Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
10-25-2020, 03:53 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 642
Why so much sanitizer? Hand washing is better....
Why so much sanitizer? Hand washing is better. Require parents to keep some in their cdar if thry wish to use it. Use cheap wash clothes, but in bundles and wash. Saves the expense, or most of it for...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
06-19-2020, 07:29 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,355
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
06-19-2020, 06:43 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,504
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
06-19-2020, 06:42 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,504
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
06-19-2020, 06:40 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,504
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
06-19-2020, 06:38 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,504
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
06-17-2020, 08:26 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,504
Favorite Infant/Toddler Items
I will have another infant/ toddler variance this fall and being pregnant myself, I need some extras for both daycare and personal use.
I am normally pretty minimalist for daycare. I am nature...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
06-10-2020, 05:28 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 768
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
04-15-2020, 03:41 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 861
Thanks everyone!
So far my husband does the...
Thanks everyone!
So far my husband does the shopping when we can not do curbside pick up. All my families but one are teacher families. I am down to one kid in care and they are super careful. I...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
04-05-2020, 01:01 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 861
Pregnant Providers
What extra precautions are you taking?
We just found out we are expecting. We have tried for years and had many losses. 🤞
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
03-13-2020, 01:57 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,158
You could say due to the uncertainty and...
You could say due to the uncertainty and recommended travel restrictions, I am requiring x to remain out for 14 days, or whatever time you wish. That is the beauty of running our own businesses. You...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
03-12-2020, 12:32 PM
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Replies: 352
Views: 68,455
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
03-12-2020, 07:55 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,169
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
03-11-2020, 12:20 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,169
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
03-11-2020, 12:19 PM
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Replies: 352
Views: 68,455
The only thing I got from my licensor was that...
The only thing I got from my licensor was that the county has a plan if needed and will send out information if or when it's necessary. Other than that, they said to follow the CDC guidelines. I like...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
03-10-2020, 11:57 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,171
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
03-09-2020, 12:22 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,086
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
03-09-2020, 10:23 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,086
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
03-09-2020, 10:21 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,086
That's awesome! I didn't know it would work....
That's awesome! I didn't know it would work. Unfortunately we haven't had a landline for years and actually had all the lines cut because 911 got 200 calls from our home once in the middle of the...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
03-06-2020, 01:05 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,334
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
03-06-2020, 01:02 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,086
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
03-05-2020, 07:18 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 910
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
03-03-2020, 12:34 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,171
It may be the pediatrician too. I know our...
It may be the pediatrician too. I know our pediatrician has a form that says this meets state standards for all daycare and school needs. They more or less refuse to fill out anything different.
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
02-28-2020, 01:52 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,658
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
02-28-2020, 07:15 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 833
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Forum: Daycare and Taxes
02-27-2020, 12:38 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,365
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
02-27-2020, 12:35 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 833
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
02-27-2020, 12:31 PM
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Replies: 352
Views: 68,455
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
02-26-2020, 07:22 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,672
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
02-19-2020, 12:54 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,014
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
02-12-2020, 08:54 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 872
We fenced in a small area ourselves. It wasn't...
We fenced in a small area ourselves. It wasn't required, but it helps me. We are surrounded by fields, which sometimes are planted with corn and not worth the risk. We have over an acre so the whole...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
02-12-2020, 08:51 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 903
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
02-12-2020, 08:49 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,034
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
02-05-2020, 01:04 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 7,002
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
02-05-2020, 01:01 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 710
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
02-04-2020, 07:53 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 987
I don't require payment until they return, but...
I don't require payment until they return, but most drop it off anyway. I have great families and it hasn't been an issue. They know they must have the tuition check to drop off their child. I also...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
01-29-2020, 06:58 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,227
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
01-28-2020, 07:50 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 656
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
01-28-2020, 07:46 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,025
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
01-28-2020, 07:43 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 717
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
01-28-2020, 07:40 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 509
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
01-23-2020, 01:38 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 929
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
01-23-2020, 01:36 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,122
You can serve non-vegeterians meatless meals. I...
You can serve non-vegeterians meatless meals. I don't have any vegetarian kids, but serve meatless meals at least once a week. Once you become familiar with the various protein options, it's quite...
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Forum: Daycare and Taxes
01-22-2020, 06:40 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,122
Actual Use For Dishwasher
How to I track to use actual use on a new dishwasher? One load per weekday is always daycare.
I also cook at night and feed daycare the leftovers the next day, so the second wash has thjose...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
01-20-2020, 01:37 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,064
I am so sorry.
There are a lot of good...
I am so sorry.
There are a lot of good books for kids on loss and grief. I would hope the parents will have spoken to the kids about it. Handle it in a way that feels right to you. Hugs.
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
01-16-2020, 01:23 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,014
In the future, don't ask. I will be starting...
In the future, don't ask. I will be starting story time x date. I will need x form signed. If you do not wish for your child to attend, you must find alternate care during that time and tuition will...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
12-19-2019, 08:14 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,517
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
12-19-2019, 08:00 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,211
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
11-21-2019, 07:56 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 823
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
11-21-2019, 07:55 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,055
Next time a parent gives meds before daycare,...
Next time a parent gives meds before daycare, send them right back out the door. Immunizations or not. With the fever Tuesday afternoon, they would be out Wed and Thursday here.
As for the...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
11-14-2019, 07:42 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 870
In my area, unless you were a licensed teacher,...
In my area, unless you were a licensed teacher, you would have trouble filling up. Even if you are, you might have trouble. People need all day care and our local schools provider before and after...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
11-13-2019, 12:43 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 939
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Forum: Curriculum
11-13-2019, 07:47 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,383
This year we are making ornaments with hand...
This year we are making ornaments with hand prints on mini tree slabs. We are cutting down trees at our project property, so I am making use of them. The kids paint a paper ornament every year that I...
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Forum: Daycare and Taxes
11-07-2019, 11:41 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,169
Thanks. She does sub for other people but does...
Thanks. She does sub for other people but does not have a business name. She pays for her own trainings and her DHS backround check is attached to multiple providers. Does that mean I need to set her...
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Forum: Daycare and Taxes
11-07-2019, 08:42 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,169
Substitutes and Taxes
What is needed for subs for taxes? There is a local provider who closed and is now subbing. I consulted my tax person and he said she needs a contract. She doesn't have one but is willing to create...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
11-05-2019, 07:27 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,457
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
10-31-2019, 08:21 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 886
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
10-24-2019, 07:18 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,074
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
10-24-2019, 07:08 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,463
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
10-03-2019, 09:51 AM
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Replies: 2,148
Views: 355,340
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
10-03-2019, 08:03 AM
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Replies: 2,148
Views: 355,340
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
10-03-2019, 07:59 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 904
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
09-25-2019, 11:17 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 975
Dear mom, it seems as though our current...
Dear mom, it seems as though our current contracted hours are no longer working for you. Tuition is based on the number of hours x is in care. Effective next week, your new weekly tuition would be x....
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
09-25-2019, 11:10 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,589
I don't know what babywiswe is, but I would...
I don't know what babywiswe is, but I would suggest mom finds a nanny if that's what she is looking for.
Why didn't she talk to yu when you told her how the day went instead of texting when she...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
09-19-2019, 01:10 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 868
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
09-19-2019, 09:29 AM
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Replies: 6,211
Views: 707,615
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
09-19-2019, 07:53 AM
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Replies: 6,211
Views: 707,615
Read the guide
We have regioanl grants we can apply for once a yaer. There is a step by step guide on how to apply. I am happy to help others, but seriously read the guide. It's what it is there for.
I am...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
09-13-2019, 12:24 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 24,748
Lots of open ended questions.
I like to ask...
Lots of open ended questions.
I like to ask what they are looking for in a provider and what questions they have for me which generally leads into policies etc. If I know what they are looking...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
09-06-2019, 11:38 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 774
They are not allowed in my care. I don't take...
They are not allowed in my care. I don't take school agers but had a parent ask if her 4 year old could have his iPad during nap because he doesn't nap as long any more. That was a hard no, but I was...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
09-03-2019, 01:59 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,104
I try to check Wednesdays, but it's usually...
I try to check Wednesdays, but it's usually Fridays. We live in a rural area with little selection and high prices for what is near us. That gives them the weekend to shop or time to order online. I...
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Forum: Daycare Insurance
08-29-2019, 12:08 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,180
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
08-26-2019, 11:34 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,400
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Forum: Daycare Insurance
08-26-2019, 07:14 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,180
Commercial Auto Insurance
Does anyone in MN have a recommendation for commercial auto insurance that isn't insanely expensive? I don't want to regularly travel, but for the next few months, I have only one kid on Thursdays,...
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Forum: Daycare and Taxes
07-02-2019, 12:00 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,366
Fence Expenses
We are putting in a fence ourselves. Where does th3 expense of materials and tools go in tax forms? I am funding it with grant money if that makes a difference.
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
07-02-2019, 11:56 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,451
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-30-2019, 12:30 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,551
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-28-2019, 12:10 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,572
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-23-2019, 12:27 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,541
I got most of my first families from local...
I got most of my first families from local Facebook groups. Our local early childhood office also gets lots of calls and asked that we call them when we have openings so they can refer parents.
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-16-2019, 12:41 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 917
I love retractable gates.
Retractagate...
I love retractable gates.
Retractagate (brand name) is certified for the top of the steps. I also have a summer infant brand one for the bottom of the steps. The summer infant one isn't holding...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-14-2019, 01:30 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,136
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-06-2019, 12:25 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 840
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-02-2019, 01:49 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,636
I agree with Cat Herder.
I also would not...
I agree with Cat Herder.
I also would not negotiate because it's s family friend. Keep business and friends seperate. Why should you get paid less so she can save money? If you wiggle on price,...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-01-2019, 12:24 PM
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Replies: 2,148
Views: 355,340
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
04-30-2019, 02:58 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,746
You won't regret it once you do. :D
As...
You won't regret it once you do. :D
As someone else said, only you know the need in your area. My first year I adjusted to fill spots and in the long run, I regretted it. Now finishing my second...
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Forum: Parents and Guardians Forum
04-30-2019, 07:43 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 2,639
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
04-30-2019, 07:14 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,911
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
04-25-2019, 12:30 PM
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Replies: 6,211
Views: 707,615
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Forum: Daycare and Taxes
04-24-2019, 12:17 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,480
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
04-24-2019, 12:12 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,378
How I would handle is is let them go. You run a...
How I would handle is is let them go. You run a business, they don't run you. They didn't follow the rules the first time and you took them back so they are not going to follow your rules no matter...
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Forum: Daycare and Taxes
04-23-2019, 12:33 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,480
Fence Question
My own kids are 8 & 10 and we have no personal need for a fence. We are considering one for the purpose of the little daycare kids, mostly toddlers. It would be a small fence as we have a few acres...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
04-23-2019, 12:22 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 838
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
04-23-2019, 12:17 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,188
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
04-18-2019, 02:45 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 837
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
04-18-2019, 01:14 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 837
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
04-18-2019, 12:42 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 837
Home Security Ideas
What do you do for safety and security? I hate that our address is posted online.
I had a strange older man stop and ask questions about me being a daycare. We are in the country on a road that...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
04-15-2019, 06:14 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,774
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
04-15-2019, 06:11 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,314
What are the program's rules? If it was a job,...
What are the program's rules? If it was a job, she would not have been paid. Did she report working and completing the hours? If so, she needs to complete the hours. If not, my vote would be no....
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Forum: New Members - Welcome to the Daycare.com Forum!
04-15-2019, 08:45 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,310
Hi :) I have my masters degree in Marriage and...
Hi :) I have my masters degree in Marriage and Family Therapy and one of my practicums was in play therapy. While I am not currently practicing, the knowledge is certainly helpful and I have been...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
04-12-2019, 08:13 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,425
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
04-12-2019, 07:56 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 2,211
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