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  • Cradle2crayons
    Daycare.com Member
    • Apr 2013
    • 3642

    Originally posted by tarwel
    i had my L.O stop in for a routine inspection a few weeks ago and when she showed up i was in the washroom. she said she knocked on the door 2 times (which i never heard) and then she said she looked though the window to see me coming out of the washroom and that the children playing in the play area of my LFC.

    Apparently this was and is a problem for her. she suggested to me that i take the children into the bathroom with me when i have to use the washroom. I could understand this if i had an infant but the children that were present were 6YO, 4YO & 2YO. I do not think it is appropriate for me to be taking children into the washroom with me as all of my DCK are boys and I am female + us females have females business that we need to take care of once a month if you know what I mean.

    Anyone else had this problem do you take your children into the washroom with you (other than infants / babies)????? I have talked to ALL of my DCP and they agree with me that this is a bit unreasonable.

    I would NEVER take boys that age into the bathroom with me while I potties or took care of female business.

    If that's what she's recommending, demand to see that in WRITING. If she cants produce it, then go over her head.

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    • Unregistered

      Are we talking about the restroom?! Take dck with you to the restroom while you USE the restroom? And the state told you this?'

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      • Leanna
        Daycare.com Member
        • Oct 2012
        • 502

        Originally posted by tarwel
        i had my L.O stop in for a routine inspection a few weeks ago and when she showed up i was in the washroom. she said she knocked on the door 2 times (which i never heard) and then she said she looked though the window to see me coming out of the washroom and that the children playing in the play area of my LFC.

        Apparently this was and is a problem for her. she suggested to me that i take the children into the bathroom with me when i have to use the washroom. I could understand this if i had an infant but the children that were present were 6YO, 4YO & 2YO. I do not think it is appropriate for me to be taking children into the washroom with me as all of my DCK are boys and I am female + us females have females business that we need to take care of once a month if you know what I mean.

        Anyone else had this problem do you take your children into the washroom with you (other than infants / babies)????? I have talked to ALL of my DCP and they agree with me that this is a bit unreasonable.
        I don't think it was appropriate for her to look through the window. It doesn't allow for her to see clearly all areas & what is happening and she couldn't hear anything at all. I would question anything she told you based on something she saw through a window.

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        • Patches
          Daycare.com Member
          • Dec 2012
          • 1154

          Originally posted by tarwel
          i had my L.O stop in for a routine inspection a few weeks ago and when she showed up i was in the washroom. she said she knocked on the door 2 times (which i never heard) and then she said she looked though the window to see me coming out of the washroom and that the children playing in the play area of my LFC.

          Apparently this was and is a problem for her. she suggested to me that i take the children into the bathroom with me when i have to use the washroom. I could understand this if i had an infant but the children that were present were 6YO, 4YO & 2YO. I do not think it is appropriate for me to be taking children into the washroom with me as all of my DCK are boys and I am female + us females have females business that we need to take care of once a month if you know what I mean.

          Anyone else had this problem do you take your children into the washroom with you (other than infants / babies)????? I have talked to ALL of my DCP and they agree with me that this is a bit unreasonable.
          Ridiculous. Plain and simple. Not even an option. I would be calling her supervisor

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          • Laurel
            Daycare.com Member
            • Mar 2013
            • 3218

            Originally posted by Cradle2crayons
            I would NEVER take boys that age into the bathroom with me while I potties or took care of female business.

            If that's what she's recommending, demand to see that in WRITING. If she cants produce it, then go over her head.
            Great idea about getting it in writing. At some workshop we were told that if the inspector had suggested anything off of the wall that we should ask to have it in writing.

            Laurel

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            • tarwel
              Daycare.com Member
              • Jul 2013
              • 5

              Originally posted by Unregistered
              Are we talking about the restroom?! Take dck with you to the restroom while you USE the restroom? And the state told you this?'
              I am in Canada,,, but YES she told me that I should take them INTO the restroom while I need to use the facilitates (as in go to the washroom)!!!!!

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              • tarwel
                Daycare.com Member
                • Jul 2013
                • 5

                Originally posted by Cradle2crayons
                I would NEVER take boys that age into the bathroom with me while I potties or took care of female business.

                If that's what she's recommending, demand to see that in WRITING. If she cants produce it, then go over her head.
                Great idea, thank you. I need to supply her with a written response so I will ask her when I submit that.

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                • Lyss
                  Chaos Coordinator :)
                  • Apr 2012
                  • 1429

                  DH left the freezer door open all night Now this morning I have a warm fridge and partial frozen food in the freezer. Most everything has to be pitched.

                  Waiting for DCK to arrive (late of course) so we can run get ice for the cooler

                  Its only Wednesday morning but this has been a terrible week already, I'd really like to breakdown and cry right now. Just feels like the final straw in a terrible week that's not even half over.

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                  • Blackcat31
                    • Oct 2010
                    • 36124

                    Originally posted by Lyss
                    DH left the freezer door open all night Now this morning I have a warm fridge and partial frozen food in the freezer. Most everything has to be pitched.

                    Waiting for DCK to arrive (late of course) so we can run get ice for the cooler

                    Its only Wednesday morning but this has been a terrible week already, I'd really like to breakdown and cry right now. Just feels like the final straw in a terrible week that's not even half over.
                    :hug::hug::hug:

                    I have no words of wisdom or no magic potion to make it better but I can tell you that you have friends and a wonderful support system right here. lovethis

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                    • Lyss
                      Chaos Coordinator :)
                      • Apr 2012
                      • 1429

                      Originally posted by Blackcat31
                      :hug::hug::hug:

                      I have no words of wisdom or no magic potion to make it better but I can tell you that you have friends and a wonderful support system right here. lovethis
                      lovethis Thanks. Its seriously just been one of those weeks where Murphy's law is kicking my behind. Hopefully this will be the end of it... for a few days anyway!

                      I managed to make it to the store to get ice and back in the 20 minutes between drop offs, phew! I'm thankful that at least most of the meat and pre-made meals were in the back of the freezer and still frozen so I could put them in coolers. Unfortunately all the dairy/leftovers in the fridge had to go because my thermometer said 57 I'm in the middle of the 3rd and final "troubleshooting" option to get it working (repair guy is scheduled for later this afternoon just in case) so fingers crossed.

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                      • BumbleBee
                        Daycare.com Member
                        • Jun 2012
                        • 2380

                        Done

                        Wednesday I pulled a muscle in my shoulder and couldn't rotate my shoulder or lift my arm above 45 degrees.

                        Thursday I had a pipe break in the basement, didn't notice for an hour, had a good inch of standing water in my basement & learned that my basement floor does not slant towards the drain down there. Lost cheap carpet & drywall. Subfloor isn't looking to hot, trying to dry it out down there but I can't get the humidity below 65% :-( Was up cleaning up the water until 2am.

                        Today I'm a walking zombie & the kids are impossible - I'm sure they're related. To top it all off, I burned 8 of my finger pads at lunch time and all 8 of them have blistered. They hurt like crazy and there's no way to NOT use that part of my fingers. I'm just done.

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                        • Play Care
                          Daycare.com Member
                          • Dec 2012
                          • 6642

                          Even though she was *just* here in October, I am getting a full licensing inspection tomorrow. Why oh why must she come in the summer? I have the school aged kids who have been mouthy and obnoxious, the younger kids have been fighting naps, etc. So for two hours (at least) my attention will be split between her and them, and the way they have behaved so far this summer makes me dread this more than usual.

                          So if anyone has any tips/advice to make this go smoothly, I'm all ears

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                          • Sunshine74

                            The heat/humidity is making our toddlers moody.Today the heat index was 100* or so in the afternoon, and there was an air quality warning so we couldn't go outside. Even when we tried to go out in the morning, the combination of the heat/humidity made it so we could hardly stay out for 20 minutes! We have had more behavior problems in the past couple days than any sane person could take.

                            This summer is a bust! If it is not hot and humid, it is raining.

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                            • daycarediva
                              Daycare.com Member
                              • Jul 2012
                              • 11698

                              Originally posted by Sunshine74
                              The heat/humidity is making our toddlers moody.Today the heat index was 100* or so in the afternoon, and there was an air quality warning so we couldn't go outside. Even when we tried to go out in the morning, the combination of the heat/humidity made it so we could hardly stay out for 20 minutes! We have had more behavior problems in the past couple days than any sane person could take.

                              This summer is a bust! If it is not hot and humid, it is raining.
                              I am in NY too. Do you have shaded areas? I purchased a canopy/tent thing for my patio and have two large trees. Between the shade and water play, we were able to stay cool and outside from 9a-1p yesterday! It was heaven!

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                              • daycarediva
                                Daycare.com Member
                                • Jul 2012
                                • 11698

                                This morning:

                                1 child came in kicking and screaming because she was supposed to go to Dad's but his work schedule changed last minute and Mom didn't tell her until they pulled into my driveway

                                1 child came in holding a BROWNIE at 7:30 in the morning and said "I told you Miss **** was going to make me throw it away!"


                                1 child came in holding an IPAD and his Dad said he didn't care if he played with it today. To which I replied "In the water? Outside? In the sand? With paint? With chalk?" until he took it back.

                                1 child came in throwing a MASSIVE fit because Mom wouldn't let him bring in balloons from his party.

                                1 child came in with SOAKING WET shoes on and ran straight through the whole house before I caught him and made him take them off and I had to mop the floor.

                                1 child came in banned footwear and was turned away at the door.

                                That was all before 8am! Thank goodness the day has massively improved since those pesky grown ups left!

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