Question about Parent Calling off Due to Illness & Then Coming Later

[momofboys]

You didn't say anything so she probably assumes this is ok and will pull that again. I would have nicely told her that she is contracted per spot and not per the hours and you close at 5pm. If you are ok with them staying late then I would also explain that it was her choice to pick the children up late but late fees would still be in effect.

Personally, I will not answer the phone if they are off because I have had too many parents try this. They can leave a message and if it's for advice I will call back, but not for coming late. Once it just happened that out of my 6 six children they were either all sick or on vacation. So I had no children. My policy states if you are more than a half hour late with no call it is assumed your child will not be here and I will go ahead with my day. Anyways, I just layed down in bed and turned on lifetime when don't I hear my doorbell ring. This was an hour after the child was supposed to be here. I was bummed. Anyways I decided not to answer. The parent called I still didn't answer! I called awhile after they left from my cell phone. I applogized and said I must have been in the shower but I was no longer home as I had no children show up! She never forgot to call again if she was running that late. It kills me though. How does she last at this job where she can go in an hour late. Obviously she thought to call her boss but didn't think to call me. It's sad to say but some parents just need to be taught a lesson because reading and telling them doesn't work.

I too don't understand why they wouldn't call the childcare provider. You could have thought they were in an accident or whatever. How can you plan out your day or whatever if you don't know who will be there & when. Some people amaze me!

[jen]

Maybe she would have been okay with it although I don't know. I kind of felt as though she expected me to be on-call even though she told me I wouldn't have them. One thing she mentioned also was b/c the child/ren weren't here much yesterday she "expected" them to stay late today when they come. Huh? I didn't even know how to reply I was so dumbfounded. She said she had a dr's appt at 5:00 (my hours end at 5:00) so she would be late. There is no way she will come before 6:00. Part of me feels yes I owe her the extra time b/c I only provided care for about 3 hrs yesterday but part of me is miffed b/c it's not my problem her child was sick. Ughhhh.

Ewww...no, that I wouldn't put up with!! Good grief! Target doesn't stay open late and neither should you! Personally, I would have said no to that one.

[wejo928]

call ins

I always wonder why parents can't take all their kids with them to the dr when I have to take theirs and mine. The most that went to my kids dr with me was 8. . We always get the big room.

Or can you watch them while I clean my house. UUMMM and will you watch mine for me? Didn't think so.

They want to clean their kids room or put laundry away. Like I would like to too.

I swear. Some parents find to many reasons not to have their kids.

I already had a Mom who did nto want to drive back and forth so she would drop her son off & leave him here for as long as 5 days. No calls just drop off and say I will be back for him Friday. We had him form 6 onths till 2 1/2 yrs old. She just left last month because she had no babysitter for her older chils (yet again) & dropped her off. Of coarse other daycare is being paid by state so I would not be. : (. Then when they went home she wanted to get her brother in trouble so told step Dad he was in time out. and did not get attention. so then said my husband popped him. and that got a response.
Dad called me and I explained that we never have spanked his son and never will. Well he belived her and now he is not here anymore. Whereas Mom knows us longer and that we do times out. After 2 1/2 years you think they would know us better. But I also told them the daughter would not be alloud to come anymore cause I am not being paid & I do not want more lieing. She has already dropped off all 3 kids for a weekend. She had her oldest daughter for weekend visitaion. More like I had her.
The baby was good as long as sisters were nto there. If they were it was fighting, bighting, kicking, hitting & curseing.
Well I am better off now.
I miss the money but not the stress and haveing the estra food & running.