Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
12-25-2020, 11:55 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 583
I would terminate care. No provider should be...
I would terminate care. No provider should be expected to put up with being hit and spat at.
Bad behavior aside, I let parents know at interview that I do not care for non-nappers....ever. That...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
11-11-2020, 01:37 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 352
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
10-28-2020, 01:49 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 408
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
10-18-2020, 10:47 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 558
I do the similar to Blackcat.
When parents...
I do the similar to Blackcat.
When parents enroll, I promise same price for life as long as their account is in good standing and policies are followed. If they leave and want to come back with...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
09-19-2020, 03:59 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 3,350
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
09-18-2020, 07:56 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 538
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
09-15-2020, 12:34 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 900
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
09-15-2020, 12:32 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 900
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
09-14-2020, 12:29 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,441
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
09-09-2020, 08:06 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 758
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
09-08-2020, 07:21 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 758
This morning
Further back up my street this morning. Rain last night put out the fire and left us with our first snow kiss this morning.
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
09-08-2020, 07:16 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 758
It's Been an Interesting 24 Hrs!
View looking up my road toward the canyon......a small fire turned into 1000 acres in under two hours. We watched the mountain explode. They evacuated a lot of people (we were just outside the...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
08-19-2020, 06:53 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 627
I agree. I'm not about to adjust for every...
I agree. I'm not about to adjust for every child. I gently remind the child the right way to say something.
I also demand good manners. Nobody gets anything without a please/may I etc.
If a...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
08-19-2020, 01:44 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 3,128
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
08-15-2020, 02:42 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 772
This is fairly close to me. Horrific.
There is...
This is fairly close to me. Horrific.
There is video showing him walking down the street. He's obviously talking to himself and swinging his arms around. I'm guessing high or mentally ill. He is...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
08-12-2020, 07:34 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,078
All organic? I'd go broke reeeeeal quick. ...
All organic? I'd go broke reeeeeal quick. Organic milk is about $6 a gallon around here, compared to regular 1% at $2.69 on average.
I go through at least two gallons a day just for the daycare,...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
07-28-2020, 09:29 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,200
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
07-27-2020, 01:43 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,642
Look carefully at the financial side of it.
...
Look carefully at the financial side of it.
I was talking to an old friend and he told me they had gone from large home daycare like us (licensed for 16 kids) to a small center with 25 kids.
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
07-07-2020, 12:20 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,434
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
07-02-2020, 05:49 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 998
Thinking About New Schedule....
Arrival/Free play 7am-8am
Breakfast 8-8:30AM
Outside time: 8:30-9:30AM
NAP 9:30-5:30
Pick up 5:30-6pm
No?
:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:
I'm tired...humor me.....:rolleyes:
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
06-30-2020, 07:39 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 926
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
06-24-2020, 05:52 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,008
Due to Covid19 restrictions, parents are not...
Due to Covid19 restrictions, parents are not allowed to step foot in the house here.
But I have a no parent in the playroom policy anyway. I also have it in my handbook that parents are not...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
06-11-2020, 02:06 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 3,128
No bags allowed.
I've found just about...
No bags allowed.
I've found just about every disgusting thing you can think of......used tampons, dirty diapers, sex toys, cigarettes, prescription drugs, chemical sprays........people are...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
06-02-2020, 08:08 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,699
I preferred MM, but our food program uses (and...
I preferred MM, but our food program uses (and pays for) KK. So as it's free for me, I can't complain too much. I did hate switching and learning the new program. It had a ridiculous amount of...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-30-2020, 11:35 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 718
For You All.....
I want this big enough to fill the whole wall in my playroom..........:lol::lol::lol:
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-28-2020, 01:49 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 863
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-22-2020, 07:21 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 822
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-22-2020, 07:19 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 893
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-17-2020, 10:51 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,130
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
04-24-2020, 02:28 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,316
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
04-21-2020, 01:08 PM
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Replies: 67
Views: 2,729
Still open. But lower numbers. We usually have...
Still open. But lower numbers. We usually have 16 in attendance. We've been averaging about 6-9 since some of our parents are working from home. We are still being paid normal rates as most want...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
04-20-2020, 06:47 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 734
Depends on the child and parents.
If the...
Depends on the child and parents.
If the child doesn't seem bothered, then probably not a problem.
But if a child can't participate in the regular day and/or the parents have a list of do's and...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
04-16-2020, 01:59 PM
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Replies: 91
Views: 15,493
Many of you are aware that we had a situation...
Many of you are aware that we had a situation some years ago, with a father who liked to drop by and spend time. After I became uncomfortable with how often he was here, we found out he was a...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
03-30-2020, 02:38 PM
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Replies: 91
Views: 7,467
Daycare providers that are FORCED to close by...
Daycare providers that are FORCED to close by licensing ARE included in the relief package and are able to claim unemployment......as long as you can prove income and loss of it. So a tax return and...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
03-25-2020, 12:40 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,616
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
03-17-2020, 12:44 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 1,255
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
03-17-2020, 12:36 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 965
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
03-04-2020, 08:15 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,607
States all seem to be different.
Utah pays in...
States all seem to be different.
Utah pays in advance for the month. Parents have to make up any difference between what the state pays and what we charge.
The child must be here at least 8 hours...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
03-01-2020, 09:20 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 4,509
We don't work for the parents. We are...
We don't work for the parents. We are self-employed and we do what works best for our GROUP of children. We also follow state regulations, which include nap time.
Any parent who expects their...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
03-01-2020, 09:05 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,578
If we are forced to close, I will still expect...
If we are forced to close, I will still expect payment if my clients want a daycare spot held open. I am one of their bills, just like their utility bills and their credit cards. Those will still...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
02-20-2020, 02:03 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 955
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
02-12-2020, 08:27 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,122
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
02-03-2020, 01:08 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 937
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
01-21-2020, 12:24 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,603
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
12-16-2019, 01:07 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,464
As Mad as I Could Possibly Be...
On Friday, I leave for England. I have not been home for 34 very long years. I have not seen my only brother for 34 years.
All my daycare parents know this. they also know my sick policy.
...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
12-12-2019, 08:26 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,443
We have Polar Express Day. They all wear their...
We have Polar Express Day. They all wear their pj's. We play Christmas music and make apple bread to take home for their families (makes the house smell amazing!). We read the book (my son bought...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
12-11-2019, 08:16 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 1,729
Just How Un-Involved Are Parents.....?
I have always done a mini activities program during the school year with my 3-4 year olds. From about 9-11 am.
This year, I haven't done it as the eligible kids are arriving at more spread out...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
12-09-2019, 01:17 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 5,792
To way too many...
Kids = Facebook props.......
To way too many...
Kids = Facebook props....
I recently had a mom post a cute photo of her and her three kids on the couch. She had her laptop on her lap. She made a post about "how hard it...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
12-09-2019, 07:38 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,453
Why discount?
I give parents the option to...
Why discount?
I give parents the option to pay weekly, bi-weekly or monthly.
They get to choose what payment schedule works best for them, but they don't get to keep some of my hard earned...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
12-04-2019, 08:08 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,305
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
11-15-2019, 01:41 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 2,969
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
11-15-2019, 08:21 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,519
"I don't like it here"
""I love it here!" ...
"I don't like it here"
""I love it here!" Then ignore. It's a power play and like Nanny D said...it's between him and his parents.
Not the provider's job to somehow make him like it.
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
11-15-2019, 08:13 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,020
I actually have the opposite! Kids that need...
I actually have the opposite! Kids that need diapered wearing jeans that look sprayed on that I have to fight to get on and off. I guess 'skinny" jeans means three sizes too small to some...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
11-14-2019, 08:15 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,574
At this point, I would probably part ways.
...
At this point, I would probably part ways.
However, I have found that pure logic sometimes works with parents who demand special attention for them or their child.
When they ask/demand/behave...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
11-07-2019, 07:31 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,047
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
11-06-2019, 02:13 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,332
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
10-30-2019, 01:46 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 977
Show and Shiv??
Yes...the two year old's mother thought this was a good idea for her son's show and tell. He had it in his pocket:eek::eek::eek:
I called her to remind her of our no weapons policy. Her excuse was...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
10-27-2019, 08:15 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,780
I have a sign in/out folder in my entry. But at...
I have a sign in/out folder in my entry. But at 6PM, the second I close, it is replaced with a bright red folder and a late sign out sheet. Top of the sheet explains in bold letters, that the late...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
10-25-2019, 08:01 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 2,969
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
10-18-2019, 07:26 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,328
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
10-13-2019, 08:37 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,200
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
10-07-2019, 12:50 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,553
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
10-07-2019, 06:52 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,553
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
10-06-2019, 05:34 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,376
Most doctors will prescribe something that...
Most doctors will prescribe something that doesn't need 4 x day if the parents asks. Most antibiotics can be given morning and night by the parents, thus eliminating the provider from having to do...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
09-30-2019, 07:39 PM
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Replies: 53
Views: 4,932
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
09-28-2019, 10:59 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 679
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
09-28-2019, 10:51 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 679
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
09-28-2019, 10:05 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,159
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
09-28-2019, 01:34 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,159
Couldn't Resist..
This is going up in the daycare entry when I decorate for Halloween this weekend :lol:
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
09-27-2019, 12:53 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,175
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
09-27-2019, 12:50 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,129
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
09-27-2019, 08:15 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,129
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
09-27-2019, 08:12 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,634
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
09-26-2019, 01:30 PM
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Replies: 53
Views: 4,932
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
09-24-2019, 01:56 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 4,209
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
09-20-2019, 02:02 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,441
Don't feel guilty.
There will always be...
Don't feel guilty.
There will always be parents who somehow feel you should be available 24/7 year round. I've had people cuss me out on the phone when they ask about weekends and I tell them I...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
09-20-2019, 01:51 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,950
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
09-20-2019, 01:50 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,950
I'm HUGE on manners!
"Please", "thank you"...
I'm HUGE on manners!
"Please", "thank you" and "may I?" are strictly enforced.
Table manners are taught from the time they can sit to the table. No yelling at the table, chew with mouths...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
09-16-2019, 02:17 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 4,466
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
09-08-2019, 12:55 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 797
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
09-06-2019, 05:56 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 8,438
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
09-06-2019, 01:47 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,279
Google.
If someone types in "daycare in...
Google.
If someone types in "daycare in (this town)"...I am the first thing that pops up with a link to my website.
I ask everyone who calls how they found me. The answer is nearly always...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
09-06-2019, 01:40 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,070
I send a Venmo charge to all my clients on...
I send a Venmo charge to all my clients on Thursday. They must pay before 3PM to ensure it goes into my bank on Friday. Anyone who doesn't pay with Venmo, must pay in cash no later than pick-up on...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
08-31-2019, 03:53 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,409
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
08-31-2019, 03:19 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 800
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
08-03-2019, 02:55 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,841
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
07-23-2019, 06:24 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,841
I do the same.
I once checked out the FB page...
I do the same.
I once checked out the FB page of a parent who seemed nice on the phone. Her FB was full of obscene language and memes, video of her laughing as her son threw up in the bathroom and...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-30-2019, 07:19 AM
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Replies: 43
Views: 3,081
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-30-2019, 07:10 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,504
He is not your client..the mother is.
I...
He is not your client..the mother is.
I give reports and photos to clients only.
He is absolutely entitled to see them...and he can get them from the mother. If she is difficult about it, he...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-25-2019, 06:50 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,702
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-23-2019, 01:19 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 803
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-23-2019, 01:14 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,478
Get a Facebook page. Ask friends to share...
Get a Facebook page. Ask friends to share it/like it.
Print business cards (Vistaprint is cheap) and leave them in supermarkets, laundramats, restaurants etc. Anywhere you can think of.
Ask...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-21-2019, 01:52 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,230
I go over this at interview.
NO.
We want...
I go over this at interview.
NO.
We want to be able to build a relationship with the child. We want them to come to us for comfort, questions etc. That will not happen while Mom is there. Mom...
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Forum: Parents and Guardians Forum
05-17-2019, 08:17 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 2,556
Is she licensed?
Dogs are allowed here in...
Is she licensed?
Dogs are allowed here in Utah and my own is a huge part of my daycare. Loved by the kids, the parents...and by licensing.
However, there is a list of dog breeds that are...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-17-2019, 02:19 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,149
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-17-2019, 09:18 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,099
Many parents need it spelled out.
I would...
Many parents need it spelled out.
I would give out a letter explaining that 5:30 close means everyone is GONE when the clock hits 5:30...not just arriving to get their child and spending another...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-10-2019, 02:00 PM
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Replies: 60
Views: 68,858
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-09-2019, 01:18 PM
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Replies: 60
Views: 68,858
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-07-2019, 07:54 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 934
If you ever get written up on something you...
If you ever get written up on something you disagree with...FIGHT.
I've been a provider for almost 35 years now. I always prided myself on perfect inspections every time.
About 15 years ago, I...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-06-2019, 04:39 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,427
Crazy Call Day
Calls for daycare always pick up at this time of year. Some just leave me shaking my head.....
"What's your address? I'm coming over now to take a look"
(Uh...no...you're not!)
"If we decide...
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