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I have been emailing back and forth for about 6 weeks with a mom interested in daycare. I asked her several times to let me know what days and times she is needing for care and also said several times what my business hours are.
The interview was finally set but I told her I had to know what her daycare needs were to make sure we were not having an interview only to find out that I was not the right fit for her needs (which I had a feeling was the case). She finally says that she knows my business hours but will need drop off 15 min. early and pickup 15 min. later than my close time. Then says that she would do some partial days too on occasion but would still pay the full time rate, which wasnt a compromise because my contract says that I get paid the full daily rate no matter if a child is here only a partial day. She couldnt even tell me what days she would for need at what times so it sounds like a lot of coming and going, probably shuffling around drop off and pick up people and schedules. That type of thing does not mesh well with me. I dont care if families need odd times or a variety of pickup/dropoff people to make it work but it has to be something that I can know ahead of time....a weekly schedule at least. This isnt a free for all where you can just come in anytime. She said some days her daughter would not be dropped off until the afternoon which to me means nap time....not going to work. Plus this kid is only 16 months old and random schedules dont usually result in a happy toddler.
This is what I thought was happening when she would not tell me what times she needed. My husband thought I should just go ahead and interview anyway but why should I? I dont want to get up 15 minutes earlier or have a child here 15 minutes later. PLUS I she would be dropping off right when I am supposed to take my own daughter to school! So too me its a no. Its more of the principle of the thing....I set me work hours and I know that I will just start being resentful of having one child here 10.5 hours a day when the rest are here 8-10 hours a day. Plus I really dont have to take an extra kid and I have one more interview for that spot anyway. I am not desperate to accommodate anyone.
Please support me in feeling confident that I did the right thing. I dont even know what i am doubting it.
The interview was finally set but I told her I had to know what her daycare needs were to make sure we were not having an interview only to find out that I was not the right fit for her needs (which I had a feeling was the case). She finally says that she knows my business hours but will need drop off 15 min. early and pickup 15 min. later than my close time. Then says that she would do some partial days too on occasion but would still pay the full time rate, which wasnt a compromise because my contract says that I get paid the full daily rate no matter if a child is here only a partial day. She couldnt even tell me what days she would for need at what times so it sounds like a lot of coming and going, probably shuffling around drop off and pick up people and schedules. That type of thing does not mesh well with me. I dont care if families need odd times or a variety of pickup/dropoff people to make it work but it has to be something that I can know ahead of time....a weekly schedule at least. This isnt a free for all where you can just come in anytime. She said some days her daughter would not be dropped off until the afternoon which to me means nap time....not going to work. Plus this kid is only 16 months old and random schedules dont usually result in a happy toddler.
This is what I thought was happening when she would not tell me what times she needed. My husband thought I should just go ahead and interview anyway but why should I? I dont want to get up 15 minutes earlier or have a child here 15 minutes later. PLUS I she would be dropping off right when I am supposed to take my own daughter to school! So too me its a no. Its more of the principle of the thing....I set me work hours and I know that I will just start being resentful of having one child here 10.5 hours a day when the rest are here 8-10 hours a day. Plus I really dont have to take an extra kid and I have one more interview for that spot anyway. I am not desperate to accommodate anyone.
Please support me in feeling confident that I did the right thing. I dont even know what i am doubting it.
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