Showing Up When Closed??

[WBee]

Here we go again! Snowstorm today with a one-hour delay. I had a new family start I gave them the form and told them we follow our elementary school system for delays and closings and here they are in my driveway. I feel like I don't get it when it's really them that don't get it. And the child's mom is a school teacher! I give up.

[Blackcat31]

Here we go again! Snowstorm today with a one-hour delay. I had a new family start I gave them the form and told them we follow our elementary school system for delays and closings and here they are in my driveway. I feel like I don't get it when it's really them that don't get it. And the child's mom is a school teacher! I give up.

Did you accept them into care or tell them they had to wait?

Ugh! That would really bother me as it's such a simple concept if parents would just pay attention.

[WBee]

I had put a note on my door ahead of time this time, kept my blinds closed and lights off and stayed upstairs. Yay me!

[Blackcat31]

I had put a note on my door ahead of time this time, kept my blinds closed and lights off and stayed upstairs. Yay me!

Yes! Yay you!!

Glad you weren't "forced" into early open!! happyface

[amberrose3dg]

Yes! Yay you!!

Glad you weren't "forced" into early open!! happyface

UGH ,glad you stuck to being closed.

[MomBoss]

I had put a note on my door ahead of time this time, kept my blinds closed and lights off and stayed upstairs. Yay me!

So did they wait outside for an hour? Lol

[CityGarden]

Here we go again! Snowstorm today with a one-hour delay. I had a new family start I gave them the form and told them we follow our elementary school system for delays and closings and here they are in my driveway. I feel like I don't get it when it's really them that don't get it. And the child's mom is a school teacher! I give up.

My program also follows the local school district for closures but I do email parents a list of those dates (at the start of the year).

I would also email a closure notification for any unexpected closures from the school district (weather, earth quake, fire, bomb threat, active shooter, etc.). Since most of my families would not be notified if the school was closed unexpectedly sending them an email or group text helps avoid them not being informed. My little group of 5 live in 4 different school districts and all have different calendars and closure policies so I do not assume they will know - even if they are a teacher.

I had put a note on my door ahead of time this time, kept my blinds closed and lights off and stayed upstairs. Yay me!

Good for you!!!

[WBee]

No. They live very close and left pretty quickly. I didn't mention anything when
they came back either. Lol ��

[tenderhearts]

I had this happen once, I took the day off for a very early appointment so I wasn't here, but she told me the next day that as soon as she realized my blinds were closed and our dog started barking like crazy she was embarrassed and ran back to the car. She said she felt stupid, apparently she put it down for the wrong month.

[BrynleeJean]

I put notes on the door a few weeks ahead of time, and on my chalk board in the hall 2 weeks before a closing or sub day and send home note as reminders a week before and then remind then verbally a day or two in advanced and its always the same parents that are like "what?" its never an issue they always find care because by that point they feel sill for not noticing the notes that have been up for 10 days, but i failsafe it because, yea, i know how that are.