Handbooks/Policies

[countrymom]

parent hand book/contracts

I've been searching for 2 hours now and some of the threads don't have contract stuff just people talking about it, I need stuff that is put in it. And this also seems like a common question

[melissa ann]

I second this

[beachgrl]

Third, have had same issues looking for that stuff!

[countrymom]

bumping it, I think we really need this. (black cat, I loved your book, it was easy to read and too the point)

[Blackcat31]

bumping it, I think we really need this. (black cat, I loved your book, it was easy to read and too the point)

Why, thank you! I spent ALOT of time on it and tried to include everything I could think of that would need to be addressed. I am sure I will need to add more as new things arise.....just when we think we have heard/seen all, something comes along to prove us wrong! LOL!! ::


Okay, I made this thread a sticky but don't know if I did it right or not. (Michael will have to pop in and let us know....) I renamed it as well. Countrymom since you asked, if you want a different title...let me know.)

[melissa ann]

Blackcat, thank you so much.
And if I may be so bold to ask, what is this book you wrote?

So, should we post our handbook here, or a link to them?

[awestbrook713]

I'm a newbie at the handbook thingy but I will post mine. I had gotten help from one of the other providers on here and just tweaked it to work for my daycare. Hopefully I did this right, I also included my contract. I have already started a list for fixes to it for 2013 since its an ever evolving document .

[melissa ann]

My handbook & contract can be found on my website

[Blackcat31]

Blackcat, thank you so much.
And if I may be so bold to ask, what is this book you wrote?

So, should we post our handbook here, or a link to them?

I e-mailed her my handbook. If you would like ot read it, please PM me your e-mail address and I will send it right off

[Fruitloops1]

blackcat your "location" really confised me!!! I was thinking to myself what can someone do to be in detention? Did she post something bad? Is it like a time out? LOL ::

[Blackcat31]

blackcat your "location" really confised me!!! I was thinking to myself what can someone do to be in detention? Did she post something bad? Is it like a time out? LOL ::

LOL!! It does come from 'behavior' here actually. I "think" I might have deleted the Venting Thread accidentally a while back and so I am in detention for being bad.....LOL!!

In my defence, however, I don't know if I did or didn't but I did take the blame.

I suppose it may be time to rejoin the group now and not be in detention anymore though.... ::

Oh, and my real location is northern MN, in case you were wondering.

[Sunchimes]

Wish me luck with the handbook

I gave out my new, first ever handbook and contract to 2 of my families this week. (Both fine, no questions, no complaints, and signed almost before I could finish talking to them). I sweated over this, poured over the forums and online handbooks, and I still think that I left out something important.

Anyway, the last dcm will be back tomorrow. She has been paying drop in rates even though I'm on stand-by 6 days a week. (I've whined about my stupidity on this before). I'm going to tell her she has to go to at least part time (I'm going to push FT, but that will mean a huge increase for her when she only works part time. I think I'll lose her if I do that.) Plus late pick up, late payments, paying every week, even if I just have her 1 day, and all of the other cool stuff you guys do and I wasn't smart enough to figure out without you.

She is going to have a cow. I could use some vibes for finding my backbone.

[Blackcat31]

I gave out my new, first ever handbook and contract to 2 of my families this week. (Both fine, no questions, no complaints, and signed almost before I could finish talking to them). I sweated over this, poured over the forums and online handbooks, and I still think that I left out something important.

Anyway, the last dcm will be back tomorrow. She has been paying drop in rates even though I'm on stand-by 6 days a week. (I've whined about my stupidity on this before). I'm going to tell her she has to go to at least part time (I'm going to push FT, but that will mean a huge increase for her when she only works part time. I think I'll lose her if I do that.) Plus late pick up, late payments, paying every week, even if I just have her 1 day, and all of the other cool stuff you guys do and I wasn't smart enough to figure out without you.

She is going to have a cow. I could use some vibes for finding my backbone.

happyfacehappyfacehappyface You CAN do it!!!!!! happyfacehappyfacehappyface

Trust me, you won't be sorry for standing your ground. Even if you lose her. You will still be happy. I promise.

[countrymom]

thanks black cat, as soon as I'm done I'll post mine too. I think if we have any questions regarding phb we can post it here, that way its all together and its not the same question being asked over and over.

[Countrygal]

I couldn't attach mine - it is nine pages and exceeded the limit. Any other way? I'd love feedback on it.