How Many Sprinkler Days A Week?

[erinalexmom]

Yes many times I do things that I dont want to do just for the sake of the children. Being the adult sometimes means putting your wants aside for thier needs.

[Lucy]

I think you are probably the laziest daycare person I have ever heard of. If the FP stopped paying you to feed the kids would you stop doing that too since it takes time and money to prep, feed, and clean up? You claim all these great things about your daycare, why couldn't the kids get themselves dressed for the most part? We do water play a lot and almost all my kids get themselves 1/2 or completely ready on their own. Sunscreen is a daily activity so that doesn't matter to me. I would rather my kids have a good time at daycare than clean the floor, or finish paperwork etc. And just because you have "BTDT" as you say doesn't mean there is no longer value in it. Old people like yourself can do things simply for the kids sake regardless of how many times you have done it in your life. Ridiculous.

Don't you mean "rediculous" ? Sorry, couldn't resist. ::

[jen]

You know what I think is really weird...that people get SO worked up about what someone else does or doesn't do with their daycare kids. I gotta say, I could care LESS that some of you have WP, just like I could care LESS than Nan does not. I care about what I do, I care about what MY daycare parents want. I care if the kids in MY care are happy.

Now, I happen to do water play. I DO NOT do princess stuff...I did not have a tea party when the royal wedding took place, I don't take my kids on hikes, I don't give my parents a discount if they have an early pick up time. Nan does those things because they work for HER. Agh...people...seriously, get over yourselves. It is nice that you do things with your dck, but because someone else doesn't do the SAME things, doesn't make you a better provider. I don't serve chicken nuggets or french fries. I wouldn't take me child to a provider that did. It doesnt' mean that someone who feeds that stuff is a bad provider, it means that she or he is not the provider for me.

K...I'm done now.

[nannyde]

Yes many times I do things that I dont want to do just for the sake of the children. Being the adult sometimes means putting your wants aside for thier needs.

Or...

You can pick and choose what services you offer and offer what YOU enjoy doing. You can put your resources into what YOU think are valuable.

Of course you have to do things you don't want to like clean puke or change a blow out diaper. You DON'T have to do activites you don't want to do.

So many providers feel trapped in this job and hate it because they don't feel powerful enough to decide for themselves what they will and won't offer. If it's not the state telling them they HAVE to do this activity or that .. it's the parents upset because you don't go to the pool every day.

Providers have parents, the state, and even other providers telling them they MUST do this and that for the kids in order to be good. Beyond fundamental health and safety, we should be able to decide for ourselves what services we offer.

If you want to be successful in this for the long haul.. protect your OWN happiness. A happy provider will have happy kids and happy customers.

[jen]

Don't you mean "rediculous" ? Sorry, couldn't resist. ::

Probably not..
–adjective
causing or worthy of ridicule or derision; absurd; preposterous; laughable: a ridiculous plan.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/ridiculous

[nannyde]

You know what I think is really weird...that people get SO worked up about what someone else does or doesn't do with their daycare kids. I gotta say, I could care LESS that some of you have WP, just like I could care LESS than Nan does not. I care about what I do, I care about what MY daycare parents want. I care if the kids in MY care are happy.

Now, I happen to do water play. I DO NOT do princess stuff...I did not have a tea party when the royal wedding took place, I don't take my kids on hikes, I don't give my parents a discount if they have an early pick up time. Nan does those things because they work for HER. Agh...people...seriously, get over yourselves. It is nice that you do things with your dck, but because someone else doesn't do the SAME things, doesn't make you a better provider. I don't serve chicken nuggets or french fries. I wouldn't take me child to a provider that did. It doesnt' mean that someone who feeds that stuff is a bad provider, it means that she or he is not the provider for me.

K...I'm done now.

No princess?????

I think the difference between us is that I have two REAL life princesses here and one princess in training.

Makes a difference if you have HRH "little missy" attending your day care.

I have NO choice but to offer royal service.

[jen]

No princess?????

I think the difference between us is that I have two REAL life princesses here and one princess in training.

Makes a difference if you have HRH "little missy" attending your day care.

I have NO choice but to offer royal service.

I have what we like to call a dirty princess...no matter what I do, she is a MESS. Won't keep her hair in a pony, likes to eat dirt and dig giant holes, and she is a sturdy little thing. She says she's a pricess, but I don't believe her. LOL!

[nannyde]

I have what we like to call a dirty princess...no matter what I do, she is a MESS. Won't keep her hair in a pony, likes to eat dirt and dig giant holes, and she is a sturdy little thing. She says she's a pricess, but I don't believe her. LOL!

Mine weed the garden with pony and crown intact.

[Lucy]

Probably not..
–adjective
causing or worthy of ridicule or derision; absurd; preposterous; laughable: a ridiculous plan.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/ridiculous

I was being facetious. It is often misspelled on here with an "e", so I was admittedly being snarky. As I said, couldn't resist! ::

[nannyde]

OP said "The kids of course LOVE sprinkler days but it takes 30-45 mins just to get them dressed and sunscreened. And then getting them dressed takes another 30-45 mins."

why couldn't the kids get themselves dressed for the most part? We do water play a lot and almost all my kids get themselves 1/2 or completely ready on their own. Sunscreen is a daily activity so that doesn't matter to me.

Well there ya go Sunflower. Unregistered has the solution.

Have the kids get themselves dressed for the most part.
They should get themselves half ready or completely ready.
Sunscreen is daily so that doesn't matter.

Problem solved

[nannyde]

I think you are probably the laziest daycare person I have ever heard of. If the FP stopped paying you to feed the kids would you stop doing that too since it takes time and money to prep, feed, and clean up?

You got that right

And yes, if the FP stoped paying me I would go to packed lunch and parents providing the snacks too.

The food service I provide now is funded by the Food Program. If their funding dried up I would go to parents providing the meals.

[CheekyChick]

You know what I think is really weird...that people get SO worked up about what someone else does or doesn't do with their daycare kids. I gotta say, I could care LESS that some of you have WP, just like I could care LESS than Nan does not. I care about what I do, I care about what MY daycare parents want. I care if the kids in MY care are happy.

Now, I happen to do water play. I DO NOT do princess stuff...I did not have a tea party when the royal wedding took place, I don't take my kids on hikes, I don't give my parents a discount if they have an early pick up time. Nan does those things because they work for HER. Agh...people...seriously, get over yourselves. It is nice that you do things with your dck, but because someone else doesn't do the SAME things, doesn't make you a better provider. I don't serve chicken nuggets or french fries. I wouldn't take me child to a provider that did. It doesnt' mean that someone who feeds that stuff is a bad provider, it means that she or he is not the provider for me.

K...I'm done now.

I don't feel that Nan's lack of water play was the sole issue that rubbed posters wrong. It was her attitude of, "BTDT, "Don't want to," and "Over it" that rubbed (at least) me VERY wrong. I also can't imagine her DP's being happy that their children are clipping coupons, weeding, and cleaning, in lieu of playing in the sprinklers on a nice summer day. I do agree that we can pick and choose what services we provide, but it shouldn't be at the expense of the children's happiness.

[jen]

I don't feel that Nan's lack of water play was the sole issue that rubbed posters wrong. It was her attitude of, "BTDT, "Don't want to," and "Over it" that rubbed (at least) me VERY wrong. I also can't imagine her DP's being happy that their children are clipping coupons, weeding, and cleaning, in lieu of playing in the sprinklers on a nice summer day. I do agree that we can pick and choose what services we provide, but it shouldn't be at the expense of the children's happiness.

Hmmm...where did you get the idea that her kids were unhappy? I didn't see anything like that. If the kids are unhappy, then certainly their PARENTS should do something about that.

It goes back to the same concept...YOU may not want to have your children clip coupons, but there is nothing to suggest that Nan is hiding this from the parents, so the must be OK with it. If they are OK with it, if they feel that their kids are happy, and they are OK with Nan's attitude, then why would we care????

FTR, this happens to be Nan at issue, but my response is really generalized for every. single. time. we get on someone for doing something differently. Parent's really are perfectly capable of choosing what is best for them.

[nannyde]

I don't feel that Nan's lack of water play was the sole issue that rubbed posters wrong. It was her attitude of, "BTDT, "Don't want to," and "Over it" that rubbed (at least) me VERY wrong. I also can't imagine her DP's being happy that their children are clipping coupons, weeding, and cleaning, in lieu of playing in the sprinklers on a nice summer day.

Our "nice summer day" is 95 degrees. The "feel like" temp is 116

NO outdoors
NO water play

[nannyde]

It goes back to the same concept...YOU may not want to have your children clip coupons, but there is nothing to suggest that Nan is hiding this from the parents, so the must be OK with it.

It takes a village to get kids to coupon cut. I'm learning that as we go along. We have to share trade secrets to get them to NOT cut the bar code and LU numbers.

(Trade secret number one: give the two year olds coupons for kitty litter and hemorrhoid cream as we don't need that stuff)