Am I In The Wrong

[sharlan]

I really don't care what time they come, just don't dare be late.

Having said that, if I have plans, I let the parents know the day before or with a quick call that morning. If they're not there, I leave.

[CheekyChick]

I don't care what time they drop off and pick up either. I think in this case, the point was that she told the provider a time and is now late.

That is disrespectful and rude IMHO.

My DCF's can use as much or as little time as they choose as welll.....they can drop off and go home and sleep all day for all I care but when I plan activities, meals/snacks and events for a specific number of kids only to have one be late or early (especially with no notice from parents) it can really throw a wrench into the day. THAT is what I think OP is having an issue with.

Thank you for explaining her very complex post.

I was only giving my input as to what I do. It seems many providers get upset/stressed if a child is late. I can't imagine texting a family if they were 10 minutes late. For me, it takes a great deal of stress away from me to just let people come and go as they please. Oh, and if I had only one child that day and was already paid for the day, I would get up as normal and relax with a book and a cup of tea until they arrived.

[AllDeezBabies]

I really don't care about lateness but I do have in my contract that after meal times, I won't back track in my day to be sure they are fed after meals are served. They will be responsible for their meals. Oh and don't bring the child around nap times.

I also made sure I input that their lateness does not mean an extension of their daycare hours. If they were contracted for 6 to 4 and dropped off at 7, they are still contracted to pick up at 4 and not 5.

[jenny31052]

I don't care if their supposed drop off time its for example, 730am, and they show up at 8am - I do get extremely upset when I have those that are supposed to be dropped off at 6-630am (which means that I have to get up between 5-530) and then they show up an hour later... I do a favor by taking the kids early, I expect the parents to tell me if they are going to be late, since they know that I work 12 hours day, I'm school full time, and I have a family, and a small child to care for, and I can sure use one more hour of sleep...

I terminated a family that was dropping off at 5.45 am, and was no-call/no-show 3 times in a month -