I personally feel uncomfortable caring for 9-10 children ages 2-7 yrs. Is that bad? Should...
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I am so worn out!! I don't get a break EVER Mon-Fri. I work at least 10 hours doing daycare and I can NEVER get even 20 minutes to myself. It is ALWAYS...
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Hello all,
I just wondered if any of you ever feel lonely? I am fine most of the time, but the 4 year old I watch went to all day preschool... -
I have tried and tried to enjoy this job, I just don't. I feel that I have to babysit, I have no choice, I need the money and cannot work outside the...