DCG Dropped Off With Upset Tummy!

[SandeeAR]

I would buy new pillows and send the parents a bill.

[missnikki]

I would buy new pillows and send the parents a bill.

And give them the dirty ones.

[daycare]

this is where I have gotten on this subject. A sick child is not my responsibility. I only offer services to well children. If the parents have work issues, also not my problem. If they don't have back up care, also not my problem.

If there are rules in your PHB ex: sick chilldren must be picked up within one hour, I would start charging them a sick fee.


I have been ****ered by families of sick kids way way way too many times...

[PitterPatter]

Ewww gross. So sorry you're now doing extra work cleaning up everything.

I wouldn't let her stay either, poor kid needs her parents.

I wonder what protection under FMLA the parents have. Maybe even your state labor board could have some answers for you. Not that their companies can't come up with some other excuse to fire them, but I'm pretty sure that firing for leaving to tend to a sick dependent would be wrongful dismissal under FMLA. I'm sure this is a common issue all providers and parents run into. I think I'm going to research this a bit more. Once upon a time I studied HR law as part of my MBA. This is exactly the kind of work I thought I'd eventually do - home/work balance counseling. It'd be nice to be armed with some evidence that these practices by employers are illegal.

I have the same problem I just posted about actually. My DCM brings her kids sick and usually I dont know it til later as she has given tylenol etc to mask the fever. When it rises she usually says she doesnt have anyone. She has 6 alternate emergency backups but they are all working, busy, sorry can't do it etc. So he ends up staying.

I asked her about FMLA. She said it can only be used if there is a serious prolonged illness with her child that requires appointments and up keep etc. Since he only has common viruses or colds from time to time it wouldn't cover it. She would remind me "If I lose my job u lose yours too" I only had the 1 kid at the time.

PLEASE let me know if u find out otherwise and I would love to bust her in another lie! I feel bad for her single mom and all but sometimes I know she takes advantage. TIA!!

[kidkair]

How much vinegar do I put in the wash for these pillows? They are down pillows..

I put in 1/4 cup with my down pillows.

[cheerfuldom]

so did they ever show up?

[MG&Lsmom]

I dug through some labor law stuff online. Specific to NY where the OP is from, there is NO protection to employees for common illness in dependents requiring missing working hours. NY State law provides no additional protection beyond FMLA for chronic illness requiring up keep as pp mentioned. Instead it reverts to a company's policy as stated in either an employment contract or employee handbook. It makes no provisions if the topic is not covered in either. NY State is an employee at will state meaning they can hire or fire for any reason unless it's related to workman's comp, disability, or discrimination of gender, orientation etc.

I'm going to keep digging for my own state and others. I'll start a new thread.

[mac60]

Oh gross. If your child pukes you better be on your way soon here. I have never and would never put a child to sleep on a bed in my home, well or sick.

[squareone]

I have never and would never put a child to sleep on a bed in my home, well or sick.

Ditto. I don't use my children's beds for daycare either even though my state allows us to. I don't want daycare germs in the private areas of my home. I don't allow "street clothes" on or in the bed.

Even in the smallest of homes, there is enough space for a nap mat on the floor.

[nannyde]

so did they ever show up?

Buyer beware of the "we'll be there by eleven". VERY often this is a ploy to get as close to naptime as possible especially when they have someone else receiving the kid. The way they get them hooked is to say "she will go right down for a nap when she gets there and I'll be there when nap is over. You just have to watch her while she sleeps".

Then they push the pick up time to as close to twelve p.m. as they can. They can't leave... they got a phone call right before they were leaving... traffic is bad... boss came in and insisted on a meeting.... They will push it to the point where they know the kid usually goes down.

If they are going to receive the kid they want to just take them home and put them down. Any stall during the morning hours can be purposeful to keep the kid at your house as many awake hours as possible to get their moneys worth for that day and to get it so the kid goes to bed right after pick up.

[cheerfuldom]

thats what I was thinking! Thats why i have a one hour pickup policy because it is a reasonable but firm amount of time so there isn't the million explanations about why nothing can happen until such and such a time.