Does It Get Easier?

[Blackcat31]

wow i am the same way your were when you started,, i love my kids but sometimes the parents make me so annoyed and i dont stand up for myself, thanks for your opinion/advice!

When I do quit and close up shop it will NEVER be because of the kids. It will be because of the parents and the attitudes that are now becoming the norm for society.

[SunshineMama]

When I do quit and close up shop it will NEVER be because of the kids. It will be because of the parents and the attitudes that are now becoming the norm for society.

This.... Times 10!

[daycare]

I really think that there is a lot of trail and error in this business. Even though there is a ton of great advice on here from lots of great seasoned providers, sometimes it just takes making the mistake to finally figure it out.

I have been walked all over for years and years until I came here.

I have learned so much from here and it has really helped my backbone.

This business is hard because you work alone. No one to help you with your skills or evaluate you to tell you taht you did it wrong. No one to brainstorm with or problem solve. This is why I come here. Husbands get tired of hearing it too, which I always felt I had no one to turn to when I felt down and out. But like I said, coming here has really helped.

Sometimes you just need to make a few mistakes so that you know what YOU DONT want. Don't have regrets about making them, we are human. Just make sure that you realize you made one, fix it and move forward.

I think what I was really doing wrong was picking the wrong families, looking at the money, not the quality of parents or kids. By nature most of us providers are people pleasers and want to please everyone so we get taken advantage of in the process.

You have to start at step 1, (your PHB and policies) review them over and over and over until they are drilled into your head. DO you need to add anything, make any changes etc.

How are you currently doing your interviewing? Remember it's phone interview first, then if you feel they are a possibility you move on to face to face tour at your home.

I think that once you learn to interview for what you want, you will be very happy. YOu will learn to choose the RIGHT people for your services.

It took me a long time to learn to interview, because I made the mistake of taking any family that wanted in. Then I put up with it for years, therefore I didnt have the chance to interview much and get good at it..

The recipe takes several things to get good at this biz, and I am sure you will do great in no time...

Keep coming here for advice, lots of great people on here to offer it to you

[Greenplasticwateringcans]

When I do quit and close up shop it will NEVER be because of the kids. It will be because of the parents and the attitudes that are now becoming the norm for society.

This is why I am quitting. I do not have the patience to train new parents.

[dave4him]

Daily Routine and Schedule
7:30- arrivals and free play
8:30 -8:55- Breakfast
8:55-9:05-Bathroom/Hygiene time, free play
9:05-9:25-Wiggle time/ Singing – Wednesday and Fridays
9:25-9:40- Circle Time/ discussion time, explore the weather, calendar and learn a new rhyme or song
9:40- Bathroom Break/hygiene time
9:45-10:20- individual lesson, activity tables, 10 min clean up time before snack
10:30- 10:45 snack time (wash hands)
10:45-11:50 -Outside free play
11:55-12:20- Recap of morning lesson plan/ work on project of the day
12:20-12:30:- Lunch prep, Bathroom/ Hygiene time
12:30-12:45 Lunch/ Clean up, story at lunch
12:45-1:00- nap set up and stories
12:55-1:00- Nap/Quiet time
1:00-3:15 Wake up time/ Nap Clean up
3:15-3:30-Bathroom,Hygiene, and snack
3:30-3:45-Circle Time
3:45-4:30- Structured Activities,
4:30-5:30- Free Play Outside and Prep for home

Can i borrow that one looks good