Do Your Daycare Parents...

[Candy]

Does any of your daycare parents come into your house, like actually pass the foyer at drop off? If so do you stop them or just let them come in?

[EntropyControlSpecialist]

Does any of your daycare parents come into your house, like actually pass the foyer at drop off? If so do you stop them or just let them come in?

Yes. I have one part-time mom that has something to say 2 of the 3 mornings she comes in. It's never important but she comes all of the way in, past the gate that the parents send the kids through, through daycare room 1, daycare room 2, and into daycare room 3 where I'm sitting with the kids eating breakfast. Today I got up and met her in room 2 because I saw her coming.

I have another that is full-time and Mom will let the almost 4-year-old cling on to her, carry him in, try and set him down, he'll try and climb up, she'll hold him, set him down, he'll try and climb up, etc. etc. etc. She just had another child so he is no longer the baby and this ordeal takes about 10 minutes. I ignore it. She does it so much that she ends up getting frustrated and saying, "I have to go now!!!" to her child in an exasperated tone. I just pretend I'm occupied with the other 8 children and we have a grand old time playing while this hoopla goes on. Even if she is right next to me. This is her new routine she established and when I tried to take the child by the hand and say, "Tell Mommy goodbye! We'll see you later" she still let him do a clingy routine so I just gave up and don't even waste my energy anymore.

Oh, and do I let them? NO. I do not. I directly tell them to have their child walk through the gate and into the area since this is a no shoe zone.

[allsmiles]

omg.. i really hate this.. i do have a few that will come in even if i have their kids at the door ready.. just tryna see whats going on.. "hey yall having fun huh!"
we have to remember to start putting our little gate back up.. i am big about boundaries and to me if you havent been invited all the way into someones home, you should wait in the front room or foyer

[Candy]

Yes. I have one part-time mom that has something to say 2 of the 3 mornings she comes in. It's never important but she comes all of the way in, past the gate that the parents send the kids through, through daycare room 1, daycare room 2, and into daycare room 3 where I'm sitting with the kids eating breakfast. Today I got up and met her in room 2 because I saw her coming.

I have another that is full-time and Mom will let the almost 4-year-old cling on to her, carry him in, try and set him down, he'll try and climb up, she'll hold him, set him down, he'll try and climb up, etc. etc. etc. She just had another child so he is no longer the baby and this ordeal takes about 10 minutes. I ignore it. She does it so much that she ends up getting frustrated and saying, "I have to go now!!!" to her child in an exasperated tone. I just pretend I'm occupied with the other 8 children and we have a grand old time playing while this hoopla goes on. Even if she is right next to me. This is her new routine she established and when I tried to take the child by the hand and say, "Tell Mommy goodbye! We'll see you later" she still let him do a clingy routine so I just gave up and don't even waste my energy anymore.

Oh, and do I let them? NO. I do not. I directly tell them to have their child walk through the gate and into the area since this is a no shoe zone.

Wow sounds like mom is more clingy to her son then he is to her. I hate when parents keep saying "well i have to leave now" over and over. The whole time i'm thinking god just leave already, the kid is going to be fine we go threw this almost every day.

[Candy]

I have on that will stay at the entrance and just sit the bag down and leave. But the other doesn't even get out the car. She just pulls up at my mailbox and lets the kid out. Which i have told her to stop doing.

[EntropyControlSpecialist]

Wow sounds like mom is more clingy to her son then he is to her. I hate when parents keep saying "well i have to leave now" over and over. The whole time i'm thinking god just leave already, the kid is going to be fine we go threw this almost every day.

This Mom is a SAHM. I think so, too.

When a parent does that I seriously walk away. :: As I'm walking away my eyes are very big and I mouth the word, "WOW!" because it never ceases to amaze me just how long it takes some of these parents to leave.

[EntropyControlSpecialist]

I have on that will stay at the entrance and just sit the bag down and leave. But the other doesn't even get out the car. She just pulls up at my mailbox and lets the kid out. Which i have told her to stop doing.

To be honest with you, I WISH some of my more annoying parents would do this.

[cheerfuldom]

I absolutely insist that a parent walk their child to the door. Letting kids jump out from the car on their own is a serious safety risk! plus then you do not get any face time with the parent to discuss any issues. Honestly, I have had to talk to parents about letting kids run to and from the car....it is a safety risk that I am not going to let them take on my property. Either they get out of the car each time or they find a new daycare. Thats how big of a deal it is to me. I will not allow a parent to be lazy and risk a child running into the street or get hit by another parent pulling into the drive.

[Blackcat31]

I have on that will stay at the entrance and just sit the bag down and leave. But the other doesn't even get out the car. She just pulls up at my mailbox and lets the kid out. Which i have told her to stop doing.

To be honest with you, I WISH some of my more annoying parents would do this.

Some days I wish ALL mine would do this too!

I am lucky enough that I have a separate entryway. It has a bench for parents and two sets of cubbies for the kids. It is separated from the main area of my daycare by a half door.

Saves me from ever having a parent come in farther than a few feet from the door. Personally I LOVE it!

[Candy]

omg.. i really hate this.. i do have a few that will come in even if i have their kids at the door ready.. just tryna see whats going on.. "hey yall having fun huh!"
we have to remember to start putting our little gate back up.. i am big about boundaries and to me if you havent been invited all the way into someones home, you should wait in the front room or foyer

I agree some people have no sense of boundries. Yes this is a daycare but it is still someones home. Even when my aunt ran a daycare when i was little my dad would never come inside(he use to work close by and use to drop in) he would just stand in the door way and call me.

[EntropyControlSpecialist]

Some days I wish ALL mine would do this too!

I am lucky enough that I have a separate entryway. It has a bench for parents and two sets of cubbies for the kids. It is separated from the main area of my daycare by a half door.

Saves me from ever having a parent come in farther than a few feet from the door. Personally I LOVE it!

Mine is separated by a walk through gate. Yet, the parent will open that walk through gate and come on in. WHAT??? The entryway is plenty big enough for all of the cubbies, the shoe rack, and the sign in desk.

As for bringing up issues, if I need to I have NO problem doing so these days with a parent at pick up. Or, I will seek them out in the morning and pull them aside to speak. I just did that the other day at drop off.
I also send home a daily report via e-mail so they are well informed of what is happening and they all have the ability to text message or e-mail me. So, coming in should just never happen.

[Blackcat31]

Mine is separated by a walk through gate. Yet, the parent will open that walk through gate and come on in. WHAT???
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THAT would drive me crazy! It seems ballsy to me.

I actually put my arm across the opening the other day and told a DCM that she needed to stay in the entry way. She was a little offended I think, but oh, well.

[Candy]

I absolutely insist that a parent walk their child to the door. Letting kids jump out from the car on their own is a serious safety risk! plus then you do not get any face time with the parent to discuss any issues. Honestly, I have had to talk to parents about letting kids run to and from the car....it is a safety risk that I am not going to let them take on my property. Either they get out of the car each time or they find a new daycare. Thats how big of a deal it is to me. I will not allow a parent to be lazy and risk a child running into the street or get hit by another parent pulling into the drive.

I have told her. Then she tells the girl messages for which of course the girl gets them wong. One day she told me her mom was going give a baby a bath what baby she doesn't have a baby?!?! Turns out mom was going to a babyshower.

[Candy]

Mine is separated by a walk through gate. Yet, the parent will open that walk through gate and come on in. WHAT??? The entryway is plenty big enough for all of the cubbies, the shoe rack, and the sign in desk.

As for bringing up issues, if I need to I have NO problem doing so these days with a parent at pick up. Or, I will seek them out in the morning and pull them aside to speak. I just did that the other day at drop off.
I also send home a daily report via e-mail so they are well informed of what is happening and they all have the ability to text message or e-mail me. So, coming in should just never happen.

Maybe put a little sign on the gate that says children only or no parents. If you put the sign up and she still does it then she is doing on purpose.

[Childminder]

Most of my parents take off their shoes and come in but I want them to. Heck after awhile most have joined us for a meal or we visit for awhile before they head home. Our home is pretty relaxed and open and we like them to feel comfortable.