Parent Issue on Last Week- WWYD

[mommyneedsadayoff]

How do you know she ignored your calls? Could she have been in a meeting?

Was there traffic or a long commute to get to you?

Is it possible she's in a situation where her job could be threatened if she just up and leaves for a sick child?

Do you really think that every parent with an 8-5 job takes the day off when they feel sick themselves? I'm coming into day care from an office job, and I have only taken a sick day twice since I entered the workforce 8 years ago. Employers are quick to terminate employees who show too many signs of being human.

Not that parents are our employers, but this goes both ways. Daycare providers lose business all the time bc parents think we should be available 24/7. We are human and need time off too. As a parent, you should always be available to the person caring for your child...period.

[Second Home]

How do you know she ignored your calls? Could she have been in a meeting?

Was there traffic or a long commute to get to you?

Is it possible she's in a situation where her job could be threatened if she just up and leaves for a sick child?

Do you really think that every parent with an 8-5 job takes the day off when they feel sick themselves? I'm coming into day care from an office job, and I have only taken a sick day twice since I entered the workforce 8 years ago. Employers are quick to terminate employees who show too many signs of being human.

Do you realize the the state regulations say we must send home a child who vomits . We can be cited if we keep the child in care, violations on our license make us look like we provide sub par care and we can loose potential and current clients. Why is our job less important than the parent's .

[spedmommy4]

How do you know she ignored your calls? Could she have been in a meeting?

Was there traffic or a long commute to get to you?

Is it possible she's in a situation where her job could be threatened if she just up and leaves for a sick child?

Do you really think that every parent with an 8-5 job takes the day off when they feel sick themselves? I'm coming into day care from an office job, and I have only taken a sick day twice since I entered the workforce 8 years ago. Employers are quick to terminate employees who show too many signs of being human.

Unfortunately, as a licensed group childcare provider, my primary concern has to be the needs of the group as a whole. It is against licensing regulations for me to keep a sick child in care. Keeping a sick child also exposes the entire group, myself included, to the virus.

A parents options are: leave work immediately, have a family or friend pick up, or arrange for a "sick babysitter." Leaving a child at my facility isn't an option an option and all my families are made aware of this at time of enrollment. If that doesn't work for them, they don't have to sign on.

[Thriftylady]

How do you know she ignored your calls? Could she have been in a meeting?

Was there traffic or a long commute to get to you?

Is it possible she's in a situation where her job could be threatened if she just up and leaves for a sick child?

Do you really think that every parent with an 8-5 job takes the day off when they feel sick themselves? I'm coming into day care from an office job, and I have only taken a sick day twice since I entered the workforce 8 years ago. Employers are quick to terminate employees who show too many signs of being human.

My parents were all put on notice when they signed my contract if I call to pick up a sick child, you MUST pick them up. If they couldn't/wouldn't agree to that, then they need to not sign my contract and find a different provider.