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I haven't even opened my daycare yet, but I am advertising now hoping to have two kids lined up for care starting sometime in October. I had my mom send out an email to everyone in the school system since I am interested in taking on teachers kids and having the summers off. A teacher emailed this morning saying she was interested and could we "sync up this afternoon to talk" I emailed back saying yes "what time should I call" she emailed back saying "can I call you? What's your phone number?" I feel like she is trying to be in control already. The whole reason I am doing home daycare and not nannying is because, in fact, I want to be my own boss. Am I overreacting?
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Understandable. Take control back & Task her w time to call you. happyface -
Exceot that she's at school, and your in theory at home. She can probably only talk during her scheduled breaks or after school.
I'd give her a window of times that work for you. You may indeed be your own boss, but you're also in a customer service business. Finding the balance is tricky, but key.Comment
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As a teacher (who is no longer teaching) I understand her side of things and think that your over reacting just a bit. I'm sure she understands that your the boss and it's your business but as Heidi said, when I was teaching I worked usually from 7am to 6pm just for planning time, meetings, Parent/Teacher conferences, email reading/replying, etc. I NEVER left school when the kids did. I usually didn't have time to talk on the phone when people called but if I had a few minutes of time (usually while running to the bathroom) I could/would call them back. If you're really worried about this I would do as Heidi suggested and give her some times at which you would be willing to speak.Comment
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Yeah, overreacting. You need to get over yourself.Comment
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I'm not saying every teacher is the same, but I've had a bad experience with the teachers I worked for! All the ones I worked for came with a built in "I know kids better than you/ I don't follow rules, I make them"
I had one who I had to make sure her kid was ready to go, and we were not in the middle of a project when she came, or she'd totally take over as if it was her classroom
But, just because I've had bad experiences, I'm not saying All teachers are that way....follow your instinct and those "red flags"
Good luck!:hug:Comment
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