Venting Thread

[VictoryCare]

Yes, I own a Family Daycare, right now Covid IS daycare

[dolores]

I am curious. You have been a Member here over 2 years. Yet you haven't posted anything about the childcare industry. In fact, all your posts/comments (you haven't started any threads) are on the venting thread and they are all COVID related.

Are you even IN this industry?

Hold up...have the Russians invaded here too...!?

[Annalee]

Yeah, your right, you caught me, I have been a member for 2 years and waited two years, under the guise that I am a Daycare owner/provider just so I could finally come on here and get on a thread that was made specifically for venting, and talk about the facts of covid, just as a ploy

So do you have a family child care or do you own/work for a center?

[VictoryCare]

Yeah, your right, you caught me, I have been a member for 2 years and waited two years, under the guise that I am a Daycare owner/provider just so I could finally come on here and get on a thread that was made specifically for venting, and talk about the facts of covid, just as a ploy

[Former Teacher]

Tell your 99% survival rate to the more than a quarter of a million people who have died, if that is BS to you, than you definitely need a reality check

I am curious. You have been a Member here over 2 years. Yet you haven't posted anything about the childcare industry. In fact, all your posts/comments (you haven't started any threads) are on the venting thread and they are all COVID related.

Are you even IN this industry?

[CenterTeacher20]

I'm tired.

with a 99% survival rate.

I can't even with this BS.

I’m basing my info off what the CDC says.
I’m sure the info varies in all areas depending on the number of cases but they say;

“The US Center for Disease Control (CDC) has released an update to their research on the fatality rate associated with COVID-19. The CDC first posted this data on May 20, 2020, with the understanding that the parameter values would be updated and augmented over time.

This update, dated September 10th, is based on data received by CDC through August 8, 2020.

CDC COVID-19 Survival Rates

Age 0-19 — 99.997%
Age 20-49 — 99.98%
Age 50-69 — 99.5%
Age 70+ — 94.6%“

[VictoryCare]

Survival rate has nothing to do with immunity....meaning, just because you survived does NOT make you immune to the infection or to its mortality rate

[VictoryCare]

Tell your 99% survival rate to the more than a quarter of a million people who have died, if that is BS to you, than you definitely need a reality check

[VictoryCare]

Its only a 99% survival rate if there is not a surge in the infections rates and an influx of those infections in the hospitals, when that happens there is not enough staff to take care of the influx, therefore the mortality rate goes up, and you better believe it, its happening right now all over the world, open your eyes, turn on the news, get your head out of the sand, smh

[daycarediva]

There is no immunity. Herd immunity will stop the virus from spreading because it will kill everyone. There is no one who is immune

with a 99% survival rate.

I can't even with this BS.

[Josiegirl]

I don't understand something. The numbers are far worse than they've been since this began, right? Then why are we not going back to what the government was doing then and get the numbers to slow down again?
I'm sure there must be a good reason? Keep pushing back until there is a reliable, safe vaccine. It won't last forever but it takes more patience and time.

[Josiegirl]

My full time kindergartener distance learner has asthma. Its something that he has always dealt with. He was totally fine yesterday. Got a text from his mom last night at 12:15 letting me know that before bed he said he had a sore throat... and at 11:45 woke up and could barely breathe. We are hoping is is just the asthma. I'm scared for this 5 year old little boy. He's never had a rapid flare up like this. He had 4 nebulizer treatments between 11:45pm and 6am. We have had him since he was an infant. I've become extremely bonded with him through his first year of actual school considering that I am his distance teacher. This feels like a bad dream. I'm trying not to bug his mom now, but we will see how he is doing soon and I will update. His mom works in the COVID unit, unfortunately. But had never had a breach in PPE and goes home and changes and showers before pickup every day. She is one of our sweetest DCPs we have ever had. I hope he is okay. They are taking him to get tested today and if his breathing doesn't get better, may be bringing him in to be monitored. We have 4 families out total awaiting test results. It really bothers me that licensing says we aren't allowed to close down or make any announcements about people awaiting test results until we receive a positive result. I'm scared.

North Dakota just recorded the highest mortality rate in the world. This is scary. Wear your masks. Don't have large Thanksgiving gatherings. And for f*** sake, stop bringing the current/future president up right now. Doesn't even matter.

Oh no I hope your little guy recovers from whatever is going on with him! Momma must be crazy worried.

[Sunshine69]

Dcm texted me 20 minutes before closing last night that she is running late and is trying to hurry. She's never late, so I didn't think much of it.

She shows up 10 minutes AFTER closing. She was very apologetic, but here's the thing. Maybe instead of texting me that she is running late, she should've called her husband and told him to come pick up their kids. Or maybe she should've came and got her kids and then went back to her office to finish up work. And then she was non-stop going on about WHY she was late. As if I care.

I don't understand some people. When a parent knows daycare closes at 5:30 and pick-ups must be done PRIOR to closing, why do they just not care and think they can be late? She didn't even bother asking if it was okay. Her problem became my problem. I seriously am curious as to what makes people act this way - especially to the person that cares for their children. I feel like home daycares aren't treated like a business. She would never show up to the grocery store after closing time...because they are CLOSED.

Sorry for the rant, but late pick-ups are a huge pet peeve of mine.

I hear you! It’s extremely disrespectful the way clients have no regard for our time. I’ve had clients show up late because they realized on their way that they forgot their phone at work so they went back to get it before coming here to get their kids. Why not get the kids first, then go back to get the phone? Because they don’t want to be inconvenienced by dragging the kids into their workplace so it’s okay to mess up my evening. $1/minute x three kids adds up fast and although they think I should feel guilty for charging it, I don’t. Not one bit.

I have kids of my own and I try to schedule their appointments after my daycare hours all so I don’t affect my clients. People being late affect my ability to take care of my own kids. Sure would be nice if they were just as considerate as I am to them.

[CenterTeacher20]

but anyway, this family, both parents working from home, threw a FIT and typed up an essential worker letter "from their job" clearly not legit. Most of our clients work at the same hospital as nurses and or healthcare managers and I had seen many letters so I know. No letterhead, nothing, no signature. I let it slide because at that point we could keep them in care with all of the other fans keeping their kids home.

Oh, btw this fam isn't an essential healthcare worker. According to her fake letter, she is considered an "essential off-site employee, who serves as an emergency back-up Public Information Officer and MAY have to fill the position if the current holder of said position is down" . I had already told her she could contact us if she needed emergency care if she was required to fill her emergency position. She threw a fit and called the head *something* of our state in childcare, I cant remember his position name. He's located in a completely different county as us, like 4 hours away, and had no idea that childcare in our county was handling things completely differently than in his. She called us and then blindsided me by saying he was on the other line and conferencing me in.

I told both she AND him off and informed them that they were both wrong. Nothing since.