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I only have one room dedicated to daycare as well, other than my kitchen table for eating. Everything else happens in my loft daycare space on my 2nd floor. I would love to do EVERYTHING in one room, including eat but it's carpet up here and they'd make a mess! So anything messy including arts/crafts, eating or water play ( I have an Aquaplay track for boats and stuff) we do at the kitchen table, on the ceramic floor.
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There is a group daycare home by me (here it is 12 children) and she has pictures on her CL ad and the house looks so cluttered! Then in one pic there is a child who looks happy and is smiling, but behind him it looks like there is a trail of puke on the floor.
Another one shows a pic of the provider with 9 kids and she is a family (6) daycare. Unless she is on a field trip and there are other parents there or she has assistants, she is way out of ratio. Well you don't have to count your own over 7 years of age, but there are only 2 that look 7 or older.
I have an ad up right now and I do have one pic of half clothed children, but they are playing in a sprinkler and water table and you can't see any of their faces, they are all looking down at or away from the table. I don't agree with putting pictures where you can see their faces either even though I have the parents sign a permission to photograph paper.
Most of the rest of the ads look fine. I do however cringe everyday at the amount of unlicensed people who advertise for daycare-you have to be licensed here. But that's another subject!Comment
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I don't think anyone is saying that you have to dedicate more than one room to daycare. Just that it's not ok to have a space COMPLETELY filled with equipment where there is no room to play.
I only use one room, also. I'm about to add another room but don't have to.Comment
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well, the ones here were all quite good.
One thing I did come across, though, was PIC #8 on this one:
This wonderful science area and sensory bins on the floor in front...
On my screen, the picture is fairly small, and the sensory bins look like (dirty) cat litter bins.
I couldn't help myself (goodie two-shoes); I sent her a message. I am SURE this is not cat litter; but it looks like it is.Comment
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This one is willing to tell the whole world she's evading income taxes:
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:well, the ones here were all quite good.
One thing I did come across, though, was PIC #8 on this one:
This wonderful science area and sensory bins on the floor in front...
On my screen, the picture is fairly small, and the sensory bins look like (dirty) cat litter bins.
I couldn't help myself (goodie two-shoes); I sent her a message. I am SURE this is not cat litter; but it looks like it is.
: Funny, but not-if it was cat poo! I think it may just be sea shells in sand.? Maybe.
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Her pictures make me want to find a storage room for half of her stuff, it overwhelms me just looking at the pictures. She just has too much stuff outwell, the ones here were all quite good.
One thing I did come across, though, was PIC #8 on this one:
This wonderful science area and sensory bins on the floor in front...
On my screen, the picture is fairly small, and the sensory bins look like (dirty) cat litter bins.
I couldn't help myself (goodie two-shoes); I sent her a message. I am SURE this is not cat litter; but it looks like it is.Comment
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I been trying to buy some reading books and preschool activity books at Target, Goodwill, and the $1 store while trying to avoid too many commercial characters (its too distracting for young children, especially as a learning material- I am a more lenient on reading books) most of the preschool things at the $1 store are Disney (i.e. Mickey Mouse); but I plan on just copying them on to my computer and editing the characters out. I will admit with some things I am a ****er for character items (like Winnie the Pooh [especially vintage], but mostly books/videos). I have a stuffed Tweety, Pikachu, Eeyore, and Winnie the Pooh (dressed like Paddington Bear)- but I had those since I was a kid (excluding the Eeyore, it was a gift from my cousin 2 Christmases ago).
Back to the original topic, I haven't seen much but I just checked CL and I never seen this before but I guess someone near my area (a county over) is opening a home daycare and is publically asking people to donate toys ("Montessori and Waldorf type toys"- specifically), sand/water tables, furniture, art supplies, play kitchens, riding toys, nap mats, and other daycare equipment in the child care section. I am NOT saying there is anything wrong with that in general (not trying to offend anyone), but on craigslist people are usually trying to sell things like that (if they are in good enough condition) and chances are if anyone is willing to donate these items (especially Waldorf and Montessori type toys) for free they most likely are seriously worn out, need lots of fixing up, or in bad condition (against state licensing regs). I know it doesn't hurt to ask, but I would be surprised if she got more than a few (if any) donations for strangers (especially around here).
ETA: Just saw another one in the child care section, someone trying to sell a hookah pipe (it's supposed to be used for tobacco but people in the city they have it in use it for 'other smoking purposes') in the ad it says "it hits really good i just can't have it at my home with our daycare business". I'm not saying anything bad about them for just having it because for all I know they do use it for intended purposes but if I were them and added that to my ad I would hope that a daycare parent or potential client didn't find that and link it to them (they had their phone number), that could look really bad- especially if dc parents don't know they smoke (cigarettes).Comment
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When I saw this I thought wow! that's one thing I haven't seen here at least...
Until today! I ran across one in my area that has 2 kids sitting at table filled with candy (think snickers, kitkat, PB cups, and more!!) & chocolate rings around their mouths... I really hope those are old Halloween photos (no one was dressed up in the photos) but either way I wouldn't use themComment
There are simply not enough funds for our state to investigate everyone!
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