Calling In Sick?????

[sharlan]

FYI who cares about monday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! the parents have off!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Why do the parents all have Monday off?

[Blackcat31]

wow

OP, what is it exactly that you want other providers to tell you?

• that it is ok to lie to the parents about being sick?
• that it is okay to take the day off for your dd?
• that you can do what you want and feel justified?
• that no one understands or supports you?

I am not trying to be rude or disrespectful but I am so NOT understanding what it is you want to hear from everyone.

Most every single person said

DON'T lie
Take the day off if you want
Notify the parents.

What is wrong with any of that?

I am so confused......:confused:

[MommyofThree]

Why do the parents all have Monday off?

Because they have young children that they want to do things that day with them so they took off. Like I said I only have the two so when they took off I was like yay.

[AmandasFCC]

I've done it, however I was honest and said what I was doing. I knew that the parents I had on a particular day weren't actually working so I was honest and said, (you're gonna laugh, this is such a silly reason) ....

"We've been in talks with the SPCA in **** (town 3 hours away) about a particular dog they have for adoption and if we don't get there ASAP we'll lose her. She's such a great dog, and being that I have the daycare, I of course would like to be the one to go and check her out to ensure her temperament would be appropriate around the kids .... So if you don't have any pressing plans tomorrow, would you be ok if I took the day off to drive up to see her, with a credit for one day for next month?"

All were fine, and off my daughter and I went to pick up my beautiful fur-baby!

[MommyofThree]

OP, what is it exactly that you want other providers to tell you?

• that it is ok to lie to the parents about being sick?
• that it is okay to take the day off for your dd?
• that you can do what you want and feel justified?
• that no one understands or supports you?

I am not trying to be rude or disrespectful but I am so NOT understanding what it is you want to hear from everyone.

Most every single person said

DON'T lie
Take the day off if you want
Notify the parents.

What is wrong with any of that?

I am so confused......:confused:

One, nothing is wrong with those . U were very rude I thought about you cant vote because so and so..... I thought alot of people gave me good advise and I thank those people and I stated I will use those so im confused now... I am not calling in sick I am sending out letters tonight. Also um ya it is ok to take the day off for my girl!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MommyofThree]

I've done it, however I was honest and said what I was doing. I knew that the parents I had on a particular day weren't actually working so I was honest and said, (you're gonna laugh, this is such a silly reason) ....

"We've been in talks with the SPCA in **** (town 3 hours away) about a particular dog they have for adoption and if we don't get there ASAP we'll lose her. She's such a great dog, and being that I have the daycare, I of course would like to be the one to go and check her out to ensure her temperament would be appropriate around the kids .... So if you don't have any pressing plans tomorrow, would you be ok if I took the day off to drive up to see her, with a credit for one day for next month?"

All were fine, and off my daughter and I went to pick up my beautiful fur-baby!

see again this is good advise!!!!!!!!!!!! not rude or judgemental. I will offer one day of free daycare as well:}

[Blackcat31]

one nothing is wrong with those . u were very rude I thought about you cant vote because so and so..... I thought alot of people gave me good advise and I thank those people and I stated I will use those so im confused now... I am not calling in sick I am sending out letters tonight. Also um ya it is ok to take the day off for my girl!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

How was I rude? I haven't said anything about not taking the time off. I said to take the time off if you want but just tell the parents. I was not rude about anything. :confused:

[Cat Herder]

One, nothing is wrong with those . U were very rude I thought about you cant vote because so and so..... I thought alot of people gave me good advise and I thank those people and I stated I will use those so im confused now... I am not calling in sick I am sending out letters tonight. Also um ya it is ok to take the day off for my girl!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That was me...and I stand by it.

It was a comment about the practicality of the poll for the topic at hand.

I already told you how I felt about your original post on page one.

[Crazy8]

If you want to be in this business for the long run DO NOT take the day when you are already closing for Monday. Since you say this is temporary and you don't seem happy anyway go ahead and take the day but send the note home with parents TODAY saying you will be closed on Friday. Don't even care if you don't give a reason but I wouldn't lie about it. If they get mad so what? You obviously aren't happy with the job/clients you have.

Personally in 10 years of doing home daycare I have NEVER just called in sick for no reason. I've very RARELY "called in" sick at all actually and I've never lied about the reason - once this year I can remember is because my dad had a heart attack in the middle of the night and I was at the hospital at 6am. I called all clients and I would have gone home if any of them absolutely needed me but they all told me not to worry about them - to be with my family. That is the kind of thing that makes this job worth it.

I don't think you are going to get many to tell you to go ahead and lie and leave families in a lerch on Friday morning. Whether anyone has told a fib in the past or not isn't really the point. That's just not how we do business if we want to stay in business. You know now, so why not tell them now and just face the concequences of your decision???

[Kaddidle Care]

I see you have a poll now. I really can't answer either way. Just wish you had planned for this a little more in advance. Being tied down is one of the downfalls of doing Childcare in your home.

I hope it works out OK - I'm just afraid you're going to get caught in a lie.

[B Lou]

I say take the day off but be honest with your parents. I tell all parents during interview that the reason I got into doing daycare was because I have 3 children( all adults now) that are very active in school. And I want to be able to attend their things. So from time to time I will be closed. I will give as much notice as possible so they can be prepared for this. As your child sounds young I would inform your parents that from time to time you will need to take time off for your child as well. If they are caring parents, which we would hope they would be, they will be very understanding. So just be honest with them. Good luck and have a great time carving pumpkins with your child.

[MommyofThree]

I now thinking I should write letters stating that fri I need to close no later by two and have parents take half days unless they want to find alternative care.. how does that one sound?

[Kaddidle Care]

Don't count on them leaving on time. You know how that goes.

[MommyofThree]

Don't count on them leaving on time. You know how that goes.

Oh ya that is very true.

[mom2many]

I now thinking I should write letters stating that fri I need to close no later by two and have parents take half days unless they want to find aternitive care.. how does that one sound?

I think that is a good compromise.