Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
08-18-2015, 08:53 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,890
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
06-17-2015, 03:32 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,264
I tell all the kids aged( 2 and under) that we...
I tell all the kids aged( 2 and under) that we play with our hands and not feet or mouth. After I tell them 2 times not to put something in their mouth, then they loose the toy and i put it in a bin...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-22-2015, 12:03 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,033
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-22-2015, 11:03 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,033
Is This Too Much Time Off?
Ok so I have been open for over 3 years. I have had for the most part the same families. In my contract I take 1 week off at a half rate, and 3 personal days with full pay. Other then that if I...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-18-2015, 11:18 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,411
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-17-2015, 07:06 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,159
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-15-2015, 08:00 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,159
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-15-2015, 10:36 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,159
Scentsy? Not Daycare Related
I am a scentsy fanatic! I always have something going to make the house smell good. My rep stopped selling it and my husband suggested that I sell it as a side business. Has anyone on here sold it...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-13-2015, 07:09 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,619
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-12-2015, 10:34 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,187
My 20 Month Old+ Year Old
I would say for about the last month, My 20 month old is biting. She is biting everyone including the DCK's. I have tried just about everything but nothing is working. I am to the point where I make...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
04-22-2015, 08:49 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,075
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
04-22-2015, 06:58 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,075
Advise on my own 6 year old
My daughter just turned 6. I am starting to notice somethings that she does that makes me wonder if she could have something going on like bipolar or OCD. I am not sure if she is just acting out or...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
04-17-2015, 04:02 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,521
I would just tell them that its getting to a...
I would just tell them that its getting to a point that if you put the baby down for a min he starts to cry and if you are holding him all day it prevents you from taking care of the others. Most...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
04-13-2015, 05:27 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,076
I am not sure and I will ask. I spoke to mom at...
I am not sure and I will ask. I spoke to mom at and she said that he is never like this anywhere so I showed her the video of him acting like that and she said she would talk to his dad tonight and...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
04-13-2015, 10:13 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,076
Help Me Term
I have a 4 year old that I need to term. Here is the problem. I have had him for almost a month and absolutely refuses to play with anything or anyone. He will sit on the floor and pout all day long....
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
04-12-2015, 07:42 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,847
I am not sure on the height regulations, but I...
I am not sure on the height regulations, but I had a small swing set and I had to take it down, or put the pad material under it. I ended up taking it down due to cost. I had it in the grass and they...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
04-10-2015, 02:20 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,095
Holidays question
If a holiday falls on a Sat or Sun, does anyone have in their contract that they will observe it on the Fri before or the Mon after? I am trying to decide if I want to change mine while updating my...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
04-08-2015, 06:46 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,448
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
04-08-2015, 06:44 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,448
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
04-08-2015, 05:55 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,448
Time Off
I have in my contact that I get 1 week vacation, and 3 pto days. I also have it in my contact that if I close for any reason I don't charge for that day. Well I'm tired and I'm burnt out. I have a...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
04-01-2015, 08:53 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,011
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
04-01-2015, 10:48 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,011
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
04-01-2015, 08:01 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,011
Parents Changing Days
I need opinions. I have a parent that works 3 days a week and pays for the full time spot. She sends me a schedule on Sundays, and some weeks she use's 3 days, some weeks 4 days, and some weeks all 5...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
03-30-2015, 03:03 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,016
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
03-27-2015, 12:16 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 2,210
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
03-26-2015, 10:54 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 3,215
Good for you! I am having a really hard time...
Good for you! I am having a really hard time right now. I take 1 week vacation a year and 3 personal days. Other then that I don't take anytime off because every time I go to use my vac or pto days...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
03-24-2015, 12:20 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,005
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
03-24-2015, 11:25 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,005
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
03-24-2015, 10:31 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,005
Question about child waking up really early
Ok. I feel like I have been a cry baby this week but I have had an awful couple weeks and I have decided that I need to put my foot down. I have a DCG (2) that the parents wake up at 5am every...
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Forum: Parents and Guardians Forum
03-24-2015, 08:13 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 5,727
Well I would call and file a complaint with the...
Well I would call and file a complaint with the state (they will go and shut her down and tell her to get a licence at which point she will then be regulated) and as for the payment, If you feel the...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
03-23-2015, 11:29 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,109
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
03-23-2015, 11:28 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,109
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
03-23-2015, 09:12 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,109
No I didn't make her pay extra. It was one of...
No I didn't make her pay extra. It was one of those things where she said while she was new there she had this shift and around Jun or July her shift would change and she would get off at 5 instead...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
03-23-2015, 07:36 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,109
Parents that Lie
Do you confront parents that lie? I have had 2 parents in the last week lie to me. Normally I don't worry about it. As long as they follow my rules and pay and pick up on time, then I don't care what...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
03-18-2015, 08:30 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,588
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
03-18-2015, 07:06 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,588
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
03-11-2015, 04:26 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,282
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
03-10-2015, 11:00 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 3,712
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
03-09-2015, 07:40 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 3,712
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
03-09-2015, 07:32 PM
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Replies: 44
Views: 4,652
I love love Target and the style of things they...
I love love Target and the style of things they have. However, I only shop at Walmart because 9 times out of 10, Walmart has it cheaper.I am one of those people that will do what I have to in order...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
03-09-2015, 08:19 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 3,712
Pink Eye
On Feb 4th (wed), I had a DCB wake up at home with what looked like pink eye. His mom called and said he was going to the doc and she would keep me posted. It turned out to be Pink Eye. She kept him...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
03-04-2015, 11:39 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,830
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
03-03-2015, 03:56 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,830
I think that is what I am having trouble with....
I think that is what I am having trouble with. That is what I do. Normally they throw the fit and calm down and go back to their day. This kids will calm down and then he goes back to the group, but...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
03-03-2015, 03:25 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,830
Non Precipitating Kids
I started a new kid about a month ago. He is 4 but acts like hes about 1.5. He is very babied at home. The parents still baby him most of the time. They treat him like he is just learning to walk,...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
03-02-2015, 01:16 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,238
I don't let them up until nap time is over. If...
I don't let them up until nap time is over. If you let her get up after an hour or so while everyone else sleeps, she will do it over and over again. She needs to know that she has to lay down for...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
03-02-2015, 11:12 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,201
Oh I feel 100% like you do! I have 2 at home on...
Oh I feel 100% like you do! I have 2 at home on my daycare. A 2 year old and a 1 year old. Both girls are awful! They don't listen to me, they disrupt everyone. They just get worse and worse. I have...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
02-27-2015, 09:20 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,502
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
02-26-2015, 02:16 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,057
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
02-26-2015, 02:13 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,057
I think I would tell them that you need a...
I think I would tell them that you need a schedule at Sat by 5. then when mom comes in and says she will keep DCB home a day and then the dad tries to add a day, I would tell him "sorry that wasn't...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
02-26-2015, 01:41 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,621
I would move her away from the others and tell...
I would move her away from the others and tell her its not optional. I don't do quite time, they have to take a nap. If they out grown a nap then they need to go somewhere else. Its all about sleep...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
02-25-2015, 09:06 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 2,764
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
02-25-2015, 08:57 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 2,764
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
02-25-2015, 07:23 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 2,764
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
02-23-2015, 11:04 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,776
He doesn't pee every hour. by the time Friday...
He doesn't pee every hour. by the time Friday comes he gets up and goes to the potty when he has to go. Then when he comes back on Monday, I have to start over because he won't go or tell me when he...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
02-23-2015, 09:54 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,667
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
02-23-2015, 08:35 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,776
Potty Training
I am so frustrated!! The sad part is I don't think there is anything I can do. I have a DCB that is 3 almost 4. He is so beyond the point of being ready to potty train that It wouldn't hardly take...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
02-13-2015, 12:03 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,635
I had a boy like this that had been diagnosed...
I had a boy like this that had been diagnosed with really bad ADHD but the mom didn't want to seek treatment until he started school. He just turned 4. I had him from Oct 1st to last week. Every day...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
02-11-2015, 01:51 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,128
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
02-10-2015, 01:02 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,168
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
02-09-2015, 03:34 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,168
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
02-04-2015, 01:31 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,939
I have this same kid! He doesn't eat or drink...
I have this same kid! He doesn't eat or drink anything while at my house. At home he eats chips or whatever junk he wants, when ever he wants, and drinks pop all night long. His mom even tries to...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
01-29-2015, 01:56 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,168
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
01-29-2015, 01:47 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,168
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
01-29-2015, 01:29 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,168
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
01-29-2015, 01:09 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,168
Kansas Providers
I am in a debate over something. Is there an actual regulation that says how long we can be open and how long a child can be in our care? I looked through my book and can't find anything but I am...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
01-21-2015, 02:46 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,181
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
01-21-2015, 02:12 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,181
I am attending collage online right now...
I am attending collage online right now happyface. I go to the community collage here so I am no help with recommendations. But I will say that i use my nap time to get my classes done. I am able to...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
01-21-2015, 02:07 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 3,156
I don't do juice at all. Im not on the food...
I don't do juice at all. Im not on the food program, but I gave juice at lunch a few days a while back and I had parents very upset with me because its not good. So I stick to water and milk. I had...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
01-21-2015, 11:01 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,095
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
01-16-2015, 10:39 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,632
I would say that its up to the family if they...
I would say that its up to the family if they want to take him to the doctor. I myself have 4 kids and no I don't take them to the doctor unless depending on symptoms and how high the fever is and...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
01-15-2015, 09:22 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,600
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
01-14-2015, 08:44 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,643
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
01-14-2015, 08:02 AM
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Replies: 49
Views: 6,228
I am open :( but my husband just got a job with...
I am open :( but my husband just got a job with the state so now he gets all these days off as holidays, so it makes me wish I had the same says off as him. Especially since my kids will be out of...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
01-14-2015, 07:13 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,643
Wwyd?
I had a mom come in today and she told me that DCB has been extremely bad at home and this morning he hit his grandma and she wants me to put him off to the side until lunch with out toys or playing...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
01-09-2015, 08:34 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,687
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
01-06-2015, 06:07 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,484
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
01-06-2015, 02:15 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,214
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
01-06-2015, 08:49 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,214
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
01-06-2015, 08:46 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,214
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Well she threw a fit. How dare her babies be...
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Well she threw a fit. How dare her babies be a problem;) She made it a point to tell me they had an interview with a new daycare but it was way out of her way to work. So last Friday I typed up a...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
01-06-2015, 08:01 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,214
Its a Wonderful Day!
Last week I termed a family I have had ALOT of issues with. The baby hit pushed kicked bit and cried all day. The 3 year old wasn't a problem. The mom was Awful. I tried and tired to work out all the...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
01-02-2015, 09:35 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,993
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
01-02-2015, 07:40 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,993
Yeast Rash
My dd is one and has a really bad yeast rash. Her doctor said to put athletes foot cream on it. Is there anything at home I could also try? She has it behind her ears and on the creases of her...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
01-01-2015, 09:07 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,886
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
12-29-2014, 10:56 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,726
I know here any child under 16 counts even your...
I know here any child under 16 counts even your own. My sister is my back up so she has already been checked and and the good stuff. I just don't want to be over ratio but family comes first and if I...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
12-29-2014, 07:30 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,726
Help with numbers
I need help. I am in Kansas. My sister has hit a rough patch and will be moving in with me. She has 2 kids aged 1 and 2. They will be staying in my finished basement. My question is, will her 2 kids...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
12-23-2014, 08:24 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,258
Terming With Notice
I have a 1 year old (she just turned 1) and her sister. The older DCG is not bad. However the 1 year old has screamed all day from day one. I have had her since Feb. Well as she has gotten older, she...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
12-22-2014, 06:37 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,893
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
12-18-2014, 12:04 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 3,783
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
12-18-2014, 11:16 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 3,783
How do you know that she won't file a complaint...
How do you know that she won't file a complaint against you when she no longer needs care? She is bullying you. If she is gonna file a complaint, she will do it regardless if you term. Take a picture...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
12-17-2014, 09:08 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 3,661
I have a 4 year old that the mom carry him in,...
I have a 4 year old that the mom carry him in, with a blanky and used to bring a bottle * he's on it at home still) and then she try to sit on my couch and hold him and rock him (I put a stop to...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
12-15-2014, 10:18 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,961
If it was me, I would sit the family down and...
If it was me, I would sit the family down and explain to them that you "Do" and that you have some activities planned that do include Santa. Then I would suggest the following"
A- have an activity...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
12-11-2014, 12:18 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,242
Really Nervious
I don't know what to do. I have a 7 month old that use to be the perfect baby. Now she screams all day. I can't take any more. It makes me hate getting out of bed everyday. Her mom is the most...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
12-02-2014, 11:43 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 2,291
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
12-02-2014, 11:42 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 2,291
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
12-02-2014, 11:21 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 2,291
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
12-02-2014, 11:13 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 2,291
I am not ok with being paid wed. But I can't...
I am not ok with being paid wed. But I can't afford to loose anyone right before Christmas. and since I watch both her kids it takes up 2 spots. I did agree to get paid Wed but I have a warning...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
12-02-2014, 10:13 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 2,291
Wwyd?
I have a mom that droped her kids off yesterday and said all your stuff is on the counter. I went over there and discovered there was no money. So I called her and she says "oh my husband said he...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
11-26-2014, 12:49 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 3,726
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
11-25-2014, 07:09 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 3,161
Thinks for the opinions. I normally don't allow...
Thinks for the opinions. I normally don't allow bags in my home due to bugs and thinks that can come in with them. It never bothered me to have them bring car seats and leave them on my porch, but...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
11-25-2014, 07:08 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 3,161
Parents Leaving Stuff at Your House
What is your policy regarding parents leaving stuff at your house? I have a mom that leaves 2 car seats out by my driveway everyday for her husband to pick up, well today she showed up with bags...
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