Daycare Provider Faked Sick & Got Caught - How To Report Her?

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    Daycare Provider Faked Sick & Got Caught - How To Report Her?

    We put in our 2 weeks notice to our licensed in-home daycare lady. We were very unhappy with her for a number of reasons - parking our kids in front of movies all day, telling us she wouldn't take them outside to play unless it was above 60 degrees outside (and they had plenty of weather gear there for any time of weather), inventing sudden "holidays" she needed to be off with pay, taking time off to get botox, having us pay about 15 days of her vacation but giving us no unpaid days off, greeting us with a stop watch each morning and evening (we were not to be a minute past our scheduled time there), being absolutely cruel to one of my children and always saying that our other child was her favorite - in front of both of them, etc.

    We live in a small town and I hate to burn bridges, so I called to tell her we were putting in our notice due to more convenient hours at another center. I wrote her a nice formal 2 weeks' notice letter as well. On the evening before the kids' last day there, she texted me to say she was sick and would be closed the following day. I KNEW she wasn't sick because she sent my kids home with small parting gifts the day before their last day (KNOWING she was going to call off), and she didn't appear to be sick at all. I texted the other parents to see if she also told them she was sick. They all responded hours later with vague responses not confirming that she had. I texted our provider and told her she needs to pay us for the day she took off (I didn't ask for the unpaid day of work as well, but should have). She said, "Well *I* missed a day of work too, not to mention getting calls and texts from parents that you sent messages to!" Well....obviously....if parents were calling her after I texted them to see if she called out sick on them too....then obviously....she was going to stay open for them - just not for us. She was busted and she just busted herself in a text message.


    I want the money back that we missed from not being able to work that day, plus the money we paid her for the kids. I also want to report her. Does anyone know how to go about doing this? Thanks in advance.
  • Blackcat31
    • Oct 2010
    • 36124

    #2
    So even though your provider was rude to your child in front of your other child, parked them in front of the TV, invented holidays, charged for holidays and gave you none, greeted you with a stop watch at drop off and pick up and refused to take them outside, you still continued to bring them there??

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    • Unregistered

      #3
      Questions and observations

      Why would you keep your children in a setting where you witnessed being the provider being "absolutely cruel" to your children? Also, did you address your complaints with the provider directly?

      If you want to prevent burning bridges, the best way to go about it is to not discuss the provider with her other clients. The relationship with you and her is between you and her, not you, her and all of the rest of her clients.

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      • craftymissbeth
        Legally Unlicensed
        • May 2012
        • 2385

        #4
        Well, for one thing there's absolutely no reason she would owe you for lost wages. It's a parents responsibility for having a back-up plan.

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        • mia
          Daycare.com Member
          • Jan 2014
          • 271

          #5
          Originally posted by craftymissbeth
          Well, for one thing there's absolutely no reason she would owe you for lost wages. It's a parents responsibility for having a back-up plan.

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          • mia
            Daycare.com Member
            • Jan 2014
            • 271

            #6
            Originally posted by Blackcat31
            So even though your provider was rude to your child in front of your other child, parked them in front of the TV, invented holidays, charged for holidays and gave you none, greeted you with a stop watch at drop off and pick up and refused to take them outside, you still continued to bring them there??

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            • MarinaVanessa
              Family Childcare Home
              • Jan 2010
              • 7211

              #7
              I was just thinking if it was that time of the cycle again? Lots of "unregistered" posters in the last couple of days ... hmm, suspicious. I need to remember not to feed the .. well, you know

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              • ihop
                Daycare.com Member
                • Sep 2013
                • 413

                #8
                Originally posted by MV
                I was just thinking if it was that time of the cycle again? Lots of "unregistered" posters in the last couple of days ... hmm, suspicious. I need to remember not to feed the .. well, you know
                ::

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                • Annalee
                  Daycare.com Member
                  • Jul 2012
                  • 5864

                  #9
                  Originally posted by MV
                  I was just thinking if it was that time of the cycle again? Lots of "unregistered" posters in the last couple of days ... hmm, suspicious. I need to remember not to feed the .. well, you know
                  I haven't been on the forum a long time, but i was noticing the unregistered posting as well.

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                  • melilley
                    Daycare.com Member
                    • Oct 2012
                    • 5155

                    #10
                    Originally posted by MV
                    I was just thinking if it was that time of the cycle again? Lots of "unregistered" posters in the last couple of days ... hmm, suspicious. I need to remember not to feed the .. well, you know
                    I had the same thought yesterday!

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                    • rosieteddy
                      Daycare.com Member
                      • Jan 2014
                      • 1272

                      #11
                      Who exactly would you report this to? The daycare police? I find it bizzare that someone would think to do that.Granted calling in sick for only the children leaveing is pretty bad ,but not criminal.

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                      • nannyde
                        All powerful, all knowing daycare whisperer
                        • Mar 2010
                        • 7320

                        #12
                        We should start a running tally on how many words come in the post before the word "money". ::
                        http://www.amazon.com/Daycare-Whispe...=doing+daycare

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                        • Michael
                          Founder & Owner-Daycare.com
                          • Aug 2007
                          • 7947

                          #13
                          Originally posted by Annalee
                          I haven't been on the forum a long time, but i was noticing the unregistered posting as well.
                          Welcome back

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                          • daycare
                            Advanced Daycare.com *********
                            • Feb 2011
                            • 16259

                            #14
                            Originally posted by nannyde
                            We should start a running tally on how many words come in the post before the word "money". ::
                            hahahhahh that is funny nannyde

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                            • MarinaVanessa
                              Family Childcare Home
                              • Jan 2010
                              • 7211

                              #15
                              Originally posted by nannyde
                              We should start a running tally on how many words come in the post before the word "money". ::
                              :: We should start a pool now for the next one. Closest one that guesses gets bragging rights

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