Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
04-06-2021, 01:36 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 222
I second or third the battery operated auto...
I second or third the battery operated auto faucets. I bought one for the daycare space because of COVID. My only problem is that the only faucet that has one is the daycare bathroom in the basement...
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Forum: Parents and Guardians Forum
03-16-2021, 08:17 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 523
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Forum: Parents and Guardians Forum
03-15-2021, 06:48 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 523
You’ve gotten some great advice here. Reading...
You’ve gotten some great advice here. Reading through it looks like you were with this center for 1.5 years. You paid registration fees for both children when they first started at the center. Both...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
03-10-2021, 07:14 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 238
Help with Policies
Greetings! I’m revamping my contract but I tend to overthink and would love some help.
I offer different rates based on pick up time and days used (with a minimum of 2 days a week). I previously...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
12-08-2020, 11:17 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 608
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
12-07-2020, 11:11 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 608
I don’t know how you all do it with going...
I don’t know how you all do it with going outside. All of my outdoor equipment is put away for winter. If I leave it out it always gets ruined by the temps (Iowa). Without equipment there is nothing...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
11-11-2020, 11:01 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 509
Im doing all interviews/tours via zoom and may...
Im doing all interviews/tours via zoom and may continue this after the virus is gone. I send all contracts and policies before the zoom so they can get questions ready. It’s so much better! Spending...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
11-11-2020, 10:39 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 915
I don’t know if it originated with nannydee or...
I don’t know if it originated with nannydee or blackcat but basically it’s a 24/48 rule. They get sick at home and can return 24 hours after last symptom, no meds etc. they get sick at daycare and...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
11-11-2020, 10:36 AM
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Replies: 6,222
Views: 717,879
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
11-11-2020, 10:16 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 915
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
10-20-2020, 05:42 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 586
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
10-01-2020, 09:13 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 950
I’ve had two children like this in almost 25...
I’ve had two children like this in almost 25 years of providing childcare. Both children were typically developing with the exception of one having a slight speech delay and both not being where they...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
08-07-2020, 04:20 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,324
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
08-03-2020, 09:56 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,324
I stopped taking care of school agers long ago....
I stopped taking care of school agers long ago. Then I had a child age out and his younger brother started so I kept the older child last year on days off/early outs. He grew up here and it wasn’t a...
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Forum: Daycare and Taxes
05-26-2020, 11:20 AM
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Replies: 37
Views: 2,187
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Forum: Daycare and Taxes
05-26-2020, 10:10 AM
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Replies: 37
Views: 2,187
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Forum: Daycare and Taxes
04-14-2020, 11:22 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,387
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Forum: Daycare and Taxes
03-28-2020, 12:42 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,266
@Tom Copeland-Expanded Unemployment Insurance
Hello, I hope you see this and are able to help. In your recent article you stated:
The language in the bill says that self-employed individuals are eligible if their “place of employment is...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
03-26-2020, 04:45 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,364
I get it. I’ve been doing this about the same...
I get it. I’ve been doing this about the same amount of time. Between having my children home from school and trying to follow what their teachers would like them to do, the stress of letting...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
03-16-2020, 09:39 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 1,384
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
01-27-2020, 04:15 PM
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Replies: 6,222
Views: 717,879
I quit.
Uggghhhh...potty training. After so many years trying to convince parents to wait until their child was actually ready and meets certain criteria (with very limited success). I’ve given up. I’ve...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
08-29-2019, 10:31 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,259
Something to consider when your trying to have...
Something to consider when your trying to have this conversation with the mom: how will you feel if, at the end of her maternity leave, she decides to be a SAHM and pull her children from care after...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
07-05-2019, 06:30 AM
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Replies: 6,222
Views: 717,879
Just need to vent. Normally I would take today...
Just need to vent. Normally I would take today off since yesterday was a holiday. We went to Europe in May/June for 2 weeks and the planning for that was overwhelming so i forgot to schedule today...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
04-12-2019, 11:55 AM
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Replies: 6,222
Views: 717,879
Just a rant...I’ve participated in QRS for 13...
Just a rant...I’ve participated in QRS for 13 years (since it was implemented in my state) and worked my way up to 4 stars. There was a lot of paperwork and jumping through hoops but it was...
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Forum: Daycare and Taxes
04-12-2019, 11:21 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,883
There are also things that tax code doesn’t...
There are also things that tax code doesn’t properly cover when it comes to home daycare. There are a lot of deductions but you have to keep in mind that you only get a portion (the time/space...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
03-01-2019, 09:00 AM
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Replies: 6,222
Views: 717,879
Exhausted
I just need to vent. It's been a horrible winter and my daycare has seen more illness this winter than the past 3 combined. I actually had to reinstate a policy I had gotten rid of that required...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
02-05-2019, 10:07 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,682
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
12-17-2018, 10:12 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,152
The last Indian family I had spoon fed their...
The last Indian family I had spoon fed their child and brought al of his food from home. It was all mashed. He was unable to feed himself at 2.5. I respected that it was a cultural thing and fed him....
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Forum: Parents and Guardians Forum
12-13-2018, 04:24 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 3,943
Im going to be the odd one out here. I used to...
Im going to be the odd one out here. I used to have a huge handbook of policies that parents received and signed, Now I just have them online. We go over them during the interview and if an issue...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
12-09-2018, 05:15 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,144
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
11-30-2018, 04:08 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 3,337
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
11-30-2018, 04:02 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 3,337
The only other term I had in the last 24 years...
The only other term I had in the last 24 years (around 18 years actually doing daycare) was a mom if an infant who need the attention of a nanny not a group care provider who charged $125 a week..I...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
11-30-2018, 03:42 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 3,337
Another term happened with two little girls. I...
Another term happened with two little girls. I believe they were around 3 and 5. I had them second shift. When they started they were the rudest, most obnoxious children I’d ever met. A few months in...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
11-30-2018, 03:19 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 3,337
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
11-20-2018, 09:00 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 2,178
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
11-20-2018, 08:48 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 2,178
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
11-20-2018, 08:43 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 2,997
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
11-15-2018, 05:07 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 2,885
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
11-15-2018, 05:02 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 2,885
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
11-06-2018, 10:07 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,144
There are a lot of skills that are being taught...
There are a lot of skills that are being taught doing these things. Problem solving, fine motor, coordination to name a few. However, I try to impress upon parents that the main thing they get out of...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
10-31-2018, 02:44 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 1,784
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
10-31-2018, 12:41 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 1,784
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
10-31-2018, 12:02 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 1,784
Check out IKEA if you’re looking for cheap,...
Check out IKEA if you’re looking for cheap, sturdy child-sized furniture and toys without buttons. They ship at much cheaper prices now. I just redid my daycare last year and changed almost...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
10-10-2018, 12:47 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 2,506
I agree with your assessment that being made to...
I agree with your assessment that being made to work on self-help skills may be causing some of the problems. Some children that are used to parents doing things for them often experience a sort of...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
09-26-2018, 10:44 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,568
I do the same and they pay whether they come or...
I do the same and they pay whether they come or not. After doing this so long I realized the ones that don’t give a 2 week notice are very rare and are clients I don’t want anyway. Most of my clients...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
09-13-2018, 02:10 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 2,611
You’re welcome. I think it’s so rare that many...
You’re welcome. I think it’s so rare that many doctors haven’t seen it or wait until testing for other things before testing for it. It happens more to girls, usually around that age. Mine met...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
09-13-2018, 01:46 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 2,611
Have you researched RETT syndrome? I’m only...
Have you researched RETT syndrome? I’m only mentioning this just in case she’s screened and there is concern because it often takes so long to diagnose but can be easily tested for. I had a little...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
09-06-2018, 07:01 AM
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Replies: 67
Views: 43,678
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
08-24-2018, 08:45 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 853
I have a device called a walkodile. We haven’t...
I have a device called a walkodile. We haven’t used it in years since I started taking just older children but look them up, they’re quite nice. If you can’t find them or the price is steep I have...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
07-16-2018, 10:34 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,049
Opening a Center - Church
Hello! I’ve run a registered Home Daycare for 14 years (plus 3 years when my oldest was little) and am currently finishing my BS in ECE. Recently I was referred by our local CCRR to a pastor who’d...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
04-11-2018, 11:51 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,365
I’ve had this happen but only with Children who...
I’ve had this happen but only with Children who were force trained for a long time (usually placed on the potty every 30 minutes over a lengthy time period). I believe it’s a result of not learning...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
04-11-2018, 11:30 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,917
I would also point out that you can’t just say...
I would also point out that you can’t just say what the 2 days is worth to you. Most providers have a weekly rate and you should at least pay the rate you agreed upon for that week if she requests it...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
04-03-2018, 11:02 AM
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Replies: 86
Views: 7,482
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
04-03-2018, 10:59 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,396
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
03-17-2018, 04:46 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,502
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
02-26-2018, 07:44 AM
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Replies: 40
Views: 2,724
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
02-26-2018, 07:38 AM
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Replies: 40
Views: 2,724
1. Parents are busy. They both need to work to...
1. Parents are busy. They both need to work to provide and don’t get a lot of time off after baby is born. I feel like this has left people a little out of touch with their child. In some it also...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
01-23-2018, 12:02 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 2,590
You’re speaking my language. I actually had to...
You’re speaking my language. I actually had to start telling potential clients “please don’t expect your child to bring things home that you will want to show off or hang on the fridge. On the rare...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
01-16-2018, 11:34 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,607
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
12-05-2017, 10:41 AM
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Replies: 6,222
Views: 717,879
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
11-15-2017, 07:18 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 3,424
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
11-15-2017, 06:57 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,439
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
11-15-2017, 06:16 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,439
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Forum: Daycare and Taxes
11-13-2017, 02:04 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,407
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
11-13-2017, 10:46 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,466
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
11-10-2017, 09:34 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,466
New Educational Requirements for D.C.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/magazine/will-a-college-degree-requirement-lead-to-better-more-respected-preschool-teachers/2017/11/08/5c6d59a8-b50e-11e7-a908-a3470754bbb9_story.html?tid=ss_t...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
10-17-2017, 07:11 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 4,337
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Forum: Parents and Guardians Forum
10-09-2017, 07:21 AM
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Replies: 171
Views: 86,425
You don't HAVE to pay for a spot when your...
You don't HAVE to pay for a spot when your provider is home just like homeowners/renters don't HAVE to pay their rent/mortgage when they're in vacation or not in their home. Just be prepared for your...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
09-20-2017, 06:40 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 3,083
My own children have spiked fevers, been...
My own children have spiked fevers, been lethargic and been fine within hours but it's pretty rare. What's not rare is clients telling their childcare provider this to make her feel bad for sending...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
03-28-2017, 11:13 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,397
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
03-21-2017, 01:55 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,287
http://www.hsidea.org/programs/ece/
Six...
http://www.hsidea.org/programs/ece/
Six colleges participate in this program. I will have a BS when I'm done and even though I'm currently in classes online via Oklahoma State University and Texas...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
03-15-2017, 11:25 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 3,725
They are planning on changing the QRS level...
They are planning on changing the QRS level requirements in my state. The first way it was set up was great, attainable and did increase quality. The new way is more and more training, paperwork,...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
02-13-2017, 03:40 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,567
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
02-13-2017, 03:36 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,567
I totally understand what you're saying. Every...
I totally understand what you're saying. Every time we speak up to say a reg doesn't make sense we are regarded as not caring about children when in fact we're just not butt-kissers who go along with...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
02-10-2017, 11:19 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,178
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
02-10-2017, 06:23 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 2,276
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
01-24-2017, 09:03 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,633
Nope I don't have any teacher's kids. Generally...
Nope I don't have any teacher's kids. Generally dad drops off and mom picks up...sometimes the other way around. Most call needing "open to close" and when I explain how my hours work they shorten...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
01-24-2017, 06:39 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,633
What I did was 15 minute increments up until my...
What I did was 15 minute increments up until my ideal time to get off (3:30/3:45/4) and 1/2 hour increments from then on (4:30/5:00) because my reasoning for wanting to close at 4 was to run errands...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
01-20-2017, 10:37 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,207
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
01-19-2017, 05:07 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,356
I don't require it. I just realized the clients...
I don't require it. I just realized the clients that are leaving because of a move, job change, etc. and are in good standing always give me much more than a two week notice. It's the clients that...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
01-19-2017, 05:02 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,207
I typed up an awesome, wonderfully thought up...
I typed up an awesome, wonderfully thought up response (at least in my opinion) and there was a network error so it didn't post. I think I only did it to procrastinate going to the gym anyway. Dang...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
01-09-2017, 11:20 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,101
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
01-02-2017, 10:03 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,386
Ah the problem of us women being afraid to be...
Ah the problem of us women being afraid to be assertive because when a woman is assertive it's called being bitchy. I've never heard a man afraid of this. We've all been there. I finally had to do a...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
01-02-2017, 09:54 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,227
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
12-27-2016, 07:57 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 8,951
Changing to contracted hours where my tuition...
Changing to contracted hours where my tuition increases for pick up every 15 minutes after 3:30. My base rate starts at 3:30 and then increases. I work less hours because parents use less of my time...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
12-19-2016, 09:09 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,272
I agree with the advice above and I would also...
I agree with the advice above and I would also add that many young infants I've had that rule the roost at home never adapt, even after 12 weeks and I've had to term. It didn't used to be this way or...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
12-14-2016, 08:19 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,851
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
12-12-2016, 06:56 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,524
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Forum: Parents and Guardians Forum
12-09-2016, 11:01 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 5,729
I don't think most people realize that just...
I don't think most people realize that just because a school allows something doesn't mean a daycare provider should. Schoolagers are older and while they do spread illness they are more likely to...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
12-06-2016, 06:59 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,011
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
11-10-2016, 03:35 PM
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Replies: 154
Views: 13,490
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
11-07-2016, 10:33 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,623
For me it's gotten easier. No more of my son...
For me it's gotten easier. No more of my son getting blamed by daycare parents because another child (one specifically) said he was mean when in fact the child was just coddled and using it to get...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
11-04-2016, 10:53 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 2,429
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
11-03-2016, 11:11 AM
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Replies: 6,222
Views: 717,879
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
11-03-2016, 11:05 AM
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Replies: 6,222
Views: 717,879
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
11-01-2016, 08:36 PM
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Replies: 53
Views: 3,741
I would quit even though I have pretty great...
I would quit even though I have pretty great clients. I'd want to be done the day I won but I would give notice because karma. I would probably give options: two week notice but you can leave as soon...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
11-01-2016, 08:15 PM
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Replies: 154
Views: 13,490
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
10-28-2016, 08:06 AM
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Replies: 86
Views: 6,455
You're absolutely correct. You can also follow...
You're absolutely correct. You can also follow every safe sleep recommendation and have none of the risk factors ands baby can still die of SIDS.
I went to a SIDS support group once put on by a...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
10-26-2016, 03:20 PM
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Replies: 86
Views: 6,455
This is the problem in my opinion. Yes most...
This is the problem in my opinion. Yes most parents are aware of the risk of leaving a child in a car on a hot day but they never think they would do it. They never think they'd forget their child so...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
10-26-2016, 07:28 AM
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Replies: 86
Views: 6,455
While it is preventable nobody thinks it will...
While it is preventable nobody thinks it will happen to them and there in lies the problem. If you don't think something could ever happen to you then you don't take steps to prevent it. Then a...
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