I want your opinions on this, I close at 6 I had one daycare boy left 23 months old I notice it's 6 so I turned the tv on to watch the news daycare mom came and picked up daycare boy.! The next day she mentions it to me about watching the news and not entertaining dcb. It's not my fault she left him there until the second I close. It was six I wanted to watch the news. I don't think it was out of line to watch the 6 o'clock news I close at six. I don't feel the need to entertain her kid until the last minute of the day. Do you think it was unprofessional of me???
Is it unprofessional to
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I want your opinions on this, I close at 6 I had one daycare boy left 23 months old I notice it's 6 so I turned the tv on to watch the news daycare mom came and picked up daycare boy.! The next day she mentions it to me about watching the news and not entertaining dcb. It's not my fault she left him there until the second I close. It was six I wanted to watch the news. I don't think it was out of line to watch the 6 o'clock news I close at six. I don't feel the need to entertain her kid until the last minute of the day. Do you think it was unprofessional of me???
She'll get over it. Geez.
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Definately I would tell her that the news starts at 6:00 and her kid is supposed to be gone by 6:00, so if she doesn't want him to see it to PICK UP ON TIME!- Flag
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I close at 5:30. If you're still here at 5:30, you get to go get the mail with me, help me bring the trash cans in, watch me start dinner, listen to me help my own kids with homework, etc. My next life starts at 5:30, unapologetically, and I want them to observe this. If I didn't make it awkward, they'd never leave!::
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The news can be pretty graphic, trying to get ratings and all. "Stabbing in downtown wherever, was it murder for hire? We have the latest update in 15. Armed robbery at the local gas station, more news next hour."
I have a parent who was late a few times, and I just start cleaning. I sat dcg down with some books and I started cleaning and vacuuming. It was 6:15 by pickup time.- Flag
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I'd wait until 6:01pm to turn on the news. At that point you are officially closed and they are late.
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This, and I would tell her that she was late, so she was the one not entertaining him. I don't get why so many parents want their kids "entertained" constantly though I mean learning independent play is important.- Flag
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I close at 5:30. If you're still here at 5:30, you get to go get the mail with me, help me bring the trash cans in, watch me start dinner, listen to me help my own kids with homework, etc. My next life starts at 5:30, unapologetically, and I want them to observe this. If I didn't make it awkward, they'd never leave!::
I don't watch tv though.- Flag
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If I have kids here still at 5 I watch the news. They have books to look at while waiting for parents, coloring books and crayons, and a few small toys. I close at 5 and anything after is my time to do my own things while the kids can keep themselves busy waiting for pickup.- Flag
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When I'm closed... It's my time not theirs. If they don't want their child participating in my time activities, then they should be on time. And they'll be paying a late pickup fee as well.- Flag
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Any time after closing is MY time to use how I wish. I think it was rude of her to even mention it.- Flag
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While I agree, what providers do on their time is their business, the child was still present and out of respect to the child AND because I charge a late fee (which is a fee for supervising the child beyond my closing time) which to me means I am still on the clock....not willingly but still on the clock....I would not have turned the TV/news on until the child was picked up.
I understand the argument that it's "MY" time but I think this is one of those times where professionalism is more important. Just my personal opinion.- Flag
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