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  • Bluemoon5
    Daycare.com Member
    • Aug 2018
    • 70

    I feel like I say "We don't play with the chairs" or "sit nice" or "you're going to fall if you keep doing that" or some variation on the theme CONSTANTLY all day. Today we were getting ready for lunch and as I was helping to wash hands dcb bounces in his chair and falls backwards, knocking his head on the floor. Nice big black and blue egg. I say these things because I don't want you to get hurt, not because I like the sound of my own voice! I just hate when my kids get hurt.

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    • Sunshine69
      New Daycare.com Member
      • Jan 2020
      • 182

      Originally posted by Bluemoon5
      I feel like I say "We don't play with the chairs" or "sit nice" or "you're going to fall if you keep doing that" or some variation on the theme CONSTANTLY all day. Today we were getting ready for lunch and as I was helping to wash hands dcb bounces in his chair and falls backwards, knocking his head on the floor. Nice big black and blue egg. I say these things because I don't want you to get hurt, not because I like the sound of my own voice! I just hate when my kids get hurt.
      Ugh!

      I don’t know why they need to learn most everything the hard way. If it’s not the daycare kids, it’s our own kids.

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      • Sunshine69
        New Daycare.com Member
        • Jan 2020
        • 182

        My first family of three arrived just after 7am this morning with 5y/o dcg wailing because it was cold outside and she wanted to stay home. Dcm waived and left while dcg plunked herself down in my entrance stairway bawling about her hands being cold. It was 10 degrees outside and 70 inside.

        My second family of 3 arrived so I had to drag dcg, kicking and screaming, out of the stairway so they could safely enter.

        First dcm sent me text apologizing for dropping off screaming child.

        Third dcd dropped dcb off and informed me he forgot the kid’s pull-ups. Oh-well, he’s got 3 left. When I put the last one on, you’ll be getting a call to pick him up.

        Ugh! I hate Mondays after daylight savings!!!

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        • Cat Herder
          Advanced Daycare.com Member
          • Dec 2010
          • 13744

          "I am so sorry. I was on the cross at church and my replacement came late."

          So, you were late picking up your kids from daycare because you were too busy virtue signaling for attention?

          What would Jesus say?

          Happy Easter, y'all.
          - Unless otherwise stated, all my posts are personal opinion and worth what you paid for them.

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          • e.j.
            Daycare.com Member
            • Dec 2010
            • 3738

            Originally posted by Cat Herder
            "I am so sorry. I was on the cross at church and my replacement came late."

            So, you were late picking up your kids from daycare because you were too busy virtue signaling for attention?

            What would Jesus say?

            Happy Easter, y'all.
            I bet there aren't too many of us who have heard that excuse! Just when you think you've heard it all, some inventive parent comes up with a new one!

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            • CountryRoads
              Daycare.com Member
              • Nov 2018
              • 678

              Why do schools schedule things for the middle of the day??

              Ds program is in the afternoon, so now I've gotta close daycare for the day for an hour program.

              BUT, I'm super thankful we get to go! Covid took away so much this school year, so I'm excited we get to attend this!

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              • Annalee
                Daycare.com Member
                • Jul 2012
                • 5864

                Originally posted by CountryRoads
                Why do schools schedule things for the middle of the day??

                Ds program is in the afternoon, so now I've gotta close daycare for the day for an hour program.

                BUT, I'm super thankful we get to go! Covid took away so much this school year, so I'm excited we get to attend this!
                They do that here because parents would not bring their kids at night time. An entirely different generation/culture of parents :confused:

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                • Jupadia
                  Daycare.com Member
                  • Nov 2016
                  • 836

                  Originally posted by CountryRoads
                  Why do schools schedule things for the middle of the day??

                  Ds program is in the afternoon, so now I've gotta close daycare for the day for an hour program.

                  BUT, I'm super thankful we get to go! Covid took away so much this school year, so I'm excited we get to attend this!

                  I get you. I had book off a day when my oldest had kindergarten graduation. But now I'm disappointed this year cause there is no little cap and gown pic or ceremony for my youngest (covid).

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                  • Alwaysgreener
                    Home Child Care Provider
                    • Oct 2013
                    • 2518

                    Originally posted by CountryRoads
                    Why do schools schedule things for the middle of the day??

                    Ds program is in the afternoon, so now I've gotta close daycare for the day for an hour program.

                    BUT, I'm super thankful we get to go! Covid took away so much this school year, so I'm excited we get to attend this!
                    Yes, be grateful that you get to go. We get nothing.

                    Originally posted by Annalee
                    They do that here because parents would not bring their kids at night time. An entirely different generation/culture of parents :confused:
                    That explains why they do this. When I started DC I thought I would be able to go to things and I found out when dd started school that I can not.

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                    • Alwaysgreener
                      Home Child Care Provider
                      • Oct 2013
                      • 2518

                      I think I offended DCM.

                      Due to covid, the school keeps losing bus drivers and not replacing them. So routes keep changing. In January we got a new driver and she comes later than the other driver. I also started a DCB (that did not work out) that had to walk down to the bus stop, he would refuse to walk back up and we would not get back up in time for the next family to arrive.

                      So I said to dcm, the bus time has changed and we need to change your drop-off time by 5 minutes so I can get all the kids back to the house safely before you pull in. It should not be a problem since you normally come 6-8 minutes after the scheduled drop-off time, (she also would talk to me if she came on time). She gave me a look when I said that but she agreed to the change. (in the last month she has come 10-13 after the scheduled drop off time and still gets to work on time)

                      Just now she asked if they could go back to the normal time, "I know I'm normally late but I just wanted to check"
                      (Ironically the bus time is changing again after spring break.)


                      Did I offend her? I did not mean it as an insult, I was just pointing out that she already comes late anyways so there would not be any difference.

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                      • Blackcat31
                        • Oct 2010
                        • 36124

                        Originally posted by 284878
                        I think I offended DCM.

                        Due to covid, the school keeps losing bus drivers and not replacing them. So routes keep changing. In January we got a new driver and she comes later than the other driver. I also started a DCB (that did not work out) that had to walk down to the bus stop, he would refuse to walk back up and we would not get back up in time for the next family to arrive.

                        So I said to dcm, the bus time has changed and we need to change your drop-off time by 5 minutes so I can get all the kids back to the house safely before you pull in. It should not be a problem since you normally come 6-8 minutes after the scheduled drop-off time, (she also would talk to me if she came on time). She gave me a look when I said that but she agreed to the change. (in the last month she has come 10-13 after the scheduled drop off time and still gets to work on time)

                        Just now she asked if they could go back to the normal time, "I know I'm normally late but I just wanted to check"
                        (Ironically the bus time is changing again after spring break.)


                        Did I offend her? I did not mean it as an insult, I was just pointing out that she already comes late anyways so there would not be any difference.
                        I wouldn't worry about it. You aren't in charge of the bus times. When I took school aged kids and needed to coordinate drop off times, I just TOLD parents this is the time I will/won't be available. I rarely if ever worried if it effected their time or not.

                        I would tell her you are available for her to drop off between X and Y times and leave it be. If she's late, that's on her. If she's early and you aren't there just yet... that's also on her. I'd offer up the times for parents and let them figure it out.

                        I wouldn't stress about whether or not the DCM is offended by any of what you said.

                        #Stating the facts
                        #Truth hurts
                        # If the shoe fits

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                        • gumdrops
                          Daycare.com Member
                          • Feb 2018
                          • 186

                          18 month old came in today screaming cause she didn't get to open the door. I got her calmed down and DCM comments how her DD is so funny sometimes and she is the sweetest little girl. She hopes her personality never changes. I have considered terming because her behavior is so bad at times I think DCM is trying to convince me that I'm seeing things wrong

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                          • Annalee
                            Daycare.com Member
                            • Jul 2012
                            • 5864

                            some people......nothing surprises me anymore.....let's just leave it at that!!!!

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                            • Josiegirl
                              Daycare.com Member
                              • Jun 2013
                              • 10834

                              'Tis the tick season in New England again. DH just plucked 2 off my head this afternoon. Now I'm scratching like crazy.

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                              • e.j.
                                Daycare.com Member
                                • Dec 2010
                                • 3738

                                Ugh! I hope they hadn't attached themselves to you yet. I've heard it's supposed to be a bad year for them.

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