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I would like to be patient and find the best fit for my open slot. I already did one interview with a single mother who has a 2 1/2 year old boy. I was wondering if you all would take him if you had time to find a good fit.
Here are the pluses:
(1) Both parents have stable jobs.
(2) Boy will be within the same age group as the others in my care (22 months to 3 years old).
(3) Parents state that boy likes to play with others and by himself (as he is very independent).
(4) He is a boy (I have all girls right now and would love less drama).
(5) He will be here full time and the same hours ever day.
Here are the drawbacks:
(1) Father says that he gets along great with mother, although mother tells me during interview to correspond only with her. A couple of other comments she makes makes me think that they do not get along. That's understandable, but I would like to be able to contact both parents.
(2) Mother never picks up the phone when I call her and she doesn't return my prior phone calls. One message I left she said she never got. I've only called her twice (once to discuss child care and another to re-schedule our interview).
(3) Boy is not potty trained and parents seem very relaxed about it. I'm ok with potty training when he is ready, but he will be 3 soon and they have not even attempted. Mother says that he doesn't say when he has gone and doesn't appear to care.
(4) Boy showed no interest in interacting with my 2 year old daughter during the interview. He could have been shy, but I thought it was odd that he acted like she did not exist.
(5) The biggest problem: he naps VERY early (at 11 am). Our nap time is 1 pm. I need everyone to nap at that time. If you all think I can train him to sleep later, than I will overlook everything else. His mother states that he wakes up super early (4:30 am sometimes), which is why he gets so tired early on.
(6) Mother showed up late for the interview by 10-15 minutes and didn't apologize or even acknowledge the time. On top of that, she said "you will find that I run late frequently."
What do you think? Wait it out for someone better? My husband wants me to pass her over because she was not good about communicating with me and she may be late frequently.
Here are the pluses:
(1) Both parents have stable jobs.
(2) Boy will be within the same age group as the others in my care (22 months to 3 years old).
(3) Parents state that boy likes to play with others and by himself (as he is very independent).
(4) He is a boy (I have all girls right now and would love less drama).
(5) He will be here full time and the same hours ever day.
Here are the drawbacks:
(1) Father says that he gets along great with mother, although mother tells me during interview to correspond only with her. A couple of other comments she makes makes me think that they do not get along. That's understandable, but I would like to be able to contact both parents.
(2) Mother never picks up the phone when I call her and she doesn't return my prior phone calls. One message I left she said she never got. I've only called her twice (once to discuss child care and another to re-schedule our interview).
(3) Boy is not potty trained and parents seem very relaxed about it. I'm ok with potty training when he is ready, but he will be 3 soon and they have not even attempted. Mother says that he doesn't say when he has gone and doesn't appear to care.
(4) Boy showed no interest in interacting with my 2 year old daughter during the interview. He could have been shy, but I thought it was odd that he acted like she did not exist.
(5) The biggest problem: he naps VERY early (at 11 am). Our nap time is 1 pm. I need everyone to nap at that time. If you all think I can train him to sleep later, than I will overlook everything else. His mother states that he wakes up super early (4:30 am sometimes), which is why he gets so tired early on.
(6) Mother showed up late for the interview by 10-15 minutes and didn't apologize or even acknowledge the time. On top of that, she said "you will find that I run late frequently."
What do you think? Wait it out for someone better? My husband wants me to pass her over because she was not good about communicating with me and she may be late frequently.
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