Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
03-11-2009, 12:59 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 6,676
Charge her the fees!
Definitely charge the fees to her. And if you dont have a contract yet, get one and include that. Mine states that if an NSF check happens, they are liable for their original fees plus a $35 NSF...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
03-04-2009, 12:00 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 5,281
over the limits
It will probably vary state to state. In NE, the inspector tells you to reduce your numbers, and you better have those kids gone if she comes back the next day. Not only the inspector but also the...
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Forum: Parents and Guardians Forum
03-02-2009, 11:58 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 3,665
Dr. Note and picky eaters
If a doctor's note has been supplied, the daycare provider is NOT required to put a glass of milk in front of the child with the allergy, and it is dangerous to do so. I believe State laws...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
02-16-2009, 10:09 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 7,682
I feel for you
Hi there. I'm sorry you are unhappy. I think there are highs and lows in this business. My sister also used to do daycare, and she was very good at it, very good with kids. However, she said...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
02-12-2009, 06:57 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 4,289
bad economy
Hi there. I live in a low income area, too. Over 50% of the people in the city I live in are on welfare according to the food program survey. I am in the same boat as you are. I do have four full...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
02-03-2009, 07:58 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 4,232
Smells like small claims court
I do work for State pay accounts. When I first started daycare, another provider called me and told me to get rid of all of my state accounts, "because they are nothing but trouble". At the time, I...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
01-26-2009, 08:01 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 4,113
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
01-26-2009, 07:48 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 3,434
Let him go
I would advise you to tell the parents you can not watch the child anymore. I had the same situation but the child was slightly older. All the other parents started wondering why the child was...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
01-23-2009, 12:32 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 4,113
Picky eater
Dont cater to her. She's not going to starve. I've been through this before, too. If they dont eat here, they will eat at home. I had parents try to bring special meals for their child but that's...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
01-16-2009, 07:43 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 4,305
Meals and sickness
The amount that you charge for meals can be saving the separate receipts tha you spend on daycare grocieries, or dividing costs into servings to figure out each mal. Food program reimbursement...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
01-16-2009, 07:18 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,982
Depends on location
It's going to depend on where you are located. Rates vary a LOT depending on what part of the country you are in.
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
01-15-2009, 09:52 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 4,752
I forgot
.... I know there is a website out there called ProviderWatch that you can report unpaying parents to, etc. However, they are a subscription site and unless you pay you can only use their very basic...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
01-15-2009, 09:49 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 4,752
I had not seen this
I had not seen this site. Interesting. Providers definitely need a site like this.
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
01-06-2009, 08:44 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 17,731
My former daycare provider....
I took my daughter to a provider for years. From the time she was 6 months old to when she was in the first grade. My oldest daughter also occassionally went there on long breaks, etc. This woman...
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Forum: Parents and Guardians Forum
12-30-2008, 12:10 PM
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Replies: 89
Views: 120,018
thank you!
Thanks for asking that question. I wondered IMMEDIATELY about the validity of a child being "sent home with" the wrong family. That's just not even reasonable. Someone would have noticed. C'mon...
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Forum: Parents and Guardians Forum
12-30-2008, 11:49 AM
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Replies: 343
Views: 187,201
Paid holidays
When I had my children in daycare, I had absolutely no problem paying my provider for holidays. However, I did choose not to take my child to a provider that wanted pay for holidays as well as two...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
12-30-2008, 11:19 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 4,925
Gratuity?
Wow. You are generous. I have four families bringing their children to my daycare right now. Last year, I had a full house and nobody even thought to say "Merry Christmas" or give a greeting card....
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
12-30-2008, 11:13 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 3,631
Confronting parents
An easy way to nip this in the bud is to sit down and draw up a contract. You should always, always, always have a contract. If not, you are setting yourself up to be taken advantage of and ripped...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
12-06-2008, 10:25 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 15,532
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
10-28-2008, 01:38 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 10,179
What will happen in your particular situation...
What will happen in your particular situation cannot be predicted. If you can hire a helper to actually open it for you, that would be ideal. However, I found that I was not operating at full...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
10-28-2008, 01:26 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 6,750
Preschool Curriculum
I just started including preschool in my daycare due to lack of options in this city for parents. I researched on the internet for things to use, and I settled on the "Letter a Week" curriculum...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
10-28-2008, 01:22 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 5,487
Answers
How do you know if you are under charging for childcare services in your area, what are the indicators? Use the stealth mode as recommended above. Nobody that I know is going to share that info. ...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
10-28-2008, 01:04 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 5,265
Thanks!
Thanks. I called her and then I called her supervisor after I did begin losing kids from the daycare. I requested a new food program coordinator to inspect my home regularly, and they did do that...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
10-17-2008, 09:44 AM
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Replies: 56
Views: 15,144
Time in Daycare
I allow up to 10 hours per day, 50 hours per week for daycare at a flat rate, and I charge early drop off / late pick up fees, or fees for over 10 hours. I get parents who have multiple days off...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
10-17-2008, 09:38 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 32,614
Nebraska Rates
The State will ONLY pay a licensed daycare $90 per week for a toddler or $95 per week for an infant in this part of Nebraska, and they do not allow you to charge the families to cover what your...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
10-17-2008, 09:15 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 5,692
Excellent Idea!
I never thought about doing that, but it is an excellent idea! I know it would have saved me a whole lot of turn over had I done that from the beginning. If they have nothing to hide, then they...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
10-17-2008, 09:08 AM
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Replies: 43
Views: 10,478
Shame on you
That's all I have to say. Shame on you. I feel sorry for this lady, moving into an established neighborhood where it sounds like everyone knows everyone and she's the "outsider", and you've stated...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
10-17-2008, 08:55 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 5,305
NE Male operated daycare
There's a man in Adams County, NE that you could contact. If you google Licensed child care nebraska and get the printable roster, and look under zip code 68901 you'll find the name.
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
10-17-2008, 08:51 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 4,926
put it in your contract
I have a paragraph in my contract explaining that kids will get bumps and bruises from play and normal interaction in daycare, and that if those things are not acceptable, then the child should not...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
10-17-2008, 08:42 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 5,375
Naptimes
I operate a licensed daycare, and the kids go down for their naps just after lunch and wake up on their own. Sometimes they sleep for an hour and sometimes for three hours, but I do not wake them up...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
10-17-2008, 08:39 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 5,265
Breach of Confidentiality by State Inspector
I operate a licensed child care in the State of Nebraska. In idle conversation with a State Inspector for the food program, I mentioned that my husband was up for consideration for a possible...
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