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Why does the process have to be so hard? Grrr. My baby is now a month old and I've found my rhythm so I started to advertise again starting last weekend. I posted one ad on cragslist and have gotten lots of responses which is great but I notice a lot of shoppers. Any one else getting that?
I've had so many calls that I've had interviews Monday through today scheduled and have had to turn a few away without an interview. The thing is I still havn't met with someone that I absolutely wanted in my program KWIM? And even the others that I've met with are looking around and comparing apparently.
Mondays interview was a little strange because she didn't ask me about the program much. She came in and I offered her the tour and all of the information so she did leave knowing about us but she didn't initiate the questions. She also asked to hold my infant. I know they're cute but really?? She also kept mentioning things about her son being very active that made me think he might be a lot of work.
Tuesdays interview went well I thought and without any bells and whistles going off but I didn't really "feel it" KWIM. She was nice enough and her daughter was sweet and all but they needed extremely PT. At that point it would be better for her to pay a drop-in rate instead of my PT rate but then that wouldn't guarantee her a spot.
Yesterday's interview ended up being a girl that I used to work with many years ago but I did have a couple of concerns (that I kept to myself) like she's a young first time mom, she wasn't very responsible when we worked together, she would talk about how she'd get high all of the time etc. This was quite a few years ago so who knows what she's like now though. Also during the interview she kept telling her son no. "No, don't touch that" "No, put that back" "Sit here with me" "stay still" etc. I mean the point of her bringing him was so that I could observe him while he played with my daughter but she wanted him to sit still and not touch anything which made it hard. I think he's a very active child though, from what little I saw.
Today's interview is this evening and also for PT but she has 2 kids so income-wise it would be a little more than what I get for one FT client and so we will see how it goes. If I like them and they sign up I would get a little more than FT income for 2 kids for only a few hours in the evening a few days a week and their drop off time would be when one of my full-timers gets picked up which means that I could still take on another client on top of these two and still be within my capacity, meaning more money, meaning I still have to keep looking for another client.
I'm just a little bummed because usually I get lots of interviews for clients that I LOVE and I have to pick which one I want but now they're all "so-so" clients and they all tell me that they'll call me back or that they're looking at their options and all of them have been to at least 3 other daycare homes/daycer centers. I pulled out all of the stops, cleaned the house immaculately, put on my super-happy face, turned on the charm and even wore make-up and all for people that I don't even feel great about only to be told that they'll "get back to me". I just realized that this is going to be a little harder than I thought.
I've had so many calls that I've had interviews Monday through today scheduled and have had to turn a few away without an interview. The thing is I still havn't met with someone that I absolutely wanted in my program KWIM? And even the others that I've met with are looking around and comparing apparently.
Mondays interview was a little strange because she didn't ask me about the program much. She came in and I offered her the tour and all of the information so she did leave knowing about us but she didn't initiate the questions. She also asked to hold my infant. I know they're cute but really?? She also kept mentioning things about her son being very active that made me think he might be a lot of work.
Tuesdays interview went well I thought and without any bells and whistles going off but I didn't really "feel it" KWIM. She was nice enough and her daughter was sweet and all but they needed extremely PT. At that point it would be better for her to pay a drop-in rate instead of my PT rate but then that wouldn't guarantee her a spot.
Yesterday's interview ended up being a girl that I used to work with many years ago but I did have a couple of concerns (that I kept to myself) like she's a young first time mom, she wasn't very responsible when we worked together, she would talk about how she'd get high all of the time etc. This was quite a few years ago so who knows what she's like now though. Also during the interview she kept telling her son no. "No, don't touch that" "No, put that back" "Sit here with me" "stay still" etc. I mean the point of her bringing him was so that I could observe him while he played with my daughter but she wanted him to sit still and not touch anything which made it hard. I think he's a very active child though, from what little I saw.
Today's interview is this evening and also for PT but she has 2 kids so income-wise it would be a little more than what I get for one FT client and so we will see how it goes. If I like them and they sign up I would get a little more than FT income for 2 kids for only a few hours in the evening a few days a week and their drop off time would be when one of my full-timers gets picked up which means that I could still take on another client on top of these two and still be within my capacity, meaning more money, meaning I still have to keep looking for another client.
I'm just a little bummed because usually I get lots of interviews for clients that I LOVE and I have to pick which one I want but now they're all "so-so" clients and they all tell me that they'll call me back or that they're looking at their options and all of them have been to at least 3 other daycare homes/daycer centers. I pulled out all of the stops, cleaned the house immaculately, put on my super-happy face, turned on the charm and even wore make-up and all for people that I don't even feel great about only to be told that they'll "get back to me". I just realized that this is going to be a little harder than I thought.
.....better to wait a little longer for a good match then to rush into a situation that you are getting a weird vibe from.
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. I wish I could be picky but after talking to my fiance and thinking about our finances I think it would be best to just take someone ... anyone
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