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I have a family that just started Monday, June 24th. The girl is 8, very easy going and sweet. The problem is DCM...
My husband used to work with her before she was fired for stealing from clients and co-workers. She is getting on State Child Care Assistance, told me before they signed up that they would have the approval by the start of care which was the twenty fourth. I said no problem, as long as I can call and confirm by the end of business on Monday she wouldn’t have to pay out of pocket.
As of today, they still have no authorization though it is not totally their fault for this. I told them that they would not be able to start as full-time until I get the authorization, also they would have to pay as drop-in at pick up because DCM says she can’t pay for a full-time slot which is $600.00.
DCM’s boyfriend has been paying out of pocket for the drop-in at pickup. He told me Thursday that he pays for all of DCM’s bills, after he said that he told me that when I call CCA not to tell them that… Her BF also told me that he is a private contractor and his income fluctuates, also he was wanting to pay for the summer up front because “They spend all their money really quickly and they don’t want to have to worry about spending the money that was for the daycare bill.”
I was told that they would come by at 7:15am (I open at 7:30am) so we can make sure that they have everything to start care that day. I said that would be fine and was a must. They didn’t come until 9:20am, no phone call to tell me that they would be running late. DCM’s boyfriend dropped off the 8 yr old, handed me the packet with all the documents that they were told I needed before care could begin, said he was in a hurry to get to a job and left saying that if I needed anything, or if anything happened to call him because DCM didn’t have a phone.
I was not happy with this as you could imagine. The girl then tells me that she was hungry and didn’t get breakfast, my breakfast ends at 9:00am, but I wasn’t going to make her wait until Lunch at noon to eat, so I get her something to eat and sit down to look through the forms.
The first thing I notice is no shot records. I had been very specific about that she couldn’t come to daycare without them. I pick up my cell and get ready to call boyfriend and no sooner did I push the first number the girl pukes all over my floor. She hadn’t even been at daycare more than 30mins…
I send the girl home and tell the BF that I needed shot records by the close of business (5:30pm). I also made to tell BF that she also couldn’t come back until she was vomit free for 24hrs. I get a call later that night from DCM saying that 8yr old was fine now and hadn’t thrown up since doing so at daycare and asked if she could come Tuesday at 10am.
I said yes, as long as I had shot records. I also tell DCM that she might want to look over my Ill Child Policies again. At 10:30pm Monday night I get a second call from DCM telling me that the child puked again and would be straying home Tuesday.
Wednesday BF drops off the child and says that she is doing better. I ask for shot records as he’s trying to high tail it out the door, I am told that he didn’t have them and that DCM had them, but he would bring them at pickup. He tells me this as he’s getting in his truck… I do finally get the shot records at pick up.
Thursday goes great, all the kids love the new girl and she is a great kid. Friday goes good until the girl tells me that she has a disease on her feet… I had noticed what I had thought was dirt on the bottoms of her feet Monday, but didn’t really pay it any mind, thinking she just had dirty feet like most kids do during the summer and had her wipe them down with a wet towel...
Anyway, I really look this time and it was definitely NOT just dirt. It looks like the severe case of Athletes foot that my brother had a few years back… So I have her put socks on and at pickup I ask BF about it, the first thing he says it that it’s not contagious and she puts lotion on it at night. I notice that he is purposefully not saying what 'it' is, and I’m not sure if it’s because he just doesn’t know or if he does and just doesn’t want to tell me. So I once again bring up my Ill Child Policies and tell him to let DCM know that I’ll need a doctor’s note saying what ‘it’ is and that it’s not contagious.
I have not spoken to DCM since the phone call Monday night, I have tried to call her but the number I have for her goes to voicemail, which is full.
The girl is great, the other kids in care love her, and she is very helpful and if they are going to actual pay up front for the whole summer like BF said that would be great. But then my gut is telling me to tell them to find care somewhere else…
What do you think? Should I go ahead and terminate care or give them another week and see how it goes?
My husband used to work with her before she was fired for stealing from clients and co-workers. She is getting on State Child Care Assistance, told me before they signed up that they would have the approval by the start of care which was the twenty fourth. I said no problem, as long as I can call and confirm by the end of business on Monday she wouldn’t have to pay out of pocket.
As of today, they still have no authorization though it is not totally their fault for this. I told them that they would not be able to start as full-time until I get the authorization, also they would have to pay as drop-in at pick up because DCM says she can’t pay for a full-time slot which is $600.00.
DCM’s boyfriend has been paying out of pocket for the drop-in at pickup. He told me Thursday that he pays for all of DCM’s bills, after he said that he told me that when I call CCA not to tell them that… Her BF also told me that he is a private contractor and his income fluctuates, also he was wanting to pay for the summer up front because “They spend all their money really quickly and they don’t want to have to worry about spending the money that was for the daycare bill.”
I was told that they would come by at 7:15am (I open at 7:30am) so we can make sure that they have everything to start care that day. I said that would be fine and was a must. They didn’t come until 9:20am, no phone call to tell me that they would be running late. DCM’s boyfriend dropped off the 8 yr old, handed me the packet with all the documents that they were told I needed before care could begin, said he was in a hurry to get to a job and left saying that if I needed anything, or if anything happened to call him because DCM didn’t have a phone.
I was not happy with this as you could imagine. The girl then tells me that she was hungry and didn’t get breakfast, my breakfast ends at 9:00am, but I wasn’t going to make her wait until Lunch at noon to eat, so I get her something to eat and sit down to look through the forms.
The first thing I notice is no shot records. I had been very specific about that she couldn’t come to daycare without them. I pick up my cell and get ready to call boyfriend and no sooner did I push the first number the girl pukes all over my floor. She hadn’t even been at daycare more than 30mins…
I send the girl home and tell the BF that I needed shot records by the close of business (5:30pm). I also made to tell BF that she also couldn’t come back until she was vomit free for 24hrs. I get a call later that night from DCM saying that 8yr old was fine now and hadn’t thrown up since doing so at daycare and asked if she could come Tuesday at 10am.
I said yes, as long as I had shot records. I also tell DCM that she might want to look over my Ill Child Policies again. At 10:30pm Monday night I get a second call from DCM telling me that the child puked again and would be straying home Tuesday.
Wednesday BF drops off the child and says that she is doing better. I ask for shot records as he’s trying to high tail it out the door, I am told that he didn’t have them and that DCM had them, but he would bring them at pickup. He tells me this as he’s getting in his truck… I do finally get the shot records at pick up.
Thursday goes great, all the kids love the new girl and she is a great kid. Friday goes good until the girl tells me that she has a disease on her feet… I had noticed what I had thought was dirt on the bottoms of her feet Monday, but didn’t really pay it any mind, thinking she just had dirty feet like most kids do during the summer and had her wipe them down with a wet towel...
Anyway, I really look this time and it was definitely NOT just dirt. It looks like the severe case of Athletes foot that my brother had a few years back… So I have her put socks on and at pickup I ask BF about it, the first thing he says it that it’s not contagious and she puts lotion on it at night. I notice that he is purposefully not saying what 'it' is, and I’m not sure if it’s because he just doesn’t know or if he does and just doesn’t want to tell me. So I once again bring up my Ill Child Policies and tell him to let DCM know that I’ll need a doctor’s note saying what ‘it’ is and that it’s not contagious.
I have not spoken to DCM since the phone call Monday night, I have tried to call her but the number I have for her goes to voicemail, which is full.
The girl is great, the other kids in care love her, and she is very helpful and if they are going to actual pay up front for the whole summer like BF said that would be great. But then my gut is telling me to tell them to find care somewhere else…
What do you think? Should I go ahead and terminate care or give them another week and see how it goes?
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Do a head check (just do everyone so she's not singled out). Some kids have ****y lives...sad
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