The morning drop off vent

[daycare]

Since she obviously KNOWS that she needs 15 minutes extra, then SHE will need to adjust HER schedule accordingly, to allow herself 15 minutes to drive down the road.

exactly what I told her this morning. her work is now even 15 minutes closer.

so if you know you need additional time to get to school or work then you are the one that needs to adjust your schedule.

[MOM OF 4]

well I have that, but it is 9am. no drop off after that time.

I am talking about the parent that is supposed to drop off first, contracts me for 730, but then does not show up until 15+30 min later.

Post a sign today, give them a week to adjust, then stop opening the door for drop offs after the time you gave.

[midaycare]

I understand. What I am suggesting is to let your boundary go since it is only upsetting you and creating more adult care drama.

DCM pays her contracted rate anyway. Breakfast is served, if kid misses it he can wait until snack. Preschool does not start until X time...no drop offs are allowed after that anyway. So the only thing stressing you out is policing/keeping score of your 15 minute boundary.

Simplify things and let go of what you can't control.

I am all about less stress than more order. You already know that about me... ::

This is what I was thinking. I know you have a hectic schedule with that many kids, but she still comes before preschool.

I only have 5-6 per day (usually 5). I have nowhere near the amount you do, but I have one parent who needs a 60-minute window, and another who is consistently late 15-45 minutes. Eh ... doesn't bother me. As long as they are on time for pickups!

[daycare]

This is what I was thinking. I know you have a hectic schedule with that many kids, but she still comes before preschool.

I only have 5-6 per day (usually 5). I have nowhere near the amount you do, but I have one parent who needs a 60-minute window, and another who is consistently late 15-45 minutes. Eh ... doesn't bother me. As long as they are on time for pickups!

but like i said, I have to control it. If I let this happen all of the parents would be showing up at the same time and now I have traffic issues on my very small street.

I have set my program this way so that I can be accommodating to everyone and out of 14 families 3 have major issues with it.

[Blackcat31]

Can you have say 6 sign in sheets.

One for 7:00-7:15
another for 7:15-7:30
another for 7:30-7:45
etc


Have each parent/family listed on the appropriate sign in sheet (that matches the time they set for themselves)

Once 7:16 arrives, pull the 7:00-7:15 sign in sheet and that will force anyone late to have to sign in on the wrong sheet.

At the end of the week (or whenever you do invoices) take who ever was late or signed in at the wrong time and add an appropriate late fee to their invoice.

IDK...just a suggestion.

I was using Cake to have parents sign in and out. I set it up so that if they signed in more than 15 minutes AFTER their scheduled time, it automatically added the late fee to their account and sent a reminder to them as well as listed it on the memo kiosk page the next day so they saw it upon signing in the next time.

I don't stagger drop offs as it isn't an issue for parking and street use here so that's all I got.

[Cat Herder]

the thing with this is that I have to control it.

Can you then make the rule that if there is already a parent in the driveway the client must drive around the block. No parking or blocking the road allowed?

Mine do it often... they call it "cruisin the cul-de-sac"... :::: After a few times they police themselves so they don't have to do it.

Natural consequence? The kids hate it.... "where are we going??" "I want Mrs. Cat Herders house!!" "Why? Where? but.....".

They tease each other about it on facebook.. "Ha! saw you cruisin this morning. Beat you! Neener..."

[spinnymarie]

The drive around the block idea is fabulous. A natural consequence and I'd add a late fee too to make it hurt.
I HATE late drop offs.

[daycare]

I love this idea..... I will have to make sure that I get that in my PHB that is about to go out in a week.

Funny that they tease each other about it.

I don't know how the late fee dropping of would go considering that they have already paid for that time.

[ColorfulSunburst]

My daily attendance sheet has such information about drop off time:
-drop off time by schedule
-drop off time in fact
-drop off person
-signature
and the same information about pick up time.
As a result an every day the parents see their schedule and write when they drop off and pick-up. So ... they just pay the early arrival or late pick-up fees. $1 per minute.

[daycare]

My daily attendance sheet have information about drop off time:
-drop off time by schedule
-drop off time in fact
-drop off person
-signature
and the same information about pick up time.
As a result an every day the parents see their schedule and write when they drop off and pick-up. So ... they just pay the early arrival or late pick-up fees. $1 per minute.

sorry, I do not under stand what you mean can you explain for me??

[Heidi]

I love this idea..... I will have to make sure that I get that in my PHB that is about to go out in a week.

Funny that they tease each other about it.

I don't know how the late fee dropping of would go considering that they have already paid for that time.

Sounds like a plan!

[EntropyControlSpecialist]

reminder notes dont seem to work at all.....

I have 11 kids here for breakfast daily and 14 total throughout the day

I haven't finish reading replies but could you provide a bigger window? Do you NEED to have them staggered for drop-offs or could you just have a bunch dropping off at the same time? I have around 10 preschoolers here and I open for the group at 8:00 and ask that EVERYONE is here by 9:00 as that is when we eat breakfast. I have kids come in early, they are contracted to do so and they have a 15 minute window where if they are late ... they HAVE to wait until 8:00 and I WON'T open the door, and the rest are coming in between 8:00...8:05....8:15....8:30....8:40...etc. Sometimes, 2-3 walk in at once. Other times, they are all staggered and don't come in until 8:30-8:40! I just sit in one of the center time rooms playing with the kids waving at the door as parents come in and get their kids checked in and situated. It is much nicer for me because I don't have performing kids who act shy/like they can't listen/etc. If they throw a fit, then I shoo the parent out the door and go and get the child.

[EntropyControlSpecialist]

well I have that, but it is 9am. no drop off after that time.

I am talking about the parent that is supposed to drop off first, contracts me for 730, but then does not show up until 15+30 min later.

If they are my first kid and are arriving regularly later than what they asked for then I tell them if it happens again I will be setting them up with a new schedule...one that reflects when they are actually arriving.

[EntropyControlSpecialist]

Can you have say 6 sign in sheets.

One for 7:00-7:15
another for 7:15-7:30
another for 7:30-7:45
etc


Have each parent/family listed on the appropriate sign in sheet (that matches the time they set for themselves)

Once 7:16 arrives, pull the 7:00-7:15 sign in sheet and that will force anyone late to have to sign in on the wrong sheet.

At the end of the week (or whenever you do invoices) take who ever was late or signed in at the wrong time and add an appropriate late fee to their invoice.

IDK...just a suggestion.

I was using Cake to have parents sign in and out. I set it up so that if they signed in more than 15 minutes AFTER their scheduled time, it automatically added the late fee to their account and sent a reminder to them as well as listed it on the memo kiosk page the next day so they saw it upon signing in the next time.

I don't stagger drop offs as it isn't an issue for parking and street use here so that's all I got.

I read why you are staggering them...so, in this case I would TOTALLY do what BC is suggesting. It is a good one!!

[daycare]

Well I guess what I could say is that I open at 730am. You hve from that time until 815am to get here. No drop off after 815am

this is the crew that will be eating breakfast here and we eat at 830, so I really need to know who will or not be here for BK.

I am on the food program.

We have drop off, breakfast, potty break, little bit of singing and then it's preschool time right at 905 every day.....

905-1230 is preschool time, this is why no drop of after 9am