I ran into a provider last night that is shooting for her 4th STAR. She needs to pass the assessment to get it. They've been to her home 2-3 times already and she hasn't passed yet. 
She got dinged for having a 1 yo yawn at lunchtime. One yawn. They suggested she change her schedule so the 1 yo can eat earlier and nap earlier.
It was during the winter, a cold day, and the assessors arrived at 10-2. They gave her no marks for outside time that day because dc was already back inside by the time they got there.
She lives out of the way with lots of room for dcks to run, kind of a dead-end road where the kids would have to go quite far to hit the road at all. She's never had a fence so she got docked for that.
She mentioned something about the diaper changing procedure so that must've messed her up.
She didn't have a soft spot for her 12 mo to sit and relax. :confused: How many 12 mo's just want to sit and rest?? Usually we're holding them in our laps, etc.
The kids can't be left waiting for more than 5 minutes for anything. She sat them at the table at lunch time while she served up lunch and the assessors were still in her playroom. They docked her because they said she made them wait too long.
Another provider I know of was docked because her bird feeders outdoors were not at kid eye level.
She bought a nice new changing table; it didn't meet their qualifications.
There were other issues, she said she has a whole list of ridiculous grievances.
The state wants perfection. There is no such thing. Will they ever lighten up?? This provider has been in it a long long time. She never needs to advertise and is a terrific person. Kids like her. Parents like her. WTH.:confused:

She got dinged for having a 1 yo yawn at lunchtime. One yawn. They suggested she change her schedule so the 1 yo can eat earlier and nap earlier.
It was during the winter, a cold day, and the assessors arrived at 10-2. They gave her no marks for outside time that day because dc was already back inside by the time they got there.
She lives out of the way with lots of room for dcks to run, kind of a dead-end road where the kids would have to go quite far to hit the road at all. She's never had a fence so she got docked for that.
She mentioned something about the diaper changing procedure so that must've messed her up.
She didn't have a soft spot for her 12 mo to sit and relax. :confused: How many 12 mo's just want to sit and rest?? Usually we're holding them in our laps, etc.
The kids can't be left waiting for more than 5 minutes for anything. She sat them at the table at lunch time while she served up lunch and the assessors were still in her playroom. They docked her because they said she made them wait too long.
Another provider I know of was docked because her bird feeders outdoors were not at kid eye level.
She bought a nice new changing table; it didn't meet their qualifications.
There were other issues, she said she has a whole list of ridiculous grievances.

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