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  • gumdrops
    Daycare.com Member
    • Feb 2018
    • 186

    Originally posted by Cat Herder
    Why do scheduled early arrivals and pickups always tend to show up later than their usual time?

    Hurry up and wait folks.
    Parents today are just "so busy" with their kids and we just sit around all day, so our time really doesn't matter, right??

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    • Unregistered

      Originally posted by Unregistered
      You know what, dcm?
      It is really inappropriate to make remarks about other children in my care. I know you think that your kids are the cutest, most advanced children that I have in my care, but it is NOT okay for you to insult someone else's child.
      You say it in a way that makes it sound like a joke, but it's really not funny.
      Also, stop being nosey and looking at the sign-in sheet everyday! You do not need to know why someone is not at daycare or why they were here early.
      Rant over!
      And you also do not need to know if a parent was running late for work this morning.
      "Is dcm running late or something? I passed her on the road."
      I swear, this mom is something else.

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      • CeriBear
        Daycare.com Member
        • Feb 2017
        • 401

        Not a huge vent but I’m really grossed out. We have a teenage girl working in our center who refuses to use gloves when wiping kids snotty noses or cleaning up scraped knees. Ugh! Maybe it’s not as bad as not wearing them to wipe dirty bottoms or cleaning up puke but it’s still nasty.

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        • sharlan
          Daycare.com Member
          • May 2011
          • 6067

          Why must the city tree trimmers park their noisy wood chipper in front of my house at naptime?

          It's been going for nearly an hour.

          Between them and the trash trucks I can't believe my kids are asleep.

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          • BrynleeJean
            Daycare.com Member
            • May 2015
            • 241

            gr unlicensed posing as licensed


            a mother recommended a woman on a FB group I'm in for child care in my town. said she has a licensed childcare out of her home and has been doing it or 15 years and is awesome.
            I've done my research on this area as most of you I think would. I know ever licensed home because
            1 its a small small town and
            2 ever provider is listed on the states website if they are truly licensed weather they like it or not
            so I look this up thinking i don't think i could have missed this being that I've run a home daycare in this town on and off for the past 4 years and sure enough i am the only one listed in my town.
            SOOOOO.
            this lady is apparently giving the impression to her families, if not just flat out telling them, that she is licensed, and they obviously like that so much they advertise that FOR HER on FB when in fact she isn't! and I'm over her jumping through all the state hoops and paying all the state fines and taking all the required state classes and doing all the paperwork and making sure i don't even leave a single item out of place. following all rule, I'm sure you get it... ugh just so mad and that lady is just reaping the benefits of having a license without having one by what just saying she has one? bet she isn't even following ratios! and taking my business too and probably charging less because why not? she doesn't have to pay for trainings or sanitizing stuff or proper changing pads or nap mats or cribs to meet standards?
            And the sickest thing about this is that the parents don't even know it. they take these kids thinking "oh little old licensed grandma is so sweet and would never do anything wrong' until, God forbid it, that ladies lack of following the rules catches up with her in a big way and one of those babies gets hurt!

            and everyone is surprised.........

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            • Leigh
              Daycare.com Member
              • Apr 2013
              • 3814

              Originally posted by BrynleeJean

              a mother recommended a woman on a FB group I'm in for child care in my town. said she has a licensed childcare out of her home and has been doing it or 15 years and is awesome.
              I've done my research on this area as most of you I think would. I know ever licensed home because
              1 its a small small town and
              2 ever provider is listed on the states website if they are truly licensed weather they like it or not
              so I look this up thinking i don't think i could have missed this being that I've run a home daycare in this town on and off for the past 4 years and sure enough i am the only one listed in my town.
              SOOOOO.
              this lady is apparently giving the impression to her families, if not just flat out telling them, that she is licensed, and they obviously like that so much they advertise that FOR HER on FB when in fact she isn't! and I'm over her jumping through all the state hoops and paying all the state fines and taking all the required state classes and doing all the paperwork and making sure i don't even leave a single item out of place. following all rule, I'm sure you get it... ugh just so mad and that lady is just reaping the benefits of having a license without having one by what just saying she has one? bet she isn't even following ratios! and taking my business too and probably charging less because why not? she doesn't have to pay for trainings or sanitizing stuff or proper changing pads or nap mats or cribs to meet standards?
              And the sickest thing about this is that the parents don't even know it. they take these kids thinking "oh little old licensed grandma is so sweet and would never do anything wrong' until, God forbid it, that ladies lack of following the rules catches up with her in a big way and one of those babies gets hurt!

              and everyone is surprised.........
              I would post a link to the state website to search for licensed providers (make sure that the link is the one for your city that lists only you) with a message that says "Here's a link for you to the state website that allows you to search for licensed providers in your area-it lists ALL licensed providers in the state". It's a way to look helpful AND let people know that the OP's pants are on fire! ::

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              • Miss A
                Daycare.com Member
                • Jul 2015
                • 991

                Once upon a time I was a nap time genius. I had my entire group on the same sleep schedule, everyone laid down without a fuss, and stayed laying down for the duration without telling or screaming.

                Now, I feel like a nap time flop. I have a 7mo DCB who will only nap 10-30 minutes when laid in his PNP, and only 2x/day. I have a 2.9 and a 2.2 DCBs who both scream during nap. It started on stormy days, and now it is every day. I don't give special treatment, I dont play into their tantrums, they are expected to lay in their beds until our set rest period is over. And yet every single day I end up beyond stressed by 12:30, when all 5 kids are wide awake and crabby.

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                • MomBoss
                  Daycare.com Member
                  • Sep 2017
                  • 788

                  I leave for vacation on wed and i feel like im coming down with a cold! Im hoping its just because my house is cold and thats why my nose is a little runny and im just being paranoid. Ive taken a bunch of vitamins, elderberry, and even took some cold medicine! This vacation cant be ruined, its the first time me and husband will be kid free in over a year! :-P

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                  • sharlan
                    Daycare.com Member
                    • May 2011
                    • 6067

                    Is it Friday yet?

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                    • Unregistered

                      ugh fever

                      sorry DCM 103 fever isn't from teething. I hate the teething excuse more than anything!!!! PS your doctor is a quack!

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                      • Blackcat31
                        • Oct 2010
                        • 36124

                        Originally posted by Unregistered
                        sorry DCM 103 fever isn't from teething. I hate the teething excuse more than anything!!!! PS your doctor is a quack!
                        It makes no difference if it's from teething or because it's Tuesday. I exclude anyone with a fever over 100.1F so the child would be required to stay home regardless.

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                        • Unregistered

                          Originally posted by Unregistered
                          sorry DCM 103 fever isn't from teething. I hate the teething excuse more than anything!!!! PS your doctor is a quack!

                          I had to update my policy this year because of this. I had a dcb that had a 103 fever at one point and mom swore it was teething. A couple days later, our own child got strep. Can't say for sure it was from this child, but it was too much of a coincidence since no one else was sick. I told her that daycare would be closed because our son had strep, but I told her that I hoped dcb was feeling better. She responded with "well it wasn't from dcb because his fever was from teething."
                          So frustrating.
                          My policy now states that any fever 100 or over "for any reason" stays home.

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                          • amberrose3dg
                            Daycare.com Member
                            • Feb 2017
                            • 1343

                            Originally posted by Unregistered
                            I had to update my policy this year because of this. I had a dcb that had a 103 fever at one point and mom swore it was teething. A couple days later, our own child got strep. Can't say for sure it was from this child, but it was too much of a coincidence since no one else was sick. I told her that daycare would be closed because our son had strep, but I told her that I hoped dcb was feeling better. She responded with "well it wasn't from dcb because his fever was from teething."
                            So frustrating.
                            My policy now states that any fever 100 or over "for any reason" stays home.
                            103 fever from teething ::

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                            • Ac114
                              Daycare.com Member
                              • Feb 2018
                              • 573

                              I love when 4 year olds tell on their parents! DCG woke up and told her mom she didn’t feel well. “My mommy gave me medicine and said I will feel better and to ask to watch a movie and lay down”

                              Really? I’m over idiot parents.

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                              • BumbleBee
                                Daycare.com Member
                                • Jun 2012
                                • 2380

                                Almost 4 yo dcg just hocked a loogie onto her pillow...on purpose. Then complained her pillow is icky. Told her to flip it over and go to sleep. Someone will be stripping their cot and putting all of their bedding in the wash after nap time today.

                                Is it Friday at 6pm yet????????

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