Kids with No Shoes... Advice??

[thrivingchildcarecom]

You know what not only is it an issue for outside play, but what if there was an emergency and you needed to relocate. Would he be walking down the street barefoot? I even think that we are legally supposed to require the children to keep shoes on all the time for that very reason.

I think you have been very accommodating and I WOULD NOT buy another pair of shoes. I would send him home with a note or send an email stating that "per safety requirements" I will not be able to accept him back the following day if he does not have appropriate shoes. We have actually started requiring for a pair (they could be old, whatever) to be left here in their cubbie.

[Alwaysgreener]

Just post one of these on the door

[Thriftylady]

Just post one of these on the door

Oh golly I want the closed toed shoes one! Wish my color printer was working.

[KTsKids]

You know what not only is it an issue for outside play, but what if there was an emergency and you needed to relocate. Would he be walking down the street barefoot? I even think that we are legally supposed to require the children to keep shoes on all the time for that very reason.

This is a VERY good point!! I never even considered what would happen if there were a fire or gas leak and we had to get out of here. I live in an apartment, and last summer another building in my complex (a building I had just moved out of) had an explosion then burned to the ground. Poor DCB would have been stuck outside on the scorching pavement under the blazing hot GA sun with no shoes...

All the kids in my care have a cubby where they can leave belongings. I just sent mom an e-mail AND a text letting her know that DCB needs to have a pair of close toed shoes that fit left in his cubby at all times if she wishes to continue care... I'm going to say a little prayer and cross my fingers that she does it! I've had this family for nearly a year and other than a few late payments have had very few complaints about anything else.

[Thriftylady]

This is a VERY good point!! I never even considered what would happen if there were a fire or gas leak and we had to get out of here. I live in an apartment, and last summer another building in my complex (a building I had just moved out of) had an explosion then burned to the ground. Poor DCB would have been stuck outside on the scorching pavement under the blazing hot GA sun with no shoes...

All the kids in my care have a cubby where they can leave belongings. I just sent mom an e-mail AND a text letting her know that DCB needs to have a pair of close toed shoes that fit left in his cubby at all times if she wishes to continue care... I'm going to say a little prayer and cross my fingers that she does it! I've had this family for nearly a year and other than a few late payments have had very few complaints about anything else.

If she does not have them at next drop off, send her for them. Otherwise it will fall on death ears again. I have only had to send a parent away like that once. And it was for.... Wait for it..... Shoes for a 1 yr old they kept bringing without shoes. I asked and asked and one day I told dad "you will have to go home and get shoes". He said "mom didn't leave me any for her". I said "I will take her today but tomorrow she will NOT stay without shoes. I told mom at pick up and she said "Well I can't help it if he doesn't do what I tell him to". And I let her know that their issues were not MY issue they needed to solve them. The next day, in came a pair of shoes to be left in the cubby. Once dad knew he couldn't go to work if I didn't have shoes, it was taken care of.

[Mike]

Oh golly I want the closed toed shoes one! Wish my color printer was working.

I have a color laser printer. Want me to send you one?

[Thriftylady]

I have a color laser printer. Want me to send you one?

LOL. I have a new printer on the to buy list. But DH having his cataract surgery we had to pay for out of pocket and missing a week of work. Well being an adult and having priorities shucks sometimes . I hope to have my issues fixed in the next month or so.