PHB Question, Re: Hours

[SilverSabre25]

I have only been doing child care in my home for about 2 months, so I guess this is kind of new to me, but do you guys allow parents to just walk into your homes with knocking or ringing the doorbell?

Yep--at pick-up in particular. I have their child, they are by all means permitted to come in so they can get their child. Drop-off is a little different; they always knock and wait for me to answer the door or call "Come in!" at drop-off. Just how I roll.

Like MarinaVanessa said--I could be in the middle of 501 different things and it's annoying to have to stop to go get the door, especially because my front door is up half a flight of stairs from the playroom. These days especially, half the time when parents get here I'm nursing the baby and it's just way easier for them to be able to come straight in.

[familyschoolcare]

Some States wont let folks lock their doors...

That would be the day I closed....

I think that it is lock form the inside which means that you could install a lock that automatically unlocks when the door nob is turned form the inside, like the some on many bathrooms. Here in California I know large family day care have to do that.

[Meyou]

My parents just come in but no further than the front hall where the kids coathooks are located unless they're invited to see artwork hanging up or something like that. I usually hear the door but if not they yell. The playroom and kid area is just around the corner.