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I have a 10 year old bringing her cell phone to daycare. would you allow it?
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I would not. It would have to be turned off and in her backpack until pick-up.Hee hee! Look, I have a signature! -
turned off and in bag til pick up - just like they are expected to do in school.
I can't believe I'm saying this but I guess I should put that in my new handbookComment
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I got my son his first cell when he was 10..My outlook may be different. I say let him have it. I gave one to my son to keep in contact with me, so to have him not be able to use it would defeat my purpose, and if it were me, and you were my dcp, I would be very upset that you didnt let him have it.Comment
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Would you be upset with his teacher for not letting him have it out in class?I got my son his first cell when he was 10..My outlook may be different. I say let him have it. I gave one to my son to keep in contact with me, so to have him not be able to use it would defeat my purpose, and if it were me, and you were my dcp, I would be very upset that you didnt let him have it.
I'm not saying take them away - but I wouldn't want it out and being used during daycare unless there was an emergency.Comment
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I understand that parents get them so they can contact the kids...but the daycare has a phone, right? I don't think a parent should get mad because they can still contact them on the regular phone, just like everyone else.Comment
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I provide care for mostly teachers so it makes sense to me to keep my rules in sync with the school's rules. I don't provide care to SA any more but if I did my policy would be the same as the school's policy which is phone turned off and in the backpack. I can see where a parent might like their child to have a phone for an emergency but I don't think that attending daycare is an emergency ......and everything besides an emergency can wait until the parent picks up. I can easily imagine this phone situation growing and becoming more than just checking in with mom (read constant texting and talking to friends on the phone rather than having REAL conversations face to face at daycare).Comment
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I have a 7yo dcg with one and her 9yo brother has one as well. They bring them at random times but don't use them. They are for contacting their parents only. They have not tried to use them to call anyone but their parents otherwise I WOULD put a halt to that. I don't have a problem with them using them as long as it's not overused. I don't allow them to call their parents 15 times a day at work to ask them silly questions about going over to so and so's house at pick-up.
I have had older dck's be jealous that they have them but not in the "i'm going to steal it" type of way.Comment
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Why should a child be kept away from talking to his friends just because he cant go home and has to go to after school care? I see nothing wrong with it what so ever. Kids talk on the ph! They need to be in contact with their friends, and a 10 yr is not a 3 yr old..
And yes, I also dont like the fact that they cannot use their ph in school during lunch or study halls...Comment
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The same rules that apply to cell phones in our local school system would be the same rules that would apply to cell phones in my daycare - turned off, put away, and out of sight.
Be aware that most cell phones now have cameras and video cameras on them and some even have audio recording devices. If the child this young has a cell phone it would not surprise me that she has a facebook page or something similar. IMHO if you allow a dck to use a cell phone in your daycare, you need to also have some ground rules regarding its use so that it doesn't create a liability for your business.Comment
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we have the same rule as anything else,.. toys must be left at home, in backpack or can be shared on friday afternoons,.. if this mom has no problem allowing them to let the others play with it on fridays,.... then ok. If so it needs put up. If she needs him, or he her, they can use my phone. If a 10 yr old cant wait to talk to his or her friends for an hour after school,.. then they have outgrown my program.Comment
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WOW at a 10yr old even having a cell....mine can't have one till 7th grade, period!
like PP said, if they need a phone and can't wait then they are too old for my daycare, also, why not just let him/her be home alone for the few mins ? same difference in a sense to me....
too many things happen with children and strangers,etc and a cell only increases possibilities IMOComment
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Oh my gosh! I had never thought of a cell phone issue. I have no advice but I am even more glad that I chose not to have SA kids. I could never handle it!Comment
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