Do You Take The Phone Outside?

[melilley]

Yes, I do. We have to have a phone by us at all times for licensing. Plus, I feel safer bringing it outside. What if there is an emergency?

[Second Home]

I take out both the house phone and my cell . All dcp numbers are in my cell in case of emergency.

[Unregistered]

Cell goes out to the yard with us
Cell, emergency cards, parents numbers, first aid kit has to go on walks

[permanentvacation]

Yes, I take my house/business phone outside with me. I don't want a parent to call and be worried that some sort of emergency happened because they couldn't get a hold of me. I don't want them to be calling to tell me they are picking up early, but I not hear the phone ready, so I can't get their child ready. I don't want to be outside waiting for the parent to pick up only to have them calling the phone that I can't hear to tell me they are going to be late. Yeah, there are a lot of reasons that I make sure to have the phone with me at all times.

[Crazy8]

I actually even have in my contract that there will be times I can not answer the phone and voice mail will be utilized and I will return your call at my earliest convenience. If I have a baby on the changing table and am elbow deep in poop I am NOT running for the phone and parents know not to panic if god forbid I don't answer on the first ring. They can leave a message. Patience is a virtue (that many people need to get!).

[originalkat]

I always bring mine outside (cell).

[AmyKidsCo]

I bring my cell & my cordless. But I don't always answer them...

[permanentvacation]

I don't have it in my contract like Crazy 8 does, but, like her, I also don't drop everything to run to the phone. If I'm busy with the kids, and I can't get to the phone, I let it go to voice mail and I return their call when I get a break from working with the children. But I do make to have the phone close enough that if I am able to, I can answer it. When we are inside the house, my phone is in it's cradle (hung up) on my kitchen counter which is in between my kitchen and dining room. My daycare room is the next room over (the living room) with a wide opening between the rooms. When we are outside, I take the phone out with us and sit it on the porch. I might be all the way by the front gate ( about 20 feet away), but I can still hear it ring.

If it's close to pick up time, I do my best to answer it mainly out of concern that parents are calling to tell me they are going to be late. I want to answer those calls so I can let them know that I have plans after work and they need to get here as close to on time as possible. And so I know how late I will unexpectedly have their child.