Tricks to speed up drop off???

[SunshineMama]

How do you speed up drop off?

I have a dcd who thinks I need to know what time kids woke up, exactly what they had for breakfast, their current and previous mood states for the morning, etc. Then, after the kids run in, happy to be here, he stands at the door and just doesn't say anything, then calls them back to him to say goodbye (sometimes causes issues), then they run and play, and come say goodbye again... It takes about 5 minutes, but during that time I have a hard time controlling the littlest children, and I cant supervise the others well.

What do you guys do to speed it up? I have a quick dropoff sectin in my handbook, but this dcd just can't leave.

I am looking for any good tips and tricks- I am not the person to flat out say the kids are

[Meyou]

Before they run away the first time grab them and say, "Say goodbye to Daddy! He has to go to work!" After the goodbye, walk away with them saying goodbye yourself.

I'm no help for the talking part. I have a problem with that too but the above works for me everyday to get them out at the first break in the conversation.

[SunshineMama]

Before they run away the first time grab them and say, "Say goodbye to Daddy! He has to go to work!" After the goodbye, walk away with them saying goodbye yourself.

I'm no help for the talking part. I have a problem with that too but the above works for me everyday to get them out at the first break in the conversation.

I will give it a try! Thanks!

[cheerfuldom]

yup, make them say goodbye first, then you say goodbye and shut the door. they can stand alone on the porch if they want to but I doubt he would

[MissKim]

I have a DCM that stays for an hour! I know she just wants to talk, but it makes for one hectic drop-off. DCG cries and whines on those days.

[SunshineMama]

Holy cow an hour!?! I would hate to start my day like that- I hate the 5 minute drop off from dcd enough as it is.

I have one family who literally hand over the kid when I open the door, say helo and goodbye, and are on their way in less than 30 seconds. That child never cries at drop off- no nonsense. I wish all parents were like that!

[Zoe]

I look straight at the dck and say "your friends a and b are here! Why don't you go play with them!" The kid says goodbye to the parent, I then look right into dcm or dcd's eyes and say have a good day while I'm walking toward them toward the door. It kinda pushes them toward the door, otherwise they'd end up with a Zoe in their face! ::::

Works for me!

[GoodKarma]

Yup, I do it the same as the others, I let them brief me as they are signing in, say good bye, then if they don't immediately open the door I do it for them in a " helpful" way!

[MamaBear]

I had a couple moms that were doing this to me for awhile. I ended up making a Policy Update regarding quick drop offs & picks ups. I used the reasons that it makes for such a smoother morning and easier on the kids when they leave quickly. And if they wanted to chat, they could call me between this time and that time. It worked... After that, the moms would hand their kids over in the doorway and take off. I think they ended up liking it better that way.

I find it also helps if I just take them out of their arms at the door and hand them to them at the door at pick ups. Or if they are bigger, I hold their hand to the door and kinda push them out to the parent (haha). It's sometimes the child running around that makes the parent take longer to leave... so the quicker you send the child out, the sooner they leave. It worked for me

[cheerfuldom]

no WAY would I let a parent hang around here for an hour every day!! Its never longer than 5 minutes and 99% of the time, its more like 2 minutes or less.

[AmyLeigh]

Its never longer than 5 minutes and 99% of the time, its more like 2 minutes or less.

Same here! Don't these people have jobs to go to??? My DCF's are always late to work, so they are doing good to come to a complete stop before kicking their kids out the car door!!!::