How Would You React to This ...

[countrymom]

We have purchased them from Harbor Freight, Menards, Northern and Home Depot before. Check your local hardware store.

I have that alarm too and we bought it at harbour frieght, it goes on sale alot, I have 2, one near my property and one by the pool (its lock and key but i have that too) also have a door alarm too, so when my door opens I have an alarm that goes off. I'm acually thinking of getting cameras, its also for my own kids too.

[dEHmom]

so I think although it does seem rude, I think it was just a mistake. The mom probably didn't realize it, or you don't know, maybe the child was being difficult and the mom just stopped and didn't do force the child to leave. If it happened again, I would deal with it then.

Honestly, I think maybe just talking and saying you generally allow XX minutes to be completely out of the garage and then you close the door because you don't want to leave it open unattended as others may wander in.

I would say it in a way that you are not coming across as "get off my property" but more so just in terms of you need to close the door, so you usually just allows this many minutes. I am sure she will understand.

To me it's the same as a front door. I never close the door directly behind them, but I slowly close the door after they've hit the sidewalk, say goodbye and shut it. I know if I was leaving my childs daycare and the door was closed the second i stepped out of it, I would feel like it was rude. Most of my parents close the door behind them, but in the summer the big door is always open, and it's just the screen door. So I wave and say goodbye to dck as they are walking down the steps.

[Unregistered]

Response

That is exactly it! My husband has lots and lots of tools in there, we have personal things stored in there that anybody lingering and me not out there could easily steal, or like was said a child could get hurt on. The garage is licensed as a pass thru only not a daycare area, that it what I expect it to be. If I leave the garage door open anybody has access to the daycare, literally walk right in. By quickly closing the garage when the parents step out I was thinking they appreciate the safety aspect of why I'm doing that. I'm glad a majority of people agree with me & whoever said about a second home and they're envious to play with my children's toys, cannot disagree more. My children are highly impacted by the daycare and there's daycare toys and non daycare toys, their toys are off limits & my kids know if you bring a toy into daycare then the other children have full access to it.

[mrsp'slilpeeps]

Im sorry but I 100% disagree with the people who think the provider is being rude by closing the door right away.

Are you kidding me!!???

The stuff that is in her garage is HER stuff and they DO NOT have a right to touch it. That would be like someone coming in to her bathroom and using her makeup and perfume. That is extreamly rude.
If things go missing who is to blame?

DCP's are paying her to care for the kids and when parents pick up, they are done for the day. That does not give them the right to hang out and snoop. Shame on them for bad behavior.

As soon as I read this I was appauled that someone would do this.

[MissAnn]

My daycare is in my converted garage.

I have a wireless driveway alarm that alerts me of someone coming down the drive and when they leave.

They are cheap and mount with a simple screw. It solved that problem for me.

What is it called? Do you know where we can buy one online? I think I'd like one of those!

[Cat Herder]

What is it called? Do you know where we can buy one online? I think I'd like one of those!

This is where I got mine:

http://www.homesecuritystore.com/c-69-driveway-alarms.aspx

Mine is pictured top row, middle, today. I have three teens so it plays double duty...::::