Shortly After Lunch Is Now Past 2pm Is It?!

[Soccermom]

DCP calls this AM and says - Oh by the way we will be picking DCKS up shortly after lunchtime today so no need to put DCB down for his nap.....

We have a lunch at 12pm, nap at 12h30.....I kept DCB up until 1:15pm waiting while he made so much noise and completely disrupted quiet time. No DCPS showed up so I put him for a nap.

It is now 2pm and still no show......*sigh*.

They can wake him up themselves when they get here.

So frustrating how inconsiderate DCPS are!!!

[melilley]

That has happened to me a few times...always the same family too.
I don't think they can tell time...

[Naptime yet?]

My dcp's seem to think picking up early is half an hour before I close.

I had a parent ask me, " if I come & Bobby is sleeping, I have to let him sleep, right?". Riiiiiiiiiight. Because I want you to hang out with me.

You know that parent will show up during the most inconvenient time for you OR you'll be using the bathroom & they'll come then, waking everyone up in the process.

Hang in there, tomorrow is a brand new day!

[Lucy]

I've had people tell me that. After them not showing up when they said they would, I started to still put them down. When the parent ACTUALLY shows up, I do the "shhhh" sign to them, sneak in and get the kid up, and send them on their way.

If they get testy and say, "I TOLD you I was picking up! Why'd you put him down?" I just say that it happens more often than not, that parents get delayed and the kid gets cranky, so I still put them down.

Now, (well, I have ages 5 and over now, but back when I had nappers), when they do tell me that they're "picking up at X time and please don't put them down for a nap", I make sure to say, "ok, naptime is X, and if you're not here I have to put him down". That seems to hurry them up.

[Lucy]

My dcp's seem to think picking up early is half an hour before I close.

Yeah, no kidding!! I've had that here too. They say they're getting off work early and will come and get the kids. 9 times out of 10, that means LESS THAN an hour early.

I had a parent ask me, " if I come & Bobby is sleeping, I have to let him sleep, right?". Riiiiiiiiiight. Because I want you to hang out with me.

LOL... I've had parents call on their way home (during naptime), and say, "If he's sleeping I'll go ahead and go to the grocery store, then come after." My response is ALWAYS, "Oh, he just woke up! I'll have him ready in a minute!" Of course, he didn't just wake up! I hang up the phone and then go GET him up!!! ::

[Soccermom]

I've had people tell me that. After them not showing up when they said they would, I started to still put them down. When the parent ACTUALLY shows up, I do the "shhhh" sign to them, sneak in and get the kid up, and send them on their way.

If they get testy and say, "I TOLD you I was picking up! Why'd you put him down?" I just say that it happens more often than not, that parents get delayed and the kid gets cranky, so I still put them down.

Now, (well, I have ages 5 and over now, but back when I had nappers), when they do tell me that they're "picking up at X time and please don't put them down for a nap", I make sure to say, "ok, naptime is X, and if you're not here I have to put him down". That seems to hurry them up.

This is what I am going to say from now on too. If they say please keep them up we will be picking up early, I am going to just tell them that all kids go down at 12h30 and don't get up until 2h30 so they can either pick up before
12h30 or I will have to wake up DCK when they arrive.

[Lucy]

This is what I am going to say from now on too. If they say please keep them up we will be picking up early, I am going to just tell them that all kids go down at 12h30 and don't get up until 2h30 so they can either pick up before
12h30 or I will have to wake up DCK when they arrive.

But wording it that way would probably get them to say, "Oh, ok, I'll come at 2:30." Maybe that would be ok, but for ME, I don't want to encourage that because it means them going home, or going to the grocery store, or going to Starbucks, etc., and they lose track of time and end up coming at 3 or 3:30!!

[daycarediva]

LOL... I've had parents call on their way home (during naptime), and say, "If he's sleeping I'll go ahead and go to the grocery store, then come after." My response is ALWAYS, "Oh, he just woke up! I'll have him ready in a minute!" Of course, he didn't just wake up! I hang up the phone and then go GET him up!!! ::

Yup! "your phone call woke him up, he will be ready in a minute."


I always say "Keeping them up doesn't work for me. Send me a text when you pull in the driveway and I will have him ready OR you can pick up BY 12:30."

[MarinaVanessa]

That's why I do what the school does when a parent says they will be there early to pick their child up .... I nod and continue on with my day as if they never told me anything at all ::.

[SSWonders]

LOL... I've had parents call on their way home (during naptime), and say, "If he's sleeping I'll go ahead and go to the grocery store, then come after." My response is ALWAYS, "Oh, he just woke up! I'll have him ready in a minute!" Of course, he didn't just wake up! I hang up the phone and then go GET him up!!! ::

Done that more than once! ::

[SilverSabre25]

I was told today when Gma picked up dcb5 for preschool at noon (which is to say, 30 minutes earlier than I expected her) that she would be by to pick up dcb 1.5 around 5. She showed up at 2:30 and was surprised that he was asleep. Go figure.

[NeedaVaca]

So what time did she actually show up?

[Kimskiddos]

Yes, been there done that! I just remind them what time quiet time starts and lay them down at that time and tell them to text me when they are in the driveway and I'll bring them out.

[Laurel]

That's why I do what the school does when a parent says they will be there early to pick their child up .... I nod and continue on with my day as if they never told me anything at all ::.

[renodeb]

I hate it when that happens. I usually call/text before to much time passes. So inconsiderate!
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