Random New Child

[Sugar Magnolia]

As terrible as this sounds, the director is probably punishing you for quiting! She knows you don't like this, its sounding like she is giving you the bronx salute.

[Childminder]

I did have a parent show up at my door one day and ask me if I had openings for three and how much with a few other questions. When I gave her the information she said: "Great! Let me get them out of the car, I'm late for work."

[Hunni Bee]

As terrible as this sounds, the director is probably punishing you for quiting! She knows you don't like this, its sounding like she is giving you the bronx salute.

She is. Daily. She took my ECER-S book without my knowledge and won't return it, she hid my MAT certificate, just all types of petty things.

5 more days, 5 more days....

[Sugar Magnolia]

What?!? Grrrrrr!! I might be "sick" next week if she is going to be like that.

[Nickel]

I just wanted to say that not all daycares are like that. I worked at a wonderful child development center that was naeyc accredited and our director was wonderful. our ratio was 4:1 for child up to 18mnths 6:1 for children up to 3, 8:1 children up to 4 and 12:1 for the preschool rooms. there were 2 infant classrooms, 2 toddler classrooms, 1 transition classroom and 2 preschool classrooms. Each classroom had 2 teachers with the acception of the infant rooms that had 3 (i was one of the infant teachers) and all new parents took a tour of the facility, then started all the paperwork and we were introduced to mom and child before they started.

We had "real" teachers in our rooms from open to close so there was never a time when a parent came and there wasn't someone knowledgeable in that room. I adored our facility and only left because we moved with my husbands job. My own daughter attended there even before I got the job there. I was never allowed alone with the children until my background check cleared and my interview was a two step process with the director and then with the teachers.

I actually have had much better luck with daycares then with home providers (which I guess makes me a hypocrit being a home provider now). But we were required to take the children outside every day weather permitting, for children as young as 1 year old. and even the babies were taken on walks.

I know not all child care centers are like that, but not ALL centers are aweful horrible places where the directors don't get and the children get treated like dollars instead of people.

I didn't mean to highjack your thread or anything, but it's jmho...

[Sugar Magnolia]

I just wanted to say that not all daycares are like that. I worked at a wonderful child development center that was naeyc accredited and our director was wonderful. our ratio was 4:1 for child up to 18mnths 6:1 for children up to 3, 8:1 children up to 4 and 12:1 for the preschool rooms. there were 2 infant classrooms, 2 toddler classrooms, 1 transition classroom and 2 preschool classrooms. Each classroom had 2 teachers with the acception of the infant rooms that had 3 (i was one of the infant teachers) and all new parents took a tour of the facility, then started all the paperwork and we were introduced to mom and child before they started.

We had "real" teachers in our rooms from open to close so there was never a time when a parent came and there wasn't someone knowledgeable in that room. I adored our facility and only left because we moved with my husbands job. My own daughter attended there even before I got the job there. I was never allowed alone with the children until my background check cleared and my interview was a two step process with the director and then with the teachers.

I actually have had much better luck with daycares then with home providers (which I guess makes me a hypocrit being a home provider now). But we were required to take the children outside every day weather permitting, for children as young as 1 year old. and even the babies were taken on walks.

I know not all child care centers are like that, but not ALL centers are aweful horrible places where the directors don't get and the children get treated like dollars instead of people.

I didn't mean to highjack your thread or anything, but it's jmho...

Thank you for this post!!! As a center director, this truly made my day. happyface

[Hunni Bee]

I just wanted to say that not all daycares are like that. I worked at a wonderful child development center that was naeyc accredited and our director was wonderful. our ratio was 4:1 for child up to 18mnths 6:1 for children up to 3, 8:1 children up to 4 and 12:1 for the preschool rooms. there were 2 infant classrooms, 2 toddler classrooms, 1 transition classroom and 2 preschool classrooms. Each classroom had 2 teachers with the acception of the infant rooms that had 3 (i was one of the infant teachers) and all new parents took a tour of the facility, then started all the paperwork and we were introduced to mom and child before they started.

We had "real" teachers in our rooms from open to close so there was never a time when a parent came and there wasn't someone knowledgeable in that room. I adored our facility and only left because we moved with my husbands job. My own daughter attended there even before I got the job there. I was never allowed alone with the children until my background check cleared and my interview was a two step process with the director and then with the teachers.

I actually have had much better luck with daycares then with home providers (which I guess makes me a hypocrit being a home provider now). But we were required to take the children outside every day weather permitting, for children as young as 1 year old. and even the babies were taken on walks.

I know not all child care centers are like that, but not ALL centers are aweful horrible places where the directors don't get and the children get treated like dollars instead of people.

I didn't mean to highjack your thread or anything, but it's jmho...

I sincerely hope my new job is like this. It seems wonderful. I dont mean to constantly bash my current job, but it's a daily struggle. I almost hate to leave, because the director has already decided not to replace me, and I know it's going to be really tough on the remaining staff.

Your post gives me hope.

[Nickel]

Oh, Hunni Bee. I didn't mean anything negative to you. I know your current job must be a nightmare!!! And I COMPLETELY understand venting about it! And I do really hope that your new job is like my old center. So, i'm sorry if I made you feel bad in any way. it's just some of the other posts just accepted that ALL centers are like that. And they aren't. I feel bad for those that have had negative experiences. But there are places out there that are really wonderful, have proper staff, treat their employess great, and treat the children even better.

I wish you the best of luck in your new job, and I also understand feeling guilty for leaving your coworkers behind, But you are moving on and doing what is best for you.