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I've been a licensed provider for over three years, recently got my daycare accredited, I do lots of reading on this forum but haven't posted yet. Anyway, here's what happened yesterday. My daycare is in the downstairs of my house, the families enter and leave thru the garage. The parents will text when they're on their way or in the driveway and I will open the garage door for them. So yesterday at pickup my last child's mother came and got her, we did our goodbyes and they left. I went upstairs for a few minutes and came back down to close the garage door and when I hit the button for the garage to close I here a "OH!!" and I look and it's the mother and the child in the garage playing with my sons ride on toys! I was like "oh you're still here!" and didn't say anything else, she just grabbed the girl and as soon as they were out of the garage I closed the garage door. I thought to myself HOW RUDE of you to stay in somebody's garage playing with their child's toys. It's one thing if we're talking and I'm out there and the kid goes and grabs something while we're talking but what she did I didn't like that at all. I guess now it's going to be as soon as their feet exit the garage the garage door goes down.
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I would just mention that you keep the door closed for safety reasons so they need to leave the garage area quickly or risk being trapped.
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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.
- Unless otherwise stated, all my posts are personal opinion and worth what you paid for them.
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Do you have a side entry door? A provider near me only allows parents in through the side entry and only leaves it unlocked when parents are "allowed" to drop kids off. Then you wouldnt have to open and shut the garage door every time.
I would remind them that toys in garage are for storage and for safety sake they should never allow their kids to play in the garage.Comment
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No problem. Here is the SKU for the one we bought there so they know what you are talking about. This one was around $25 but they will probably try to sell you the $79 one.....we fell for it but went back and bought the cheaper one and so far it is the only one still working after 3 years...LOL!!
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IMO, that shows they feel comfortable enough to linger and play. Remember, your home is that little girl's second home. I'm not judging, but if I were the mother, I would feel a bit hurt by your reaction.Comment
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I don't think they were being rude, your garage isn't just "somebody's garage', it is the garage of this childs second home, she probably passes through it every day wishing she could play with those cool toys.
Closing the door right immediately behind them is what I would feel is rude. Seriously, why the need to close it instantly??
I agree with the previous poster, I'd be a bit hurt by your reaction and feel that maybe you were the one being rude???Comment
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People need to remember that you are a business, and they have no right to linger in your home/and or garage.Comment
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She needs to close it to get back to the other kids or to her other plans for the evening. The parents pay for care from this time to that time. That means that once parents have picked up, the daycare is no longer theirs to use. There are A LOT of things that kid can get into in a garage especially since this doesn't sound like a designated daycare area (meaning not child proof) and if this kid gets hurt, the provider is the one liable for it. So is she supposed to stand out there and wait until the parents feel like leaving? I think not. It is not rude at all to have rules. They are there for a reason and keep people safe and happy working together. This is just another example of a parent that can't tell their child no and would prefer to stretch out that daycare time as long as possible so turning the kid loose in the provider's garage sounds pretty good to them.Comment
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No, it is not. I am sorry if that offends, but it is not.
The child attends a childcare program in the providers home. The providers work day had ended and the parent was not INVITED to play in her garage with or without her child.
This is an entitlement issue. Nobody is entitled to use another's property without permission. Even if they pay that person for a service during business hours.
Those "cool toys" belong to the providers child, in his own home. The providers child or his personal toys are NOT a part of the childcare program.
IMHO, It is horribly rude and inappropriate for an adult to feel she has the right to touch another persons property without being invited or having permission.- Unless otherwise stated, all my posts are personal opinion and worth what you paid for them.Comment
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I feel the same as Catherder! It is entitlement! I have issues with one daycare parent and their child here! Some days the kid runs to my playground area and the parent says "no, time to go" and the kid will flip a lid and the parent will say ok, one turn on the swing or whatever.
The fact of the matter is, this is not anyone's second home. It is a business. If you want a second home for your child then you can pay my mortgage too. They pay for me to take care of their children for a certain # of hours per day and they are not permitted to be here after that. To me it isn't any different than my neighbor coming into my garage when I wasn't aware and playing with my things. Odd.Comment
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Nope, not rude. It's also a liability issue. While the parent may have signed the child out of the provider's care, as long as they remain on the property she would be liable for any injuries that occur.Comment
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