Don't You Just Love

[Unregistered]

when you give notice to end care and the parents call over the weekend to say they are pulling their child early!

Yay me

Problem child gone!

[B Lou]

Nice. I wish the family I got a two week notice from last week would call me and tell me they are done right now. Sometimes the money just isn't worth the stress of the two weeks.
Good for you. ENJOY!!happyfacehappyfacehappyfacehappyfacehappyface

[SunshineMama]

Nice. I wish the family I got a two week notice from last week would call me and tell me they are done right now. Sometimes the money just isn't worth the stress of the two weeks.
Good for you. ENJOY!!happyfacehappyfacehappyfacehappyfacehappyface

Going through the same thing right now and so ready to be done!

[Countrygal]

Honestly, speaking as a parent of a 6yo and just got done with him in dc - If my child were termed I would take offense. It's that simple. I can see how, even if there are uncorrected bad behaviors or the parents aren't consistent, or even don't follow the handbook, I can see how they would take offense and pull their children early. I would never have pulled my dgs early, because I believe in fulfilling contracts, and I wouldn't pay for two daycares, but around here, in the area where I live, it would be the norm for people NOT to follow their contract. I've lived with it at work, as a manager, and it's just the way everyone operates around here. Employers close businesses with no notice to employees and employees leave with no notice. I wouldn't expect daycare to be any different. It stinks.

[Unregistered]

SPQ99n

I'm sorry that's how daycare is where you are. Where I am full filling contracts is the norm. I'm not surprised they pulled him but they still have to pay until the end of the term date and since I have already received that payment it's not an issue.

I too would feel badly if I had a child who was termed for whatever reason. This situation has been beat to death with the parents so it's not a suprise. Half dozen written letters home, multiple emails, loads of texts, dozens of phone calls, and too many warnings over the past year with minimal help from the parents.

[Mydaycare]

I had the same problem last week! I termed a family for very bad behavior and parents were not helping at all! Mom was very nice person. Any ways last day of care was supposed to be may 25 and they decided to leave last Tuesday happyface she did not pay for the two weeks well not even for last week she divided the days and pay for two days only. I really feel so relieve I don't have any kids now because most of them are on summer vacations with their dads or grandparents so I'm enjoying my time off with my kids watching cartoons in pjs and eating ice cream!!! I'm not making any income now but that doesn't worry me at all! I only do the Childcare as extra income but money you make is not worth the stress you can have sometimes!

[saved4always]

The dcf probably think they are "punishing" you for terming. They would probably have kept sending the child to you for the 2 weeks if they knew how relieved you would be at them leaving early.

From a mom's pov though: If my child was termed from a dc, I would probably make whatever arrangements I could so that I would not have to send them back to the provider who termed. I would just not feel comfortable that my child would be treated right by a provider who no longer wanted to watch him/her.

[SunshineMama]

I can definitely see why a parent would not want to send their child back to a provider who termed them, but some parents probably have no other options and just cross their fingers that their kids are in good hands.

I am on week 1 of my 2 week notice for the dcb I termed last week and I am still providing the best care I can offer. I think most providers are really good people who tried to work things out and had to term because the child was just not the right fit. For me- 6 week long episodes of diaharrea in 6 months is not a good fit for my daycare- or the parents, since they really are not able to take that much time off. The parents did take offense, but honestly, I think a parent would rather have a provider who is willing to be honest enough and say it is not working than some of the providers we read about on the news (like the lady watching 18 children) and just treat the kids as paychecks. Bad providers are the minority, but they are out there..

Unfortunately, the parents probably will not realize how good they had it until it is gone, and most will never know what we had to go through internally as providers before making the decision to term.

No provider wants to have to term a child.

[B Lou]

I find it easier to term the parents not the child. I love everyone of the children I've had in my care. But let me tell you about the parents. WOW. So of these parents can really make you step back and say REALLY. ::::

[Heidi]

I can definitely see why a parent would not want to send their child back to a provider who termed them, but some parents probably have no other options and just cross their fingers that their kids are in good hands.

I am on week 1 of my 2 week notice for the dcb I termed last week and I am still providing the best care I can offer. I think most providers are really good people who tried to work things out and had to term because the child was just not the right fit. For me- 6 week long episodes of diaharrea in 6 months is not a good fit for my daycare- or the parents, since they really are not able to take that much time off. The parents did take offense, but honestly, I think a parent would rather have a provider who is willing to be honest enough and say it is not working than some of the providers we read about on the news (like the lady watching 18 children) and just treat the kids as paychecks. Bad providers are the minority, but they are out there..

Unfortunately, the parents probably will not realize how good they had it until it is gone, and most will never know what we had to go through internally as providers before making the decision to term.

No provider wants to have to term a child.

I'm struggling with it right now. It feels a lot like when I told my first husband I wanted a divorce!