Arghhh! Frustrated Beyond Belief!!! DCP Running Late

[Mandy_Jane]

So guess when mom picked up tonight? 6:50 pm!!!! 20 MINUTES LATE! And this is AFTER she told me she would be EARLY today, probably picking him up at 6:00 pm. Well, I nipped it right in the bud, and told her I just couldn't handle her son's outbursts in the daycare, and I told her how he was hitting and kicking me and that we had had a very bad day today. I told her she needed to find another daycare. All she said was, "OK. that's fine." - over and over. She didn't seem mad..... In fact she didn't seem to care at all! :confused: I should have charged her the $15.00 in late fees she owed me!

I told her I could take him next week if she needed me to, but I think I've seen the last of her. I feel VERY relieved! And my early family will only be here one more week, so I am going to MAKE SURE I stick to my normal hours from now on and not bend my rules for ANYONE. I have an interview set up for tomorrow AND Saturday, so maybe those families will work out for me.

[wdmmom]

Yay you! Bet after you told that mom a significant amount of weight was lifted off your shoulders!

That feeling is the best!!!

[Lucy]

Awesome!! Doesn't it feel great???? For what it's worth, when people are more than 5 minutes late, I start texting and calling. If it has ever been 15-20 min late, I have started down their list of emergency contacts.

[VanessaEO]

I *know* its hard to find daycare clients. But I think that this is a prime example on why part time care typically doesn't work out. Its so so so so hard on the kids! They have little ability to settle into a daycare situation when they are only there 2 days a week. Just not really fair to them, the providers or their parents.

[Mandy_Jane]

Yay you! Bet after you told that mom a significant amount of weight was lifted off your shoulders!

That feeling is the best!!!

Oh yeah! It did feel great - *as soon as it was over*!!! I had butterflies in my stomach so bad before she got here. And it lasted even longer than it should have since she was late! But I do feel a lot better now. I think I am going to add in to my contract that I have a two week trial period for new children to make sure they can adjust to my daycare. How many of you do something like that?

[countrymom]

wow, good ridence!

[wdmmom]

Oh yeah! It did feel great - *as soon as it was over*!!! I had butterflies in my stomach so bad before she got here. And it lasted even longer than it should have since she was late! But I do feel a lot better now. I think I am going to add in to my contract that I have a two week trial period for new children to make sure they can adjust to my daycare. How many of you do something like that?

I do! I don't have it written in my contract but I also don't have parents sign a contract until after they've been here awhile. In my rules & regs, I tell them they have a 2 week introductory period to which either parent or provider may cancel services at any time for any reason. After they sign a contract, it's a 4 week written notice or wages in lieu of notice.

[Unregistered]

Oh yeah! It did feel great - *as soon as it was over*!!! I had butterflies in my stomach so bad before she got here. And it lasted even longer than it should have since she was late! But I do feel a lot better now. I think I am going to add in to my contract that I have a two week trial period for new children to make sure they can adjust to my daycare. How many of you do something like that?

yes yes and yes....you should have all your rules laid out in black and white. I would also add, I reserve the right to terminate care at once for any reason I see fit. I would put these two statements in two separate places in your contract.

This situation was not going to get better. Flighty parent, looking to use you. having said this, the child seemed like he would have come around, for me doing childcare before and getting back into it, I forgot about the adjustment period between the child and provider. You have to give that a chance to work. After two weeks- sometimes a little more you know if it's going to work or not. Starting new kids can make you want to pull out your hair one strand at a time. It's rare that you have a child that comes butterflying in and adjust right off. It's all new to both.

Welcome back and good luck-

[Blackcat31]

Oh yeah! It did feel great - *as soon as it was over*!!! I had butterflies in my stomach so bad before she got here. And it lasted even longer than it should have since she was late! But I do feel a lot better now. I think I am going to add in to my contract that I have a two week trial period for new children to make sure they can adjust to my daycare. How many of you do something like that?

I have it in my contract as well. The first two weeks are a trial period only. Either party can cancel without the two week notice.

I am pre-paid so if a parent decides to cancel during the two weeks they are already paid. I dont do refunds unless I have a bad situation and simply want the kid gone. Otherwise, I finish out the time they ahve paid for and move on from there.

[sharlan]

The very first page of my contract is a two week trial period agreement. It is signed seperately from everything else.

[awestbrook713]

I also include a two week trial period that parent or provider can terminate for any reason with out notice.