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Why is it I get all the flakes? I admit I am desperate for clients and only get a few calls a month because there are so many providers in my area. I usually am willing to try anyone but I just got a call from a potential client and I want to back out after the 2nd phone call before I even meet her. I need some advise on how to do that or maybe I am just overreacting here?
She called this morn asking for daycare. As always I say it depends on what your needs are because I don't take infants or do evenings. She has a 2 month old and an 8 yr old. I apologise and tell her good luck there are many providers on the list she has. She says "well wait I am willing to split them up". I was shocked but thought ok if that's what she has to do.... She says she will call around and try to place them together and if she can't then she will call back. I figure that will be the last I hear from her.
She calls back an hour later and says she can't find anyone. :confused: I found that odd as she would have to leave messages and surley it would take longer than an hour to call around and wait for return calls but whatever. So she says she is state assisted and asks when she can start. I told her she has to have a certificate from the state. She said she knows she will have to go there today and start paperwork. But has to get her kid in here quick because she has to work. I'm thinking great another slacker! She should have started it when she picked up the provider list! I said "well I guess as soon as u get a certificate u can start but there is an enrollment process as well before..." She said "well I will only need u for a month and only for an hour after school because she will be enrolled in an afterschool program after the 1st month." Geez!! I am so desperate for kids I agree to take her for the month anyway. I will only get like $2 per day but she's only here and hour and I pick my kid up at the same school so ok a month won't hurt. She goes on "oh and I need u for mornings too before school." I tell her I'm sorry I don't open until 8am because I have my own child to get up and ready for school. She then says hmmm and thinks for a min. I think ok this is my out she can't bring her kid in the am. She then says "Well I guess she will just have to get herself off to school and walk there herself because I have to be at work at 8."
OK maybe it's just my overprotective nature but an 8 yr old left home alone getting ready for school and walking herself there??? I guess she lives in the area here but still??? Hell why not just let her walk home afterwards too it would only be for an hour. 
(saracam of course)
Again I mention the enrollment process and she cuts me off saying it's only for a month. I say "OK so u will have a provider for school closings and holidays off?" She says "Well no she will need to come there for those days too but once she gets in the afterschool program she would only be there for school closings and holidays." I say No Maam I'm sorry I cannot fill a spot for a child that will only be here a couple days a month." She says "ok I will find something for then but I need u for this month because no one else takes school age" I know that's a lie shes just in a hurry because it's last minute. She doesn't want to wait for call backs.
At this point I am shocked, forsee drama or neglect again, and don't even want to bother for $10 a week for a month!! What would u do to get out of this?
She called this morn asking for daycare. As always I say it depends on what your needs are because I don't take infants or do evenings. She has a 2 month old and an 8 yr old. I apologise and tell her good luck there are many providers on the list she has. She says "well wait I am willing to split them up". I was shocked but thought ok if that's what she has to do.... She says she will call around and try to place them together and if she can't then she will call back. I figure that will be the last I hear from her.
She calls back an hour later and says she can't find anyone. :confused: I found that odd as she would have to leave messages and surley it would take longer than an hour to call around and wait for return calls but whatever. So she says she is state assisted and asks when she can start. I told her she has to have a certificate from the state. She said she knows she will have to go there today and start paperwork. But has to get her kid in here quick because she has to work. I'm thinking great another slacker! She should have started it when she picked up the provider list! I said "well I guess as soon as u get a certificate u can start but there is an enrollment process as well before..." She said "well I will only need u for a month and only for an hour after school because she will be enrolled in an afterschool program after the 1st month." Geez!! I am so desperate for kids I agree to take her for the month anyway. I will only get like $2 per day but she's only here and hour and I pick my kid up at the same school so ok a month won't hurt. She goes on "oh and I need u for mornings too before school." I tell her I'm sorry I don't open until 8am because I have my own child to get up and ready for school. She then says hmmm and thinks for a min. I think ok this is my out she can't bring her kid in the am. She then says "Well I guess she will just have to get herself off to school and walk there herself because I have to be at work at 8."
OK maybe it's just my overprotective nature but an 8 yr old left home alone getting ready for school and walking herself there??? I guess she lives in the area here but still??? Hell why not just let her walk home afterwards too it would only be for an hour. (saracam of course) Again I mention the enrollment process and she cuts me off saying it's only for a month. I say "OK so u will have a provider for school closings and holidays off?" She says "Well no she will need to come there for those days too but once she gets in the afterschool program she would only be there for school closings and holidays." I say No Maam I'm sorry I cannot fill a spot for a child that will only be here a couple days a month." She says "ok I will find something for then but I need u for this month because no one else takes school age" I know that's a lie shes just in a hurry because it's last minute. She doesn't want to wait for call backs.
At this point I am shocked, forsee drama or neglect again, and don't even want to bother for $10 a week for a month!! What would u do to get out of this?
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