What Are Your Strict Policies?

[Unregistered]

Could I also get your handbook sent to my email Blackcat31?
mckinney_45@hotmail.com

[Ariana]

OP Here. Yeah, I'm a little ticked still over the whole thing. I almost shut the daycare down over it (ain't nobody gonna tell me what to do...), but instead I decided to keep the daycare open, treat it like the business it is, and be in it for the money! No more freebies.

Mostly I'm ticked about the way it was handled. You know, calling everyone behind my back. If dcm had come to me and discussed thing's openly, I may have justdone it anyway. And not have had to term her for causing a ruckus. I had to give up 2 evenings to meet with dcf's after hours to talk about this crapola. To talk about my dogs. Grrrr...

Yup, still ticked.

I think going more business like is really important. Parents simply do not care about us for the most part and simply think of us as a warehouse for their kids. Your experience illustrates this beautifully. Rather than talk to you with respect these parents were rude and disrespectful. It is super important to remember that these people are not your friends and will stab you in the back the first chance they get. We have all experienced that moment.

[Unregistered]

I charge according to SCHEDULED pick up time.
My old base weekly rate is what I charge for my earliest pick up time. I add fees for each hour after.

I now work LESS days/hours but I make MORE money.

If you are interested in seeing my handbook, just let me know.

Can you send me a copy too? ckbdaycare@yahoo.com

[Mom2Two]

there's a parent and a story behind each of my policies.

Ain't that the truth!

[Pestle]

No outside food except for breast milk and formula. There's a child with food allergies here.

NO OUTSIDE FOOD.

I reiterated this daily to the family I just termed. The mom kept sending in pressed green juice and letting her kids bring handfuls of whatever they'd been grazing on earlier, and when I first opened I kept caving, until the day one of the kids' juice bottles had peanut butter smeared all over the outside of it.

Now I stand up for my policies without hesitation.

[daycarediva]

Drop off cut off of 9am
Pay on time
pick up on time
follow my illness policy
no food/toys from home


Those are my BIG deals, other things don't bother me as much, if they come in pj's why does it bother me? They stay in pj's.