DCK Brings In Wood Everyday

[DaisyMamma]

I have a fireplace we run all the time so. I have wood near the door and this kid makes a huge mess bringing in wood everyday. It really irritates me so I stopped leaving it near the door. Mom let him go to the wood pile and getr some today. Then I promptly took it away and said I'd hoped not having it by the door would fix the problem. So of course dck cries. Mom puts him over my gate into my living room (private family space) to "help" me puut the wood away. I said no no no go back in there.
Sigh. Why? Why do they always have to push your boundaries?

I was already not in a good mood because another family showed up 15 min before opening time.
My kids leave at 8. I open at 830 so you can imagine that I want those 30 minutes to myself

Happy Monday

[Momofmany]

Someone always pushes the boundaries and I wonder the same thing "what the heck is wrong with you people" LOL I have one that has been told 100 times DO NOT being food / drink in hand at drop off. Every day..same thing food in hand - I take it away - child cries. Parents prefer me to be the mean one than them!

As far as time - my clients are fully aware I will NOT come to the door until the hour stated...do not try because I will ignore you

Hope your days gets better

[Crystal]

I would tell the Mom, firmly and matter-of-factly "Do not let junior touch the firewood anymore. I appreciate that he wants to help but his help is causing me more work, for which I do not have time to accomodate. Do not allow him to get the wood again."

Then, if she does, make her clean the mess before she leaves.

[DaisyMamma]

Someone always pushes the boundaries and I wonder the same thing "what the heck is wrong with you people" LOL I have one that has been told 100 times DO NOT being food / drink in hand at drop off. Every day..same thing food in hand - I take it away - child cries. Parents prefer me to be the mean one than them!

As far as time - my clients are fully aware I will NOT come to the door until the hour stated...do not try because I will ignore you

Hope your days gets better

Because I've never locked the door before I think it would be rude if I randomly started now, especially to choose not to open it when they knock, until 8:30. I wish it was something I had done from the start.... I said You're early today. She said yea I know. Ok??? What makes people think that we want to start work 15 minutes early? Unpaid? Maybe next time I will go into the bathroom and come out in a towel when she comes in! It takes her that long to get to my house so I don't see how 15 minutes early could be an accident. I should have an early charge, like $5 a minute per kid.

The same family with the wood also brings unfinished breakfast in hand. It really makes me mad. I say DCB you need to finish your breakfast at home. It's pointless, it just doesn't register.

These problems will be posted in the next newsletter and in my policy revision this Spring. I just needed to vent.

[julie]

I don't understand why you are worried about seeming rude to the people that have no regard for being polite to you. If the door is unlocked at the moment you open, you are holding up your end of the deal. If you post a sign that says, "***'s Daycare Hours are 8:30-blahblahblah" and only unlock the door at the time you open, what is the problem with that. How is it not rude to expect you to work 15 minutes for free? I don't know, I would not worry about upsetting the early people.

[AfterSchoolMom]

I don't understand why you are worried about seeming rude to the people that have no regard for being polite to you. If the door is unlocked at the moment you open, you are holding up your end of the deal. If you post a sign that says, "***'s Daycare Hours are 8:30-blahblahblah" and only unlock the door at the time you open, what is the problem with that. How is it not rude to expect you to work 15 minutes for free? I don't know, I would not worry about upsetting the early people.

I agree. You're not a 24 hour Walmart - they shouldn't just expect your door to be unlocked whenever they feel like showing up. I don't think it's rude at all!

[EntropyControlSpecialist]

Someone always pushes the boundaries and I wonder the same thing "what the heck is wrong with you people" LOL I have one that has been told 100 times DO NOT being food / drink in hand at drop off. Every day..same thing food in hand - I take it away - child cries. Parents prefer me to be the mean one than them!

As far as time - my clients are fully aware I will NOT come to the door until the hour stated...do not try because I will ignore you

Hope your days gets better

YES. Please ignore them in the future! I have some that RING RING RING RING RING RING RING the bell 5 minutes before ... 3 minutes before ... 1 minute before ... and then they are just standing there shocked come exactly 8:00 when I open it. Hello. The hours are RIGHT there in front of your face.

[EntropyControlSpecialist]

I don't understand why you are worried about seeming rude to the people that have no regard for being polite to you. If the door is unlocked at the moment you open, you are holding up your end of the deal. If you post a sign that says, "***'s Daycare Hours are 8:30-blahblahblah" and only unlock the door at the time you open, what is the problem with that. How is it not rude to expect you to work 15 minutes for free? I don't know, I would not worry about upsetting the early people.

I agree. LOCK THE DOOR. It's YOUR house and YOUR business. You don't owe them an explanation for locking the door and then unlocking it when you ACTUALLY open.