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Contracted hours -variables in schedule
First, I'm in MD and I am licensed. Due to so many unlicensed providers I lowered my rates to $150 a week for infants and $125 a week for toddlers. Being unlincesed in MD is illegal but people still do it. Anyway, to get to the point...
It has been extremely hard for me to fill my spots bc we live in a condo. We do not technically have a yard. There is a nice stretch of land and a playground that's private. For some parents this just isn't the same. Personally, when my kids were in DC I didn't even base my decision on the provider having a yard. (to make a long story short) I finally filled two spots with siblings. However, the baby is a screamer! She cries all day long! I hear her in my sleep and after she leaves! Her mom told me she does not hold her all day and doesn't know why she's doing this. She's been here a little over a month and I think it's separation anxiety. BUT she's not getting any better. I simply cannot hold her all day and find myself neglecting my baby to constantly take care of her. I don't know what on earth to do! Also, she is contracted from 7am-5pm. Her oldest goes to her fathers every other week. She said he will likely bring her later than 7am. I said this is fine as long as she's here by 9am. We do our learning activities in the morning before the babies have their bottle. It would be very disruptive for her to just show up at 10 or 11 am. I told both parents that 9am is the absolute latest I can accept d/o unless I am given advance notice. Running a few minutes late is one thing, but showing up whenever is another. My husband believes this is a crazy policy I have. He said d/o are whenever at a center and she is paying for full time care. I said that I don't have a problem with a late d/o if given advance notice. IMO 9am is a late drop off. Was I wrong to let her mom know that 9am is the latest I accept d/o for full time care of 7-5? What do I do about the baby?? TIA!!
It has been extremely hard for me to fill my spots bc we live in a condo. We do not technically have a yard. There is a nice stretch of land and a playground that's private. For some parents this just isn't the same. Personally, when my kids were in DC I didn't even base my decision on the provider having a yard. (to make a long story short) I finally filled two spots with siblings. However, the baby is a screamer! She cries all day long! I hear her in my sleep and after she leaves! Her mom told me she does not hold her all day and doesn't know why she's doing this. She's been here a little over a month and I think it's separation anxiety. BUT she's not getting any better. I simply cannot hold her all day and find myself neglecting my baby to constantly take care of her. I don't know what on earth to do! Also, she is contracted from 7am-5pm. Her oldest goes to her fathers every other week. She said he will likely bring her later than 7am. I said this is fine as long as she's here by 9am. We do our learning activities in the morning before the babies have their bottle. It would be very disruptive for her to just show up at 10 or 11 am. I told both parents that 9am is the absolute latest I can accept d/o unless I am given advance notice. Running a few minutes late is one thing, but showing up whenever is another. My husband believes this is a crazy policy I have. He said d/o are whenever at a center and she is paying for full time care. I said that I don't have a problem with a late d/o if given advance notice. IMO 9am is a late drop off. Was I wrong to let her mom know that 9am is the latest I accept d/o for full time care of 7-5? What do I do about the baby?? TIA!!
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