Twas the Day Before Thanksgiving

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  • BumbleBee
    Daycare.com Member
    • Jun 2012
    • 2380

    Twas the Day Before Thanksgiving

    And all through the daycare

    The toys were put up and for 4 days would stay there.

    Away were the kids, except for those 2
    Who acted more like they belong in a zoo!

    The parents were missing, and 3 hours late
    Plus 1 unhappy provider who is very irate.

    To the computer she goes, to type up a letter
    Praying & hoping the next family is better.

    To be continued. . .
  • TwinKristi
    Family Childcare Provider
    • Aug 2013
    • 2390

    #2
    Oh man! I hope this is fiction... 3hrs late??

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    • BumbleBee
      Daycare.com Member
      • Jun 2012
      • 2380

      #3
      I wish it was!

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      • Blackcat31
        • Oct 2010
        • 36124

        #4
        Oooo, I'd be steaming mad too!

        Are they just not answering your calls/texts?

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        • BumbleBee
          Daycare.com Member
          • Jun 2012
          • 2380

          #5
          Originally posted by Blackcat31
          Are they just not answering your calls/texts?
          Yuppers. I am livid.

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          • TwinKristi
            Family Childcare Provider
            • Aug 2013
            • 2390

            #6
            Wow!! What on earth... I cannot imagine just being MIA ya know? What about their emergency contacts?

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            • BumbleBee
              Daycare.com Member
              • Jun 2012
              • 2380

              #7
              Originally posted by TwinKristi
              Wow!! What on earth... I cannot imagine just being MIA ya know? What about their emergency contacts?
              All outta town for the holiday :-(

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              • spud912
                Trix are for kids
                • Jan 2011
                • 2398

                #8
                Ugh, that is awful!

                I do really like how you wrote your post though !

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                • TwinKristi
                  Family Childcare Provider
                  • Aug 2013
                  • 2390

                  #9
                  At our old preschool aftercare program if you didn't show up, they called the police! No emergency list- just straight to the police! Most of the families had subsidized childcare so they couldn't "add it to their bill" but I don't think they had many late parents.
                  At the point of 3hrs I would actually consider calling the police. If you have their address you can also do a white pages search and find neighbors to contact. If you call the police you could request a welfare check on them. For all you know they're dead in a ditch!

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                  • melilley
                    Daycare.com Member
                    • Oct 2012
                    • 5155

                    #10
                    Oh wow!

                    I love your poetry though!

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                    • dingledine
                      Daycare.com Member
                      • Jan 2013
                      • 123

                      #11
                      Originally posted by spud912
                      ugh, that is awful!

                      I do really like how you wrote your post though !
                      agreed!

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                      • Blackcat31
                        • Oct 2010
                        • 36124

                        #12
                        Originally posted by TwinKristi
                        At our old preschool aftercare program if you didn't show up, they called the police! No emergency list- just straight to the police! Most of the families had subsidized childcare so they couldn't "add it to their bill" but I don't think they had many late parents.
                        At the point of 3hrs I would actually consider calling the police. If you have their address you can also do a white pages search and find neighbors to contact. If you call the police you could request a welfare check on them. For all you know they're dead in a ditch!
                        Here if children are left for more than 60 minutes and none of their parents or emergency contacts are available, we HAVE to call CPS.

                        Same if they are left after business hours.

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                        • BumbleBee
                          Daycare.com Member
                          • Jun 2012
                          • 2380

                          #13
                          Picked up a few minutes ago

                          Won't be back-ever

                          Bottle of wine is now open

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                          • BumbleBee
                            Daycare.com Member
                            • Jun 2012
                            • 2380

                            #14
                            Thanks for the comments on how it's written :-) Thought I'd have a little fun w/it!

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                            • Leanna
                              Daycare.com Member
                              • Oct 2012
                              • 502

                              #15
                              Originally posted by Trummynme
                              Picked up a few minutes ago

                              Won't be back-ever

                              Bottle of wine is now open
                              Wait...they were more than 3 hours late? Did they even tell you why? Did they explain you not being able to reach them? Did you close early (not that it matters...just curious if they could say "they forgot"). I would have been terrified that they were in an accident or something!!!

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