Breakfast Time Limit??

[ColorfulSunburst]

I don't feed kids who are dropped off after breakfast. We have circle time immediately after breakfast. Even more: I don't allow drop off during breakfast and circle time.
Parents are informed about that.

[Unregistered]

Kids arriving after breakfast

"Showing up after 8 am without feeding breakfast to a child when we as parents pay A LOT of money for YOU to do so is hardly neglect.

I understand the problems that feeding a kids "after" the normal meal times might cause regarding the other children in the class but putting out snotty day care workers like yourself isn't something that would ever cross my mind. Guess why????

SUPPLY and DEMAND. Customer service. That's right - I pay for a SERVICE and that service is for the daycare that I employ to feed my child x number of times per day. There is no LATE for breakfast because I already PAID for that breakfast along with YOUR paycheck and just like any other service I can go down the street and find someone who gives a S*** about giving me the value that I expect for my money when taking care of my child.

YOU don't get to be livid because you work for me and my child. I wish that I knew who you were and where you worked so that I could make sure that everyone that I know blacklisted your daycare because I would never allow my child to be taken care of by such a pretentious, sniveling, B**** as yourself. HOW DARE you threaten to report a parent for neglect that only expects that you perform the services that you are paid to do. If the child was brought to daycare at noon without breakfast then ok but 9 am???? That is the most ridiculous thing that I've ever heard. Many children don't wake up until 8:30 and then straight to daycare for breakfast because GUESS WHAT - IT'S YOUR JOB!!!! Get off of your high horse. I sincerely hope that your attitude gets you fired ASAP.

Good Day"


REALLY? THIS POST IS UTTER BS!

I think that it's you who ought to get off of her high horse! Lady, if you can't manage to get your children to daycare in a timely manner so that they can have breakfast at daycare then I think that is YOUR problem, not the provider's problem.

Do you think that you are so important that the rules that the provider has in place don't apply to you? Are you such a special snowflake that daycare providers should bend over backwards for you at the expense of the rest of her clients?

Clearly you have NO CLUE how hard it is to stagger feeding times just to pacify one parent who just can't seem to get the sh*t together and drop their child/ren off during the scheduled breakfast time. You are clueless, selfish brat with a serious entitlement issues.

Also, stop acting like providers are YOUR employees because THEY ARE NOT! They are providing a service and you are paying for that service. Nothing more, nothing less. You don't get to make the rules. You don't get to decide when meals are served. THE ONLY CHOICE THAT YOU HAVE IS WHETHER OR NOT TO KEEP YOUR CHILD ENROLLED OR TO CHANGE DAY CARES.

[Unregistered]

Showing up after 8 am without feeding breakfast to a child when we as parents pay A LOT of money for YOU to do so is hardly neglect.

I understand the problems that feeding a kids "after" the normal meal times might cause regarding the other children in the class but putting out snotty day care workers like yourself isn't something that would ever cross my mind. Guess why????

SUPPLY and DEMAND. Customer service. That's right - I pay for a SERVICE and that service is for the daycare that I employ to feed my child x number of times per day. There is no LATE for breakfast because I already PAID for that breakfast along with YOUR paycheck and just like any other service I can go down the street and find someone who gives a S*** about giving me the value that I expect for my money when taking care of my child.

YOU don't get to be livid because you work for me and my child. I wish that I knew who you were and where you worked so that I could make sure that everyone that I know blacklisted your daycare because I would never allow my child to be taken care of by such a pretentious, sniveling, B**** as yourself. HOW DARE you threaten to report a parent for neglect that only expects that you perform the services that you are paid to do. If the child was brought to daycare at noon without breakfast then ok but 9 am???? That is the most ridiculous thing that I've ever heard. Many children don't wake up until 8:30 and then straight to daycare for breakfast because GUESS WHAT - IT'S YOUR JOB!!!! Get off of your high horse. I sincerely hope that your attitude gets you fired ASAP.

Good Day

I would never allow anyone that thought like this in my daycare. If ever a parent had the thought "I work for them" then they would be out the door. I work for myself that's one reason I started this job. I am my own boss and" I" choose who to have as" MY"clients. I make the rules and standards and you can choose to pay and follow the rules or there is the door. I provide a service but I work for no one but myself. If this person has a daycare provider Id have to say I feel very bad for that daycare provider.

[Unregistered]

I don’t have one client who pays be to feed their children breakfast. I have clients who are aware I offer breakfast at 8:00 AM. If they are running late and Johnny arrives at 8:15 AM, it is their responsibility to feed their children on their watch.

I am not a nanny and I have a group of children to observe, guide and keep safe 10 hours per day. The service I offer isn’t to accommodate various parents' sporadic arrival times and feed 6 different breakfast.

It is not my job to feed your child at 9:00 AM. The service I offer is 8:00 AM. A parent’s poor time management doesn’t shift my routine for the day nor does it interfere with my other clients’ children.

You have a good day too.

And I hope the poster was a troll.

Yep!
Meal times are the worst part of the day for me... I thought it would be fun when I opened my daycare but mealtime is always a struggle. Manners, actually eating, playing... ugh. Why would I want to do that for hours?? Be here by 8 am or feed your own child. Simple. If you are running late adjust YOUR schedule. Do you get mad at McDonald's when they switch to the lunch menu? Lol

[Blackcat31]

Yep!
Meal times are the worst part of the day for me... I thought it would be fun when I opened my daycare but mealtime is always a struggle. Manners, actually eating, playing... ugh. Why would I want to do that for hours?? Be here by 8 am or feed your own child. Simple. If you are running late adjust YOUR schedule. Do you get mad at McDonald's when they switch to the lunch menu? Lol

Um , yeah... they do.

Haven't you heard the transcripts from all the 911 calls people are making because McDonald's gave the them wrong food, wont' serve breakfast after xx time, won't honor expired coupons, didn't give them correct change etc...

It's amazing what people expect of others now days.

[mommyneedsadayoff]

Since when is a granola bar "breakfast"? Calling it breakfast is more offensive than the actual time limit to eat it

[Jazzii]

We are an in home daycare and have rules that are just as strict. Our earliest child arrives at 6, so we feed them as they come in. On paper our breakfast is fr 7-7:50 with the last meal being served at 7:50.

We make it very clear to parents that if your child arrives at 8 they will not have breakfas . Same for other meals; 930 for snack, 11:30 for lunch, 3:00 for snack.

Children, esp young ones need to have routine, if I let all of my kids come in and eat whenever they wanted nothing would get done in an orderly way.

[Mad_Pistachio]

I had to get up by 5 a.m. My children (both under 4 at the time) got up when I did so I could dress them, fix their hair and feed them breakfast.

They were picked up between 4-5 depending on which parent was off first and came home ready to have dinner as a family, play a bit, bathe, have story time and head to bed by 8.

it's not fitting the topic (which is why it wasn't mentioned), but hopefully your DC had a longer nap than, for instance, ours does. a child under 4 needs about 11-13 hours of sleep per 24-hour period (younger ones would be on a larger side of that number) (c) A Child's World by M. Feldman, p. 255 - yes, I did check one of my textbooks. so, 8pm to 5am would make 9 hours. our DC's nap time is relatively short - about 1.45 to 2 hours (since they all nap at the same time starting around 2 years old, and older kids don't want to sleep much longer, waking younger ones up with them). 9 at night + less than 2 at nap = 11 hours max. for some, that could end up in sleep deprivation (I know it could for our daughter when she was 2-3) and all sorts of problems. which is why I would rather let her sleep in.

that is not to make excuses for breakfast at 9 (again, our DC does provide it, and it's over by 8.45 at the latest; if we drop off at 9, she eats at home. heck, she eats at home, period: early riser). it's just kinda sorta an attempt to explain why parents choose to rather let kids sleep than wake them up at a crack of dawn for breakfast. what's the point of a kid falling asleep "drunk Russian"* style with the face in a bowl of cereal?

*when Russians get drunk, they are known for falling asleep face-in-salad right at the table. not a myth, I, sadly, witnessed that before.

[Blackcat31]

it's not fitting the topic (which is why it wasn't mentioned), but hopefully your DC had a longer nap than, for instance, ours does. a child under 4 needs about 11-13 hours of sleep per 24-hour period (younger ones would be on a larger side of that number) (c) A Child's World by M. Feldman, p. 255 - yes, I did check one of my textbooks. so, 8pm to 5am would make 9 hours. our DC's nap time is relatively short - about 1.45 to 2 hours (since they all nap at the same time starting around 2 years old, and older kids don't want to sleep much longer, waking younger ones up with them). 9 at night + less than 2 at nap = 11 hours max. for some, that could end up in sleep deprivation (I know it could for our daughter when she was 2-3) and all sorts of problems. which is why I would rather let her sleep in.

that is not to make excuses for breakfast at 9 (again, our DC does provide it, and it's over by 8.45 at the latest; if we drop off at 9, she eats at home. heck, she eats at home, period: early riser). it's just kinda sorta an attempt to explain why parents choose to rather let kids sleep than wake them up at a crack of dawn for breakfast. what's the point of a kid falling asleep "drunk Russian"* style with the face in a bowl of cereal?

*when Russians get drunk, they are known for falling asleep face-in-salad right at the table. not a myth, I, sadly, witnessed that before.

ALL parents have the same 24 hours in a day.

YOUR (general you, not specific you) responsibility is to figure out how YOUR family routine needs to be adjusted or modified to fit the program schedule (school or child care) that your child attends and NOT to expect your school or child care to adjust or modify their schedule for you.

[Mad_Pistachio]

ALL parents have the same 24 hours in a day.

YOUR (general you, not specific you) responsibility is to figure out how YOUR family routine needs to be adjusted or modified to fit the program schedule (school or child care) that your child attends and NOT to expect your school or child care to adjust or modify their schedule for you.

again, I don't know the situation of the OP or yours, but in my case, I chose the DC that fit us almost like a glove. but I had A LOT of choice: competition in this area is crazy. some don't get this luxury.
and yes, you are right, I did not expect anyone to adjust for us. and I already said, I was not trying to make excuses for OP, it's just that I kinda can see where some "sleep-in" parents come from. I've been there... just last night. to fit the topic: yes, we fed her breakfast before leaving. no one would serve her anything at 9am, and it wasn't expected.

P.S. granola bar?.. :-/

[Blackcat31]

again, I don't know the situation of the OP or yours, but in my case, I chose the DC that fit us almost like a glove. but I had A LOT of choice: competition in this area is crazy. some don't get this luxury.
and yes, you are right, I did not expect anyone to adjust for us. and I already said, I was not trying to make excuses for OP, it's just that I kinda can see where some "sleep-in" parents come from. I've been there... just last night. to fit the topic: yes, we fed her breakfast before leaving. no one would serve her anything at 9am, and it wasn't expected.

P.S. granola bar?.. :-/

I don't know OP's situation either (thread is from 2011 ) but what you said (in bold above) is THE KEY.

[Mad_Pistachio]

I don't know OP's situation either (thread is from 2011 ) but what you said (in bold above) is THE KEY.

oh, we bought into an ammonite-old thread AGAIN? man...

yeah, I mean, if the DC's schedule/rules/whatever else that may be important do not fit well with the family, that needs to be discovered while searching, and other options may need to be explored. demanding a DC to adjust to one family's needs is counter-productive.

[thrivingchildcarecom]

Full disclosure, I am actually a provider. Interestingly enough I was just about to address this issue with my parents.

The problem is this, for many providers there is a time limit imposed upon us as to when and how far apart meals can be served to the children.

I realize that parents don't really know what mandated regulations providers have abide by so I will often share information with my parents so that they understand that, for the most part, the rules are not always coming from just us. There are a lot of things about this business that even providers don't realize when they start child care.

In your case, they probably should not have let it go on as long as this because now it seems out of the blue. I would speak to the director to find out the root of this rule and possibly just try your best to arrive a bit earlier or serve your child their breakfast before arriving.