Parent Upset

[Little Star75]

Even if you do lose families....it is still worth standing up for yourself and not letting parents walk on you.

You just have to really know AND believe that your self-worth, time and sanity are worth far more than clients who disrespect you and/or treat you like dirt.

So true, and that's exactly what was going on but I'm happy I had the b@//$ to do it. Thanks again! :hug:

[Brooksie]

Congrats on finding your backbone!! happyfacehappyface And see? how hard was it to find alternate care. Sure, no one really wants to be stuck last minute babysitting a sick child, but it is possible to find! There's no reason why YOU should go against regulation and policy to be that person. Go you!!!

[MarinaVanessa]

growing a backbone feels GREAT! It also gets easier each and every time you use it.

This is so true ... it only gets easier and easier. It's scary at first but over time you will see that making sure that you are happy is more than enough reasons to stick to your policies.

Even if you do lose families....it is still worth standing up for yourself and not letting parents walk on you.

You just have to really know AND believe that your self-worth, time and sanity are worth far more than clients who disrespect you and/or treat you like dirt.

This is also VERY true! If something bothers you, change it. You are always worth the effort. If you lose a client over policies that they are more than aware of when you try to enforce them then honestly ask yourself ... is that the type of client/provider relationship you want?

[Crystal]

Was the child truly sick or was the fever from getting immunizations?

[Holiday Park]

why does it matter? If the child has a fever then in my opinion they are sick even it means shot made them sick.

[Little Star75]

why does it matter? If the child has a fever then in my opinion they are sick even it means shot made them sick.

Thank you, fever is fever and child cannot attend.

[littlemissmuffet]

Was the child truly sick or was the fever from getting immunizations?

What does it matter? I don't send kids home with fevers simply because they are contagious. Truth be told, it's more because I don't want to deal with a whiney, cranky kid. I've yet to meet a kid who had a fever that wasn't whiney/cranky!


OP, I have it in my policies that I do not allow a child who has just been immunized into my home until 24 hours after the immunization. If the child shows any ill affects, it's another 24 hours. Might want to be something for you to look into adding as well.

[Country Kids]

What does it matter? I don't send kids home with fevers simply because they are contagious. Truth be told, it's more because I don't want to deal with a whiney, cranky kid. I've yet to meet a kid who had a fever that wasn't whiney/cranky!


OP, I have it in my policies that I do not allow a child who has just been immunized into my home until 24 hours after the immunization. If the child shows any ill affects, it's another 24 hours. Might want to be something for you to look into adding as well.

What if your parents do not tell you the child is getting an immunization? I never have a child leave early for Dr. appts. but they are all up to date on the shots. Maybe somehow mine all schedule theirs for Fridays but still trying to figure out how they are upto date and never leave early. All the Drs here close at 5:00. The kids never even talk about getting shots either! One of the childcare mysteries for me-:confused:

[Crystal]

why does it matter? If the child has a fever then in my opinion they are sick even it means shot made them sick.

It may not matter to the OP. UNTIL she has a parent pull her kid for excluding him when he is not actually sick but is having a normal reaction to immunizations. Every kid I have ever known has gotten a slightly elevated temp when they get shots. SOOOO.....I just asked so I could let the OP know if a parent is getting upset because they are missing A LOT of work, she may want to rethink the policy when it comes to imms so she doesn't lose clients.

Not sure WHY you seem upset with my question. It was pretty basic.

[momofboys]

Fever is a fever, I exclude for symptoms not WHY they have symptoms

[littlemissmuffet]

What if your parents do not tell you the child is getting an immunization? I never have a child leave early for Dr. appts. but they are all up to date on the shots. Maybe somehow mine all schedule theirs for Fridays but still trying to figure out how they are upto date and never leave early. All the Drs here close at 5:00. The kids never even talk about getting shots either! One of the childcare mysteries for me-:confused:

When my kiddos hit the different ages to be getting vaccinated, I inquire about when the parent plans to take them - and remind them about my policy.
Our immunization clinics are open until 9pm. Also all my parents have plenty of sick/personal/vacation time to miss work (and do for their kid's doc appointments, etc) so I don't worry about it.
All my parents know if they are caught lying to me, drop off after shots, drop off a medicated kid, etc they will be termed immediately. I ALWAYS find out, and I ALWAYS term.
It's a non-issue here.

[Blackcat31]

What if your parents do not tell you the child is getting an immunization?

My parents are required to give me updates on ALL the immunizations their child receives. This is a required licensing regulation.

If they brought me the immunization sheet back and the date on it was for a Wednesday and they were in care on Thursday, I would know they had their immunizations and didn't tell me.

That is against my policies and would mean immediate termination. Parents know this in ADVANCE so there really would not be a valid excuse.

In all the years I have behind me of doing child care, I had never really had a child in care that had a bad reaction to immunizations until a few years ago.

That ONE experience caused me to alter my policies on how I deal with immunizations.

Parents are fully aware upon enrollment what my policies are in this regard. If it doesn't work for them, then my program won't work for them.

[Little Star75]

What does it matter? I don't send kids home with fevers simply because they are contagious. Truth be told, it's more because I don't want to deal with a whiney, cranky kid. I've yet to meet a kid who had a fever that wasn't whiney/cranky!


OP, I have it in my policies that I do not allow a child who has just been immunized into my home until 24 hours after the immunization. If the child shows any ill affects, it's another 24 hours. Might want to be something for you to look into adding as well.

Yes I'm in the process of updating my contract. I've only been open for 9 months and have learned a lot in this forum . Thank you

[Little Star75]

It may not matter to the OP. UNTIL she has a parent pull her kid for excluding him when he is not actually sick but is having a normal reaction to immunizations. Every kid I have ever known has gotten a slightly elevated temp when they get shots. SOOOO.....I just asked so I could let the OP know if a parent is getting upset because they are missing A LOT of work, she may want to rethink the policy when it comes to imms so she doesn't lose clients.

Not sure WHY you seem upset with my question. It was pretty basic.

In my case the dcb I sent home came in with a fever and runny nose. I understand some children don't have a reaction to immunizations but I rather not risk it. I tell parents of dck need immunizations they must scheduled them for a Friday so if the child happens to get sick dck can stay home.

[Crystal]

In my case the dcb I sent home came in with a fever and runny nose. I understand some children don't have a reaction to immunizations but I rather not risk it. I tell parents of dck need immunizations they must scheduled them for a Friday so if the child happens to get sick dck can stay home.

That's what I was asking. If he had other symptoms, he was sick.

I have the same policy.....immunizations at end of day or Friday, cannot come to daycare day of imms.

FWIW, I wasn't trying to be judgemental (which is what I THINK a couple of other posters were trying to imply ) I was just asking because I know that some parents will pull their kids if they have to miss too much work and if IMMS are the reason, well, sometimes it is in the provider's best interest to make an exception in an effort to not lose clients. I wouldn't want you to lose a client over something so small.