Do Parents Of SA Come In?

[Crazy8]

Does anyone who has any SA'ers have a parent who just drops them off and pulls away, not coming into your home??

I don't normally take SA kids so not sure what the norm is but I was taken back when a parent did this today. I can't decide if I should say something about them having to come in or thank my lucky stars that I have at least one parent who doesn't linger for 20 minutes in the morning.

Do your SA'ers parents come sign them in or just let them come in alone???

[Happy Hearts]

Where I live it's required that parents sign in and out.

[daycare]

I dont do SA, but I would never allow for this. Do your parents have to sign in and out?

What about payments? who pays you?

I would make the parent come inside

[sharlan]

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.

[spud912]

All my parents come to the door, even the parents of school agers. They do this automatically without me saying it's required. I did one time have a family who would send their 8 year old son to "pick up" their 2 year old daughter . They were the same parents who would talk on the phone 90% of pick ups and drop offs and would never acknowledge their daughter or me. She was a real sweet little girl, too .

[DaisyMamma]

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.

[crazydaycarelady]

I used to have 2 SA that would come in alone in the mornings, mom would drop them off in the driveway. No biggie to me - she was on her way to work and there was no need for her to come in (this was before mandatory sign in sheets.) Dcd picked up afterschool and he always came in.

[AfterSchoolMom]

I've had several parents do this at both drop off and pick up. In one case, it worked out well because I would rather not have had to talk to them anyway. I have no problem with it as long as I get paid and they're sure that I'm home (I leave the front door open and the porch light on during drop off time). I've never had anyone drop off when I wasn't home, but I did have a parent once send her kids on the school bus on a day that I was closed and out of town! Luckily a friend of mine was there to pick up MY kids and watched them until their parents got there!

[daycarediva]

I had one DCM do that in the mornings, but I would wave at her from the door. She always came in at pick up.

[Crazy8]

thanks for the input!

I should have mentioned I have known this family for many years - all their children came to me from birth till pre-k but this is the first time I have one for before school. It was raining and they did have younger child in the car to bring to their school. Today parent came in. The child arrives over an hour after others and my door was open so they know I'm here and I can tell them to just make sure he waits till I wave him off. I do have a sign in sheet but its not mandatory I have one, so if parent pops in 1-2 mornings a week to initial it - and comes in on Fridays for payment I guess its not a big deal. The child is only here about 15-20 min. in the mornings and not at all in the afternoons so its really an easy one, letting them drop and run makes it even easier!

noticing tag... how is this about uninvited parents????

[Blackcat31]

My 2 Kindy girls just get dropped off. The parent does NOT come in but they do wait until the children are inside my house before leaving.

If I notice the car in the driveway, I will stick my head out and wave to the parent. These are kids I have had since birth and usually they walk here after school but with the weather getting colder, the parent now gives them a ride.

If the kids walk, they come in without a parent so when the parent gives them a ride, I don't see it as any different.

If the parent needs to talk with me, they will either call me or come in or I will call them if I need to tell them something.

As far as payment goes, the parent still comes in two hours later at the end of the day and sees me face to face so they can pay then if it is a payday.

[Soccermom]

Does anyone who has any SA'ers have a parent who just drops them off and pulls away, not coming into your home??

I don't normally take SA kids so not sure what the norm is but I was taken back when a parent did this today. I can't decide if I should say something about them having to come in or thank my lucky stars that I have at least one parent who doesn't linger for 20 minutes in the morning.

Do your SA'ers parents come sign them in or just let them come in alone???

I have two DCMs who just drop off in the AM. They don't come in with the kids. I think it is helpful because it keeps my morning routine on track.

[familyschoolcare]

I don't allow this for safety reasons.

[Crazy8]

I don't allow this for safety reasons.

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.

[familyschoolcare]

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.

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.