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Humm. Perhaps This Isn't The Right Place
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I am interviewing families from another family daycare who is shutting down. The owner asked if I could take them all to keep them all together but I really cannot. I agreed to interview with them, figuring that some might not show or it might not be a fit etc. Basically first come first serve.
The owner came for her interview for her two children the next day. And the following day I interviewed another family. Etc. I know I have till the beginning of May before any come as she is giving them like a two week notice. So I am interviewing, making notes on who are good choices and waiting.
It has been a week since the owner contacted me and I am JUST NOW getting a call from the last mom at the family daycare. Turns out I interviewed this mom last year. It was not the best interview. After chatting with her I find that she is asking for free trial weeks for a baby to see if he "likes the provider".
Like a baby, bouncing around from provider to provider is going to adjust in 2-5 days time like magic. She cancels the first appointment as she got a free trial at another center. She arrives late to my interview the following week because she has to pick the baby up from yet another provider who he is on a trial run with. I know this interview is a waste of my time. I do not give free trial runs. I see her as a daycare bouncer looking for free daycare. You either come and pay or your dont. But she comes for the interview...the interview is ok but I can tell she doesn't like my rules. I am strict and everything is laid out in a parent handbook. You pay here, this is the late fee, I close this day, my hours are this, etc. She closes the door and I said she won't be coming and that was a waste of my time. I am right. Forward to today......
It is the same mom. She tells me she took so long to call because she already went to a daycare center to check them out but her child is too young and they won't take him and she interviewed another person in the next town over but it is a "ghetto area" and she isn't happy (totally did not like that comment. Why tell me that??). So now she is calling ME. She remembers me from last year when we interviewed and I already met her son and blah blah blah.
Ok.....so.....if you interviewed and you didn't come why call me now? I get why last year. It was all about money and this provider who is closing was a pay as you go provider. No rules. No activities. Basically a babysitter for close to nothing.
But if you remembered me when the owner told you about me and that she was looking to come here, why did you interview all those other places and THEN call me? Why not say "Oh I remember her, I will call her" knowing it was a first come first serve. No. You called around first and then called me last. Obviously the other places were issues and now you are calling me cause you wasted a week and need a place in 7 days.
My husband says to take her. It is money he says. But I am kinda rubbed wrong. If she were happy she would have come last year. If she were in need and already knew me, why not call me first thing. You call around first and then call me? To ME that says she has issues with coming here. My husband is concerned that the owner won't come if I don't take this woman cause she wants to keep the kids together. But obviously that isn't going to happen. Some have already gone to centers and I can't take them all! My feeling is if that is the case then it wasn't meant to be.
Is it me? Would you take her?
I am interviewing families from another family daycare who is shutting down. The owner asked if I could take them all to keep them all together but I really cannot. I agreed to interview with them, figuring that some might not show or it might not be a fit etc. Basically first come first serve.
The owner came for her interview for her two children the next day. And the following day I interviewed another family. Etc. I know I have till the beginning of May before any come as she is giving them like a two week notice. So I am interviewing, making notes on who are good choices and waiting.
It has been a week since the owner contacted me and I am JUST NOW getting a call from the last mom at the family daycare. Turns out I interviewed this mom last year. It was not the best interview. After chatting with her I find that she is asking for free trial weeks for a baby to see if he "likes the provider".
Like a baby, bouncing around from provider to provider is going to adjust in 2-5 days time like magic. She cancels the first appointment as she got a free trial at another center. She arrives late to my interview the following week because she has to pick the baby up from yet another provider who he is on a trial run with. I know this interview is a waste of my time. I do not give free trial runs. I see her as a daycare bouncer looking for free daycare. You either come and pay or your dont. But she comes for the interview...the interview is ok but I can tell she doesn't like my rules. I am strict and everything is laid out in a parent handbook. You pay here, this is the late fee, I close this day, my hours are this, etc. She closes the door and I said she won't be coming and that was a waste of my time. I am right. Forward to today......It is the same mom. She tells me she took so long to call because she already went to a daycare center to check them out but her child is too young and they won't take him and she interviewed another person in the next town over but it is a "ghetto area" and she isn't happy (totally did not like that comment. Why tell me that??). So now she is calling ME. She remembers me from last year when we interviewed and I already met her son and blah blah blah.
Ok.....so.....if you interviewed and you didn't come why call me now? I get why last year. It was all about money and this provider who is closing was a pay as you go provider. No rules. No activities. Basically a babysitter for close to nothing.
But if you remembered me when the owner told you about me and that she was looking to come here, why did you interview all those other places and THEN call me? Why not say "Oh I remember her, I will call her" knowing it was a first come first serve. No. You called around first and then called me last. Obviously the other places were issues and now you are calling me cause you wasted a week and need a place in 7 days. My husband says to take her. It is money he says. But I am kinda rubbed wrong. If she were happy she would have come last year. If she were in need and already knew me, why not call me first thing. You call around first and then call me? To ME that says she has issues with coming here. My husband is concerned that the owner won't come if I don't take this woman cause she wants to keep the kids together. But obviously that isn't going to happen. Some have already gone to centers and I can't take them all! My feeling is if that is the case then it wasn't meant to be.
Is it me? Would you take her?
: ) I want to call and let her know. Then she can decide to even bother because it will really be a waste of time at this point. And honestly I don't want her. I agree. I see bad news with this one. It wasn't a fit last year. I doubt it will be one this year.
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