Do Parents Of SA Come In?

[Crazy8]

If that is how you do it then there is no safety concerns. I can not do it that way because I do not have a driveway.

gotcha. yes, parents pull in my driveway (usually DH's car is gone so they pull right up to the house, otherwise they pull behind his car but still just a few extra steps from the walkway into my house). I am thinking of telling them in snowy/icy weather they need to walk the child in - just to avoid any slips and falls. And I will tell them they need to wait till they see ME at the door before they take off! They've been coming in since that one day (I never said anything yet) and the little one comes in too, I adore seeing her, but it probably would be easier for them if they could keep her buckled up!

[jojosmommy]

I have never allowed this.

I require that my parents walk the kids to the door. I don't do sign in and out, but I want to see the parents and I want them to see me.

I agree. I dont have sign in procedures but I do want to see them. Even if I really dont want to see them I still pretend like I do want to see them everyday

[grandmom]

Seriously? You could be lying on the floor with a heart attack! You could be in the process of being robbed! I can't imagine leaving my child with anyone until I saw the whites of their eyes!

ohmygosh

[Crazy8]

Seriously? You could be lying on the floor with a heart attack! You could be in the process of being robbed! I can't imagine leaving my child with anyone until I saw the whites of their eyes!

ohmygosh

I am talking about waving to them from the front door, not laying on the floor having a heart attack??

[daycare]

I am talking about waving to them from the front door, not laying on the floor having a heart attack??

I think that if there is nothing that the parents need to sign in and out with daily and that face to face contact is there then it's ok.

I would just make sure that the parents know that if they don't see you waving out to them, then they need to get out of the car and bring the child in.

[EntropyControlSpecialist]

I would allow it as long as I get paid on time as usual and the parent is required to see me wave before they leave.
I had a parent a couple years ago that would drop and go. One time she was early and I wasn't there! Luckily my mom was.

This. I love quick drop offs!

[EntropyControlSpecialist]

can I ask what safety reasons? Not trying to be rude, I really wonder if I am overlooking something. If parent is pulling in my driveway, child is walking into my home (door is open at drop off time) and I am waving to the parent that I see them and know their child is here where is the lack of safety? The only thing I can think of is the child not being signed in, but many home daycares don't even use sign in sheets so aside from that I can't see what else would be an issue.

Where I am, even as a licensed provider the parent is not required to sign in. We are simply required to keep track of attendance. I have them to checkinkids.com on the iPad, but technically I could do that upon arrival.

[Kaddidle Care]

As long as they are watching for your wave then it should be fine. Just remember that if they don't sign the child in or out then there's no acknowledged record of the time. That might be the only issue.

We had to have a chat with a parent at the Center that once sort of pushed their child in the door and left. The Daycare room is not directly by the door and the child was left in the hallway. I could see the hallway from the room but the parent never even glanced up to see if anyone was watching. The child could have pushed the door open and left without anyone knowing she was there!

I get that sometimes parents are in a hurry but just shoving them in the door does not mean that they are being cared for - especially if nobody knows they are there.

They have now installed a system so that nobody comes in without being buzzed in. It has been a saving grace.

[mom2many]

My S/A parents come up to the door. I have only had one, who would occasionally drop off at the curb if she was running late and she would wait till I opened the door and we would wave.