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are you on the food program? if you are, we are required to have them sign in and out each day.
I stood guard by the door with the clipboard for a week or two until they all got the hang of it. now they all do it with out a second thought. I still have to check occasionally, to make sure they are putting the right date and time down.
sometimes people will grumble over anything just to have something to grumble about.
a simple "please sign in" or "please sign out" and a blank stare with a smile outta get the point across.
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I am on the food program. You are in NY right melskids? I was never told I needed them to sign in and out. And my other issue is kids that don't arrive here with their parents but off the school bus. I have just been putting the time and bus drop off next to it and then have the parents sign out at the end of the day. I had a surprise inspection for the food program in december and she never said a word, can things be different county to county? Oh well I am doing it now.
On a side note I had a mom drop off daughter in a hurry this morning she never stepped through the door just kissed her daughter and left, so I put the time and was going to have her sign when she picked her up today, I got a txt a few minutes later stating she realized she never signed her in and would take care of it when she picked up. These moments of responsibility make me smile.Comment
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I started doing it for 2012 because I was having parents show up late and I wasnt charging a late fee. I thought this way they could see what time they are arriving.
Amazingly the mom I'm having trouble with signed out at 5:30, eventhough the parent before her wrote 5:31. So I'm guessing this won't work. although it's better than the usual 15 minutes!Comment
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They ask for my food program sheets where I mark present or absent and which meals I have fed the children and the sheets I actually record the meals we have had for the day but thats it. I even tried giving her the attendance sheet I mark each day and she said she doesn't need it. Just the food program paperwork.
Yea I am waiting for someone to do that too, I actually tell them what time it is and they can look at my clock and double check if they like but I am already prepared to stop that right away.Comment
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I write the times in myself BEFORE I hand them the clipboard to sign.
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I don't have parents sign in/out. That would mean arrivals and departures take longer. Once they are longer, they get more drawn out. You have the possibility of kids throwing a fit, the parents wanting to chat, etc.
I have my own appointment book. I have each child's name written in the book. I usually make the schedule up a week at a time and in pencil. That way if someone stays home, I just erase their name. I also use the notebook to do the breakfast/lunch menu and how many kids I fed what meal each day.
I also work on contracted hours. Parents know when drop off and when pick up is. I also send a text when late charges start incurring.Comment
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I have every parent sign their child in and out even though I'm not required to for the following reasons.
1. Taxes. If I'm ever audited I have parent signatures that show their in and out times to prove my time/space %.
2. Safety. Many times parents try send their child to my front door while they sit in their car and I don't want the liability. This way they are required to come inside my home with their child.
3. Proof. Keeping attendance and having them sign in to the minute helps me keep track of who drops off early/late and picks up late. When I have to sit down to chat with a parent about late pick-ups and they do the "I'm not THAT late THAT often" routine I already have copies of their sign-in sheets with the times that they are late highlighted so they can visually see how often they're late.Comment
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That is a great idea if it works.
I tried that before because I had a DCD that arrived very late always interrupting breakfast and would sign DCB in like he was on time. Then late for pick up and signed DCB out 15-30 minutes earlier than what the actual time was! (Like I'm not going to check it) 1st he said "oh my bad" but it continued. When I confronted him again he showed me his watch. He actually changed the time to do this stunt! I then showed him MY clock and changed it and started writing the time in as he arrived before I even opened the door. He must have complained because the office called and said I am not permitted to enter the times unless I am picking children up from school. They are gone now though. They got tired of all the late fees.
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Oddly enough I never even considered NOT filling in the times myself.
I am soooo type A. It never occurred to me.
I tend to do most everything paper work related myself (updating contact forms, allergy forms, feeding plans, etc) and leave parents the minimum tasks/due dates to keep up with. Typically all they do is initial the pre-printed info and notify me if anything is wrong once or twice a year, as needed.
As for time issues. It takes 30 seconds each to sign in. Most days they pass the clipboard down the walk like a conga line as the kids file in. :
: (all are here in first 1-15 minutes of opening every day)
For me it has nothing to do with billing. It is documentation for licensing that I am operating within legal constraints. Just plain attendance. I guess I never thought about it as being "about" the parents. It is just MY paperwork....
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Every parent signs in and out with the exact time and full signature. I use the MMK form. I have a small travel size digital clock on top of my cubbies right in front of the sign in sheets.Comment
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I am also just starting the sign in/out sheet... Does each child have their own sheet or do u have all the parents sign on the same sheet???Comment
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